Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: A Career in Chemistry: Key Lessons and Discoveries Along the Way
Discussion Leader: Molly McFadden (California Institute of Technology, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Theresa Reineke (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Fostering Creative Discoveries in the Field of Polymer Science"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymers Towards Sustainability
Discussion Leader: Alexa Easley (Cornell University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Dino Wu (Columbia University, United States)
"A Generalized Approach to Activate CO2 for Carbonation Polymerizations and Functional Transformations"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:10 pm
Lejla Camdzic (Cornell University, United States)
"Installation of Isocyanides via a Radical Mechanism Programs Degradable Functionality into Novel Copolymers"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Ty Christoff-Tempesta (University of Delaware, United States)
"Depolymerization and Upcycling of Lignin-Derived Methacrylate Polymers"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:50 pm
Rachel Rapagnani (University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States)
"Tunable and Recyclable Polyesters from CO2 and Butadiene"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Shilin Cui (Cornell University, United States)
"Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Post-Consumer Polyethylene"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Innovative Synthesis & Next-Generation Materials
Discussion Leader: Yash Kamble (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Ho Fung Cheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"The Storage and Release of DNA using Deconstructable, Hydrophobic Thermoset"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Rachael Ditzler (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, United States)
"Polymer Backbone Editing via the Ireland Claisen and Force-Induced Sigmatropic Rearrangements"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Alexis Martell Monterroza (Northwestern University, United States)
"Counting and Manipulating Loops in Covalent Adaptable Networks"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Dylan Freas (Stanford University, United States)
"Imparting Hydrolytic Degradability to Commercial PEG via Direct C–H Functionalization"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Thi Tran (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"Controlled Synthesis of a Homopolymer Network Using a Well-Defined Single-Component Diels–Alder Cyclopentadiene Monomer"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Careers in Polymer Industry, Academia, and Start-Ups
Discussion Leader: Kaden Stevens (University of Chicago, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Wencong Wang (Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, United States)
"Polymer Chemistry at Novartis"
1:40 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Frank Leibfarth (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
"Finding Fulfillment as a Faculty Member"
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Jeffrey Ting (Nanite, United States)
"Navigating Polymer Industry and Start-Ups"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
