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Science of Adhesion

Gordon Research Conference

August 8 - 13, 2004
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Vice Chair

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Conference on Science of Adhesion addresses several board areas: materials science, mechanics of solids, and surface science. The tradition of a Gordon Research Conference includes ample time for informal discussions among participants and is renowned for fostering interactions among conferees with different disciplines and backgrounds during the afternoon break, eating together, and the social hour at the end of the day. This interaction is vital in advancing the science and technology of adhesion. Indeed many new thoughts on Adhesion Science are envisaged during this week. "One of the best conference experiences a scientist can have is to attend a Gordon Research Conference in his or her area of specialization."

Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and check-in
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmTHEORY AND SIMULATION OF ADHESION
Discussion Leader: Alan Gent (University of Akron)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmSanat Kumar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
"Computer Simulations of the Adsorption, Surface Transport and Autophobic Dewetting in Thin Polymer Films"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmMark Stevens (Sandia National Laboratories)
"Simulation of Structural Adhesives"
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 am Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPOLYMER SURFACES AND DESIGNING ADHESIVE JOINTS
Discussion Leaders: John Emerson and Bill Unertl
9:00 am - 10:00 amKarina Grundke (Institute of Polymer Research Dresden)
"Ultrahydrophobic Polymer Surfaces and Switchable Wettability"
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am"Poster Teasers and Petite Talks"
11:30 am - 12:30 pmDavid Dillard (Virginia Tech)
"Potholes in the Road to Designing Adhesive Joints"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMECHANICS OF ADHESION
Discussion Leader: Zhigang Suo (Harvard)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmReinhold Dauskardt (Stanford)
"Adhesion and Mechanical Reliability of Thin-Film Devices: New Material and Length Scale Challenges"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmAshutosh Sharma (Indian Institute of Technology)
"Adhesion Failure Induced by Interfacial Instabilities in Ultra-thin Soft Films"
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmADHESION OF SOFT MATERIALS
Discussion Leader: Chung-Yuen (Herbert) Hui (Cornell)
9:00 am - 10:00 amJoachim Spatz (University of Heidelberg)
"Models of Cell Adhesion on Nanostructured Interfaces"
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:30 amHugh Brown (University of Wollongong)
"JKR Studies of the Efforts of Polarity on Contact Formation and Adhesion Development"
11:30 am - 12:30 pmKathryn Wahl (Naval Research Laboratory)
"Oscillating Viscoelastic JKR Contacts"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMATERIAL AND INTERFACIAL CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Phil Klemarczyk (Henkel Technologies)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmJeffrey Koberstein (Columbia)
"Principles of Molecular Design for Functional Polymer Surfaces"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmJon Wilker (Purdue)
"Adhesives from the Sea: Metal-Protein Interactions in Mussel Glues"
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmADHESION INSPIRED BY BIOLOGY
Discussion Leader: Judy Stein (General Electric Global Research)
9:00 am - 10:00 amAnand Jagota (Lehigh University)
"Interaction of Carbon Nanotubes and Other Nanostructures with Biological Molecules"
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:30 amWendy Thomas (University of Washington)
"Bacterial Adhesion to Surfaces is Enhanced by Shear"
11:30 am - 12:30 pmRon Fearing (University of California, Berkley)
"Gecko Inspired Dry Adhesive"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmADHESION AT SMALL LENGTH SCALE - REAL MACHINES
Discussion Leader: Jack Houston (Sandia National Laboratories)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmWilliam King (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Micro and Nano Tools for Surface Modification"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmCarlo Carraro (University of California, Berkley)
"Investigations of Stiction in Microelectromechanical Systems Operating in Air and in Fluidic Environments"
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmADHESION AT SMALL-LENGTH SCALE
Discussion Leader: Adra Baca (Corning)
9:00 am - 10:00 amGary Jialanella (Dow Automotive)
"From Molecules to Adhesive End Use for the Automotive Market"
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:30 amDarryl Sasaki (Sandia National Laboratories)
"Adhesion of Glial Cells on Monolayer and Polymer Coated Semiconductors in Microfluidic Structures"
11:30 am - 12:30 pmJacob Klein (Oxford)
"Boundary Lubrication in Water Contact Formation and Adhesion Development"
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmHISTORY OF SURFACES AND ADHESION
Discussion Leader: Bill Unertl (University of Maine)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmErnesto Paparazzo (Istituto di Struttura della Materia del CNR)
"Adhesion at Surfaces: A Question of To-Be or Not-To-Be"
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm"Awards Presentation"
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am Departure

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