| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
| 7:40 pm - 9:10 pm | SWITCHING SYSTEMS |
| 7:40 pm - 7:50 pm | Discussion Leader: Craig J. Hawker (University of California, Santa Barbara) |
| 7:50 pm - 8:20 pm | Timothy M. Swager (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Electronic Polymers" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Takashi Kato (The University of Tokyo)
"Functional nanostructured polymeric materials based on liquid crystalline ionic liquids" |
| 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm | Discussion |
| 9:10 pm - 11:00 pm | Welcome Reception |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Group Photo |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | ADVANCED CATALYSIS |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Eric Fossum (Wright State University) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Alexandru D. Asandei (University of Connecticut)
"Ti and Zr catalyzed living radical and ring opening polymerizations in complex polymer synthesis" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | Phillip D. Hustad (The Dow Chemical Company)
"Olefin block copolymers via chain shuttling: Breaking the rules with catalysis" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion Leader: Scott Michael Grayson (Tulane University) |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | Matthew L. Becker (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
"Characterizing biological responses at the cell-material interface: Beyond 'biocompatibility'" |
| 11:40 am - 11:50 am | Discussion |
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Jean-Christophe Leroux (University of Montreal)
"Reverse polymeric micelles for peptide delivery" |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Theresa M. Reineke (University of Cincinnati) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | David M. Haddleton (University of Warwick)
"Bioconjugates and glycopolymers made available by living radical polymerization" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Heather D. Maynard (University of California - Los Angeles)
"Well-defined polymers for biomedicine" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Poster Session: Katherine Aubrecht, Poster Session Chair |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | HYBRID SYSTEMS |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Patrick R. L. Malenfant (General Electric Global Research Center) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Alex Adronov (McMaster University)
"Polymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes: Synthesis, properties, and potential applications" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | Jennifer N. Cha (IBM Almaden Research Center)
"Exploring the interface between biopolymers and electronic based materials for recognition and assembly" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | P0LYMERS IN NANOMATERIALS |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion Leader: Rachel K. O’Reilly (Downing College, University of Cambridge) |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | Valerie Sheares Ashby (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
"Design of polyester-based biomaterials: From semicrystalline materials to elastomers" |
| 11:40 am - 11:50 am | Discussion |
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Robert B. Grubbs (Dartmouth College)
"Controlled radical polymerization as a tool for the preparation of nanomaterials" |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Eva M. Harth (Vanderbilt University) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | David E. Bergbreiter (Texas A&M University)
"Using soluble polymers to facilitate separations and synthesis" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Wilhelm Huck (University of Cambridge)
"Exploring mechanotransduction pathways using polymer brushes" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Poster Session: Katherine Aubrecht, Poster Session Chair |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS APPLICATIONS |
| 9:00 am - 9:10 am | Discussion Leader: Martin Heeney (Merck Chemicals Ltd.) |
| 9:10 am - 9:40 am | Douglas R. Robello (Eastman Kodak Company)
"Holographic recording in polymers via a new chemically amplified photoreaction" |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | E. Bryan Coughlin (University of Massachusetts)
"Proton conducting polymer membranes; challenges for operating at high temperature and low relative humidity" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | NOVEL POLYMERIC STRUCTURES |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion Leader: David L. Green (University of Virginia) |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | Kenneth R. Carter (University of Massachusetts)
"Metal catalyzed reactions from polymer surfaces" |
| 11:40 am - 11:50 am | Discussion |
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Christopher W. Bielawski (University of Texas at Austin)
"N-Heterocyclic carbenes: New applications in polymer chemistry" |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC SELF-ASSEMBLING SYSTEMS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: J. Paul Armistead (Office of Naval Research) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Laura L. Kiessling (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
"Synthesis of polymers for applications in biology" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Stuart J. Rowan (Case Western Reserve University)
"Supramolecular polymerizations: From dynamic chemistry to dynamic materials" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Poster Session: Katherine Aubrecht, Poster Session Chair |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
| 9:40 am - 10:30 am | NOVEL POLYMERIC STRUCTURES |
| 9:40 am - 9:50 am | Discussion Leader: Gerald O. Brown (DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprises) |
| 9:50 am - 10:20 am | D. Tyler McQuade (Cornell University)
"A multi-catalyst system enabled by polymeric materials" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | BIOLOGICAL MIMICS |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am | Discussion Leader: Sarah L. Goh (Williams College) |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | Kristi S. Anseth (University of Colorado)
"Hydrogel niches that promote tissue regeneration: The design of macromolecular monomers" |
| 11:40 am - 11:50 am | Discussion |
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Marcus Weck (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Functional polymeric architectures via self-assembly" |
| 12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF NEW POLYMERIC REACTIONS |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Discussion Leader: Katherine Aubrecht (College of the Holy Cross) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:10 pm | Alan E. Rowan (Radboud University Nijmegen)
"From self-assembled to macromolecular chromophoric nanorods" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:50 pm | Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon University)
"Overcoming barriers in controlled radical polymerization" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Poster Session: Katherine Aubrecht, Poster Session Chair |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
