Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Macromolecular Nanomaterials
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Tip- and Polymer-Directed Synthesis of Nanoclusters"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Linking Polymer Architecture and Solvent Quality to Nanoscale Structure and Thermodynamics in Polymer Solutions Using Theory, Simulations and Experiments"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Next-Generation Biomaterials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Designing Bioactive Materials Using Protein Design"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Macromolecular and Supramolecular Materials for Signaling Gas Delivery"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Extremophile-Inspired Biomaterials for Biologic Storage"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Light-Driven Polymerization and Functionalization
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Visible Light a Powerful Tool for Polymer Synthesis"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Photoinitiated Dynamic-Covalent Chemistry in Polymer Networks"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Self-Assembly for Structured Materials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Morphology Transitions in Responsive Block Copolymers: Incorporating Molecular Probes and Triggers"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Soft Ionic Diodes at the Interface of Ionic Liquid Networks"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Organizing Block Copolymers Using Liquid Crystals"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Frontiers of Polymer Synthesis
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Alpha-Olefins and Vinyl Polar Monomers: Bridging the Gap for Next-Generation Polymeric Materials"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Why Do We Care About More Active Catalysts for ATRP?"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Polymer Composites for Sensing and Responsive Soft Materials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Interplay of Assembly, Alignment and Architecture in Biologically-Inspired Polymer Composites"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Precision Chemistry Towards New-Generation Smart Functional Materials"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Architecting Functional Composites Using 2D Particle Surfactants"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Redox-Active Polymers and Frameworks"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Macromolecular Nanoionics for Electrochemical Energy Storage"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Grand Challenges in Soft Matter Chemistry
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Electron Beam, Meet Soft Matter: Dynamics, Structure and Reactions by Liquid Phase and High Throughput TEM"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Addressing Environmental Challenges with Chemistry in Industry Research"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Custom-Built Polyelectrolytes Can Unravel the Birth, Life and Death of Complex Assemblies"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Amidyl Radical-Mediated Polyolefin C-H Functionalization"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Functional Polymers for Smarter Materials
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Natural Product-Derived Functional Polymer Materials"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Post-Operative Pain Management with Drug-Eluting Degradable Polymer Meshes"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure