| Sunday Evening (June 14) |
Biological Synthetic Methods. How Far Can They Go? |
| Discussion Leader: Roeland J. M. Nolte (Nijmegen U, The Netherlands)
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David A. Tirrell
Caltech
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Fidelity and Infidelity in the Polymerization of Amino Acids on Messenger RNA Templates |
Gunter von Kiedrowski
Ruhr-U-Bochum, Germany
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Templates, Autocatalysis and Molecular Replication |
Shiro Kobayashi
Kyoto U, Japan
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Precision Enzymatic Polymerization for Natural Polysaccharide Synthesis with Glycosidase Catalysis |
| Monday Morning (June 15) |
Early versus Late Transition Metal Catalysts in Olefin Polymerizations |
Discussion Leader: Bruce Novak (U Mass)
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Robert H. Grubbs
Caltech
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How Far Can Catalysis Go in Olefin Polymerization |
Howard Turner
Symyx;
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Combinatorial Approaches to the Discovery and Optimization of Olefin Polymerization Catalysts |
Discussion Leader: Brian Goodall (B.F. Goodrich)
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Maurice Brookhart
UNC, Chapel Hill
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Transition Metal Catalyzed Olefin Polymerizations and Oligomerizations |
Richard R. Schrock
MIT
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Living Polymerization of Olefins by Early Transition Metal Catalysts |
| Monday Evening (June 15) |
Dendrimers. From Science Fiction to New Technology |
Discussion Leader: Craig J. Hawker (IBM)
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Donald A. Tomalia
MMI
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The Role and Origin of Dendritic Architecture in Metallocene Catalyzed Polymerizations |
Jean M. J. Frechet
UC, Berkeley
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"Engineered" Dendritic Nanostructures |
Karen L. Wooley
Washington U, St. Louis
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From Dendrimers to Knedel-Like Structures. Synthetic Materials Modeling Biology in Construction and Function |
| Tuesday Morning (June 16) |
Dendrimers. From Science Fiction to New Technology |
Discussion Leader: Takuzo Aida (Tokyo U, Japan)
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William A. Goddard III
Caltech
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Simulation , Design, and Application of Dendritic Polymers |
Gerard van Koten
Utrecht U, The Netherlands
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Organometallic Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis and Dendrimers: A Future |
Discussion Leader: Dominic V. McGrath (U Conn)
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George R. Newkome
South Florida U
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Pathways to Tailor-made Unnatural Materials |
E. W. 'Bert' Meijer
Eindhoven U, The Netherlands
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Self-Assembly and Guest-Host Interactions of Dendritic Architectures |
| Tuesday Evening (June 16) |
Precise Control of Nonconventional Copolymer Microstructure by Catalysis |
Discussion Leader: Scott Collins (U Waterloo, Canada)
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Robert M. Waymouth
Stanford
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Novel Polyolefins by Controlling Stereoblock and Copolymer Microstructure |
Bernhard Rieger
Ulm U, Germany
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Flexible Catalyst Structures for the Formation of Novel Olefin/CO Terpolymers |
Bradford B. Wayland
U Penn
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Metalloradicals and Organometallic Complexes in Controlling Radical Polymerization |
| Wednesday Morning (June 17) |
Nitroxide versus Metal Mediated Living Radical Polymerizations. Similarities and Differences |
Discussion Leader: Dotsevi Y. Sogah (Cornell U)
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Hanns Fischer
Zürich U, Switzerland
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The Persistent Radical Effect: Principle and Role in Living Radical Polymerization |
Michael Georges
U Penn
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The Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization Process: Mechanistic Insight and Understanding |
Discussion Leader: Duane B. Priddy (Dow)
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Mitsuo Sawamoto
Kyoto U, Japan
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Living Radical Polymerization and Precision Polymer Synthesis with Transition Metal Catalysis |
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Carnegie Mellon U
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Precise Macromolecular Synthesis by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization |
| Wednesday Evening (June 17) |
Polymer Complexes and Bottlebrushes |
Discussion Leader: Edwin L. Thomas (MIT)
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M. Antonietti
MPI, Teltow-Seehof, Germany
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Amphiphilic Polymers for the Generation of Nanostructured Films, Mesoporous Materials and Hybrids |
FrankS. Bates
U. Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Templating Nanoscale Structures with Block Copolymers |
Gerrit ten Brinke
U Groningen, The Netherlands
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Polymer Complexes Organized at Several Length Scales |
| Thursday Morning (June 18) |
Controlled Architecture and Shape by Combinations of Synthetic Methods and Molecular Interactions |
Discussion Leader: Martin Moeller (U Ulm,
Germany)
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Klaus Muellen
MPI, Mainz, Germany
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The Benzene Ring as Modular Building Block for 2D and 3D-Nanostructures |
Samuel I. Stupp
U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Nanoscopic Polymerization of Protein-Like Objects and Gels |
Discussion Leader: Geoffrey W. Coates (Cornell U.)
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Christopher K. Ober
Cornell U
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Adjusting Macromolecular Structure Using Competing Molecular Interactions |
Coleen Pugh
U Michigan
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Opportunities and Limitations of Molecular Interactions in Polymer Design |
| Thursday Evening (June 18) |
Scope and Limitations of Living Radical Polymerization |
Discussion Leader: Andrew Feiring (DuPont)
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David M. Haddleton
U Warwick, UK
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Atom Transfer Polymerization. Potential and Possible Limitations in Commercialisation |
Robert Jerome
U Liege, Belgium
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Technological Potential of Metal Catalyzed Living Radical Polymerization |
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Round Table Discussion: What Industry, Academia and Government Desire from Each Other |
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- Victoria Haynes, B.F. Goodrich
- James O'Malley, Exxon Chemical Co.
- Jos Put, DSM Research
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