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POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 2013 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium

The ninth symposium on "Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research" took place at the national ACS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 7-11, 2013. The purposes of this symposium were to provide recognition to outstanding graduate students in polymer science and engineering, to foster networking and exposure, and to help develop the careers of future leaders in our field. We publicized this symposium via the POLY list server, POLY web page, and direct email messages to over 100 departments that are active in polymer research. We requested that each department nominate one outstanding graduate student to speak on his or her original research in this special symposium. Each student should fill out an application form and have a nominating letter from the research advisor and a letter from the department head. This year we received a record number of 42 submissions. We were very pleased with the quality of the papers and the caliber of the students. The symposium was organized into four half-day oral sessions, a poster session, and a networking social. In the oral sessions on Sunday and Monday 28 students gave talks on their papers, and in the Tuesday poster sessions 14 students presented their work. These oral and poster sessions went very well. Many graduate students asked questions during the talks, and it was enjoyable to see them interacting during and after the sessions. As part of the recognition, each student received a certificate plus a cash award. We were pleased that Dr. Marinda Li Wu, the 2013 ACS President, personally visited the symposium and spoke to the students for 10 minutes, encouraging them to excel in their work. Professor Gregory Tew, the 2013 Chair of the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division also came to the symposium and interacted with the students. A reception followed where the students mingled with the participants of the POLY Undergraduate Symposium. This symposium was organized by the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division (POLY), and cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), and Society Committee on Education (SOCED). The symposium had the generous support of POLY and Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB). The detailed symposium program is attached. Symposium Organizing Committee: H. N. Cheng (POLY Councilor, USDA) Christopher Ellison (POLY Member, Univ. of Texas) Christine Landry-Coltrain (POLY Alternate Councilor, Eastman Kodak) Timothy E. Long (POLY Past Chair, Virginia Tech) Symposium Program

Oral Session 1. Sunday morning (Session Chair: Christine Landry-Coltrain)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Introductory Remarks 15230 Synthesis and colloidal polymerization of Janus nanoparticles: New concepts for colloidal monomer design Hill, Lawrence, Univ. of Arizona 16626 Multigeometry Nanoparticle and Multicompartment Superstructure Construction from Block Copolymers – Molecular Design, Assembly Hierarchy, and Kinetics Zhu, Jiahua, Univ. of Delaware - Materials Sci & Eng 10526 Block copolymer templated nitrogen-enriched porous nanocarbons: From synthesis, characterization, to applications Zhong, Mingjiang, Carnegie Mellon U. 17328 Novel Synthetic Approaches for Imidazole Functionalized Copolymers Viswanath, Anand, Univ. of South Carolina Intermission 12909 Surface interactions of functionalized cellulose nanocrystals Way, Amanda, Case Western Reserve U. 15074 Versatile Construction of Polyphosphoester-based Nanostructures for Different Biological Applications Zhang, Shiyi, Washington Univ. in St. Louis 14027 Layer-by-layer assembly of lipid nanocapsules on microneedles for enhanced transcutaneous vaccine delivery DeMuth, Peter, MIT - Biol. Eng. Oral Session 2. Sunday afternoon (Session Chair: Chris Ellison, Tim Long) Introductory Remarks Recognition of Poster Presenters 10548 Polymer micelles for a targeted, magnetothermally triggered drug delivery system Glover, Amanda, U of Alabama 18076 Assembling, disassembling and switching nanoparticles in vivo to program the phamacokinetics of therapeutic and diagnostic delivery vehicles Chien, Miao-Ping, U. California, San Diego 14922 PEGylation density effects on protein binding, macrophage association, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics, Reuter, Kevin, U. of North Carolina 12967 Self-assembling biomaterials for bone tissue regeneration Shah, Nisarg, MIT – ChE Intermission 13503 Thermoplastic Elastomeric Block-copolymers via Controlled Radical Polymerization of Soybean Oil Hernandez, Nacu, Iowa State – ChE 12549 In situ polymerization via environmentally-borne initiation stimuli Zavada, Scott, U. of Michigan 11937 Phthalaldehyde-benzaldehyde copolymers: Reactivity and functionalization Kaitz, Joshua, U. of Illinois Remarks by ACS President Marinda Li Wu, & Photo Session Graduate/Undergraduate Reception Oral Session 3. Monday morning (Session Chair: Tim Long, Christine Landry-Coltrain) 16903 Lithium single-ion conducting polymers with unusual high-voltage stabilities for battery applications Weber, Ryan, U. of Wisconsin 16953 Engineering the multi-length scale structure of conjugated polymer networks for enhanced charge transport in organic photovoltaics Newbloom, Gregory, U. of Washingtin 18274 Graphene-assisted growth of vertically oriented oligomeric semiconductor single crystals Wang, Yue (Jessica), UCLA 14089 Nanocomposites of epoxy with covalently modified graphene and carbon nanotubes Sydlik, Stefanie, MIT – Chem

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Intermission 16998 Partially aromatic high-performance polyesters for electronic applications Nelson, Ashley, VPI – Chem 12550 Polarity-switching top coat polymers enable thin film block copolymer orientation control Bates, Christopher, Texas – Chem 10167 Study of strain relaxation to control self-folding of pre-strained polymer sheets Liu, Ying, NC State – ChE Oral Session 4. Monday afternoon (Session Chair: Chris Ellison) 18329 Chemsitry and application of ketene functionalized polymers Leibfarth, Frank, U. of California, Santa Barbara 11275 Giant Molecular Shape Amphiphiles Based-on Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes: Molecular Design, “Click” Synthesis and Self Assembly Li, Yiwen, U. of Akron 18168 Versatile brush architectures for siRNA delivery via controlled polymerization/click chemistry Abel, Brooks, Southern Mississippi U. 13573 Generation of complex surfaces through postpolymerization functionalization of surface-bound polymers with an orthogonal, self-sorting click reaction Arnold, Rachelle, U. of Georgia Intermission 14245 Synthesis, Characterization, and Transport Properties of Thermally Rearranged Polyimides for Gas Separations Smith, Zachary, U. of Texas – ChE 16643 Coacervation in Model Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Mixtures: Effects of Cationic Polymer Charge Density and Alkyl Chain Surfactant Hydrophobicity Li, Dongcui, U of Delaware – ChE 17317 Dynamic processes in diblock copolymer micelles with a semi-crystalline core Singh, Avantika, U. of Houston Poster Session - Tuesday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm 14792 Peptide-directed Assembly of Scaffolds for Applications in Tissue Engineering Ding, Xiaochu, Michigan Technological U. 12601 Biodegradable Brush Polymer-Drug Conjugates for pH-Responsive Release of Doxorubicin Yu, Yun, U. of Buffalo 10898 Regioselectively modified pullulan derivatives containing amine and amide groups: potential for biomedical applications Pereira, Junia, VPI-Macro Inst. 17325 Interpenetrating network hydrogels based on poly(N-vinylformamide) and polyacrylamide with controlled charge complexation Suekama, Tiffany, U. of Kansas 10177 Synthesis and Crystallinity of All-Conjugated Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Block Copolymers \ Lin, Yen-Hao, Rice Univ. 10743 Non-covalent incorporation of specific binding sites onto organic transistors via block-copolymer templating Hammock, Mallory, Stanford U. 14652 Self-Assembly and Optoelectronic Properties of a Rod-Rod Semiconducting Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymer containing Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Bhatt, Mahesh, U. of Texas at Dallas 14227 Supercapacitors stabilized with stimuli-responsive osmotic spheres Park, Corman, East Michigan 12991 Benzodifurans and more: Modifiable building blocks for the synthesis of conjugated polymers and their application in organic photovoltaic cells Kobilka, Brandon, Iowa State – Chem

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 15484 Responsive colloids: Following the inverse α-helix-to-coil transition of silica tethered poly(Nε-carbobenzyloxy-L-lysine) in m-cresol with a blend of techniques: NMR, DLS, SLS and SAXS Rosu, Cornelia, LSU – Chem 15562 Polymerizable Structure-Directing Agents for In-Situ Synthesis of Nanocomposite Networks Patil, Nitin, Oklahoma State 16600 Switchable fluorescence of near-infrared nanoparticles via protein interaction Jetty, Ragini, Clemson 17315 Stimuli-responsive biphasic-polymer Janus magnetic nanoparticles prepared via electrostatic interactions and surface-confined ATRP Vasquez, Erick, Mississippi State 14153 Combined experimental and simulation approach to tailor the microstructures of polymer materials through inclusion complex formation and subsequent release Gurarslan, Alper, NC State – Fiber 10287 Self-assembling behavior of cellulose nanoparticles during freeze drying: effect of suspension concentration Han, Jingquan, LSU - Renewable Natural Resources


This year we received 31 submissions. We were very pleased with the quality of the papers and the caliber of the students. The symposium was organized into four half-day oral sessions, a poster session, and a networking social. In the oral sessions on Sunday and Monday 24 students gave talks on their papers, and in the Tuesday poster sessions 7 students presented their work. In addition, the 7 poster presentations were selected by POLY for the ACS Sci-Mix session on Monday evening, and the students were able to present their work to a large audience there as well. These oral and poster sessions went very well. Many graduate students asked questions during the talks, and it was enjoyable to see them interacting during and after the sessions. As part of the recognition, each student received a certificate plus a cash award. We were pleased that Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, the 2012 ACS President, sent a written message, which was read to the students. In addition, Dr. Joseph Mabry, the 2012 POLY Chair, attended the session and spoke to the students for 10 minutes, encouraging them to excel in their work. A reception followed. It was wonderful that many established and well-known polymer scientists came to the reception, talking and mingling with the students. This symposium was organized by the ACS Polymer Division (POLY), and cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), and Society Committee on Education (SOCED). The symposium had the generous support of POLY and Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB). The detailed symposium program is attached. Symposium Organizing Committee: H. N. Cheng (POLY Councilor, USDA) Christopher Ellison (POLY Member, Univ. of Texas at Austin) Christine Landry-Coltrain (POLY Alternate Councilor, Eastman Kodak Company) Timothy E. Long (POLY Past Chair, Virginia Tech ) Symposium Program

Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research, March 25-27, 2012 Sponsored by the Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY), cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), and Society Committee on Education (SOCED) Organized by POLY (H. N. Cheng, Chris Ellison, Tim Long, Christine Landry-Coltrain, co-organizers) Financial Support: ACS Polymer Division, POLY Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Oral Session 1. (Sunday morning) Moderators: H. N. Cheng, Chris Ellison Introductory Remarks 11669 Glycosylated polypeptides by ring opening polymerization of glycosylated N-carboxyanhydrides Kramer, Jessica, UCLA Chemistry 16002 Comparative study of linear and cyclic polypeptoids' thermo-responsive property Lahasky, Samuel, Louisiana State Univ. 14455 Modulating supramolecular assemblies and mechanical properties of engineered protein materials by fluorinated amino acids Yuvienco, Carlo, Polytechnic Institute of NYU Intermission 13942 Phosphonium-containing polyelectrolytes for nonviral gene delivery Hemp, Sean, Virginia Tech, Chemistry 13940 Tunable elastin-mimetic multiblock hybrid copolymers for biomedical applications Grieshaber, Sarah, U of Delaware, Material Science 17056 Controlled release of model therapeutics from hydrogel depots by photodegradation Griffin, Donald, UCLA Biomed Oral Session 2. (Sunday afternoon) Moderator: Chris Ellison Recognition of Posters 15099 Photoresponsive hydrogels to predictably control the mechanics and biochemistry of the cell niche Tibbitt, Mark, Univ. of Colorado 12916 Chemistry and photophysical properties of conjugated organic functionalized T10/12 silsesquioxanes Furgal, Joseph, Univ of Michigan 13939 Improved hydrogel properties through photopolymerization in lyotropic liquid crystal templates Forney, Bradley, Univ of Iowa Intermission 17544 Ambipolar field-effect charge transport properties of conjugated polymer semiconductors Kim, Felix, Univ of Washington 10984 Atomistic band gap engineering in donor-acceptor polymers Gibson, Gregory, Univ of Toronto 13437 Morphology of charged block copolymers of fluorinated isoprene and sulfonated styrene Wang, Xiaojun, Univ of Tennessee Remarks by POLY Chair Joe Mabry and Written Message from ACS President Bassam Shakhashiri Photo Session Graduate/Undergraduate Reception Oral Session 3. (Monday morning) Moderator: Christine Landry-Coltrain 17057 Synthesis and self-assembly of shape amphiphiles: Hydrophobic polystyrene tethered hydrophilic POSS/C60 nanoparticles Yu, Xinfei, Univ. of Akron 13488 Synthesis and self-assembly of side-chain metallocene-containing block copolymers Hardy, Christopher, U of South Carolina 12591 Synthesis and self-assembly of bio-responsive amphiphilic block copolymers Kelley, Elizabeth, U. of Delaware, Chem Engineering Intermission 12193 Synthesis and photophysics of fluorescent conjugated polymers as chemosensors for iron cations Fegley, Megan, SUNY at Binghamton 11824 The preparation of photodegradable polymers containing metal-metal bonds Via click chemistry Brady, Sarah, Univ of Oregon 11028 Metathesis route to light harvesting polymers with tunable molecular weights and compositions Speros, Joshua, U of Minnesota

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Oral Session 4. (Monday afternoon) Moderator: Christine Landry-Coltrain 16693 Versatile synthetic routes to create functional polymer surface utilizing thiol-click reactions Hensarling, Ryan, U of Southern Mississippi 16958 Hydrocarbon polymers from salt in water. C1 polymerization of a sulfoxonium salt Luo, Jun, U of California Irvine 16761 Preparation of low equivalent weight perfluorinated ionomers with water insolubility Sayler, Todd, Univ. of Alabama Intermission 12128 Derivatization strategies for the polysaccharide alginate Pawar, Siddhesh, Virginia Tech, Macromolecular 10610 Edge electrospinning for high throughput production of quality nanofibers Thoppey Muthuraman, Nagarajan, North Carolina State U. 14401 Spatio-temporal correlations in unfolded biopolymers: theory and simulations Cheng, Ryan, U of Texas, Chemistry Poster Session (Tuesday evening). Also ACS Sci-Mix Session (Monday evening) 10654 Developing poly (benzobisazoles) as new semiconducting materials for organic electronics Intemann, Jeremy, Iowa State Univ 11268 Synthesis and self-assembly of novel temperature responsive functional caprolactone polymers Hao, Jing, Univ of Texas Dallas 11391 Synthesis and direct visualization of dumbbell-shaped molecular brushes Li, Ang, Texas A&M Univ, Chemistry 16571 Novel polyelectrolyte nanocages via “crystal-forming” miniemulsions Li, Yukun, SUNY at Buffalo 17559 Monodisperse conjugated organoborane oligomers: Correlation of structure with optoelectronic properties Chen, Pangkuan, Rutgers Univ 17343 Tailoring the properties of PDMS-PEG hydrogel scaffolds Bailey, Brennan, Texas A&M Univ, Biomed 14009 Environmentally-friendly plasticizers from a renewable biosource Sun, Wenxiao, Central Michigan Univ.


We had 26 students this year, and they were truly excellent in the quality of the research done and in their enthusiastic presentations. The detailed symposium program is attached below. This year we started the activities with a networking social on Sunday evening, with snacks and drinks. We were joined by the students from the Undergraduate Research Symposium. A large number of POLY officers and representatives from POLY Industrial Advisory Board were also present, and there were very good interactions among all the people. Professor Robert B. Moore, Chair of POLY, spoke briefly to the students, congratulating them on their selection and wishing them continued success. As part of the recognition, each student received a certificate plus a cash award. It is important to note that Dr. Nancy Jackson, the ACS President, made this a Presidential Event, and personally attended the symposium during the intermission in the afternoon. She spoke to the students and took a group picture with them, together with Professor Moore (POLY Chair). We realize that Dr. Jackson had a very busy schedule at the meeting, and we truly appreciated her support of the symposium and her efforts to come to the symposium. This symposium was organized by ACS Polymer Division (POLY), and cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), Society Committee on Education (SOCED), and POLY. The symposium had the generous support of National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research (DMR), ACS Polymer Division (POLY), and Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB). The organizers thank all the sponsors and supporters, without whom this symposium would not have been possible. Symposium Organizing Committee: H. N. Cheng (USDA) Christopher J. Ellison (Univ. of Texas at Austin) Christine Landry-Coltrain (Eastman Kodak Company) Timothy E. Long (Virginia Tech) Symposium Program

Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research, March 28, 2011 Sponsored by POLY, cosponsored by PRES, SOCED, YCC, PROF Organized by POLY (H. N. Cheng, Chris Ellison, Tim Long, Christine Landry-Coltrain, co-organizers) Financial Support: ACS Polymer Division, POLY Industrial Advisory Board, NSF Division of Materials Research

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Reception - 3/27/11 Sunday Afternoon (5:00 - 6:30 pm) 5:00 - 6:30 PM Networking Reception - Welcome to Students Oral Session - 3/28/11 Morning (Chair: H.N. Cheng, Christine Landry-Coltrain)

Student Advisor(s) School/Dept. 8:10 AM Introductory Remarks

8:15 AM Encapsulation of Au Nanoparticles and Organic Dyes into polymeric nanocapsules via miniemulsion ATRP Li, Wenwen Krzysztof

Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon Univ.

8:40 AM Development of poly(vinyl ester) block copolymer materials

Lipscomb, Corinne

Mahesh K. Mahanthappa

Univ. of Wisconsin

9:05 AM New method for the controlled synthesis of tailor-made polymer thin films by photocleavage

Dach, Benjamin Nick Turro Columbia Univ.

9:30 AM

Block copolymers derived from the Acyclic Diene Metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of a modified vegetable oil

Mauldin, Timothy Michael Kessler Iowa State Univ.

9:55 AM Intermission

10:25 AM

Controlling diblock copolymer self-assembly in dip-coating thin films of PS-P4VP with hydrogen-bonding small molecules

Roland, Sébastien

C. G. Bazuin/R.E. Prud'homme

Univ of Montreal

10:50 AM Polymersomes with ionic liquid interiors dispersed in water Bai, Zhifeng Tim Lodge Univ. of

Minnesota-Chem

11:15 AM Polymer assisted mechanical reconfiguration of stereoisomers and activation of catalysts

Wiggins, Kelly

Christopher Bielawski

Univ. of Texas-Chem

Oral Session - 3/28/11 Afternoon (Chair: Chris Ellison, Christine Landry-Coltrain) 1:10 PM Introductory Remarks 1:15 PM Recognition of Poster Presenters

1:25 PM

Bio-functionalized and bio-mimetic conjugated polymers for the device-tissue interface

Povlich, Laura

David C. Martin /Jinsang Kim

Univ of Michigan

1:50 PM Spatial and Temporal Control of the azide-alkyne cycloaddition

Adzima, Brian Chris Bowman Univ of Colorado

2:15 PM Novel sulfonated segmented block copolyesters as thermoplastic elastomers in biomedical applications

Musan Zhang Tim Long Virginia Tech

2:40 PM

Tough polylactide graft copolymers from tandem ring-opening polymerizations

Theryo, Grayce

Marc A. Hillmyer

Univ of Minnesota-Materials

3:05 PM Remarks by Dr. Nancy Jackson (ACS President) and Photo Session

3:35 PM Photopolymerized PEG-based Membranes for CO2 Separation

Kwisnek, Luke

Sergei Nazarenko

Southern Mississippi Univ.

4:00 PM Sulfonated Perfluorocyclobutyl (S-PFCB) Aryl Ether Polymers for Proton Exchange Membranes Park, Jiyoung Dennis Smith

/Rhett C. Smith Clemson Univ. -Chem

4:25 PM Experimental observation of the Twinkling Fractal Theory of the glass transition

Stanzione, Joseph

Richard P. Wool

Univ of Delaware-CE

4:50-5:30 Informal Networking at Poster Session - Hilton California Boardroom D

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013

Poster Sessions - Monday,3/28/11

9:30-11:00 Metabolic fluoroprobes: Metabolite carriers for examining xenobiotic degradation

Daniele, Michael Angelo-Anthony

Stephen Foulger

Clemson Univ. -Material

9:30-11:00 Engineered extracellular matrices for soft tissue regeneration Jha, Amit Xinqiao Jia

Univ of Delaware-Material

9:30-11:00 Sorption and diffusion of water vapor in polylactide: Experiments and model predictions Davis, Eric Yossef A.

Elabd Drexel Univ.

9:30-11:00 Development of calcium-binding silk scaffolds with the sequence [(Glu)8(Ala-Gly-Ser-Gly-Ala-Gly)4]4, and their characterization

Nagano, Aya Tetsuo Asakura Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology

9:30-11:00 Studies of Self-assembly of Metallo-supramolecular Polymers in Solution Li, Zheng Alex Jamieson Case Western

Univ.

9:30-11:00 100 K Perturbation of the Glass Transition Temperature in Nanostructured Heterogeneous Polymers

Kim, Soyoung John Torkelson Northwestern

Univ.

2:30-5:30 β to α crystalline phase transition of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) induced by mechanical strain Ouchi, Tetsu Atsushi Hotta Keio Univ.

2:30-5:30 RAFT copolymerization of thermo-responsive poly(DEGMA-b-OEGA) with tunable LCST Chen, Ning Patricia Heiden

Michigan Technological Univ

2:30-5:30 Expanding the range of polyolefins through living coordinative chain transfer polymerization Wei, Jia Lawrence Sita Univ of

Maryland

2:30-5:30 Synthesis and electronic properties of semiconducting polymers containing benzodithiophene

Sista, Prakash Mihaela C. Stefan

Univ of Texas-Dallas

2:30-5:30 High-Concentration Dispersions of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Poly(pyridinium salt)s Jo, Tae Soo Pradip K.

Bhowmik Univ of Nevada

2:30-5:30 Modeling the interfacial phenomena of polymer-carbon nanotube interactions via molecular dynamics simulations

Tallury, Syamal

Melissa A. Pasquinelli/ Richard J Spontak

North Carolina State U.


San Francisco, March 22, 2010 We had a record number of 36 students this year. We were very impressed with the quality of the papers and the caliber of the students. In the oral sessions 18 students gave talks on their papers, and in the poster session 18 students presented their work. The program is attached below. Both the oral and poster sessions went very well. We appreciated the excellent presentations and the energy and enthusiasm that the students displayed. As part of the recognition, each student received a certificate plus a cash award. It is important to note that Dr. Joe Francisco, the ACS President, had made this a Presidential Event. Furthermore, Dr. Francisco personally attended the session at the end and spoke to the students. He then mingled and chatted with the students for quite some time. Group photos were also taken with the students. Realizing that he had a hectic schedule at the meeting, we truly appreciated Dr. Francisco’s support of the symposium and his efforts to speak to the students. Afterwards, we had a networking social/dinner at Café Bellini. The students in both this symposium and the Undergraduate Symposium (organized by Sarah Morgan and Sergei Nazarenko) were invited. It was wonderful that members of POLY Executive Committees and POLY Industrial Advisory Board were also present. They interacted with the students over beer, pop, and pizza. We had a good time. Particularly noteworthy were the conversations among the students. We noticed that many graduate students talked to one another, exchanging information. Moreover, many graduate and undergraduate students sat together and talked about graduate schools. This symposium was organized by ACS Polymer Division (POLY), and cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), Society Committee on Education (SOCED), and POLY. The symposium had the generous support of National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research (DMR), ACS Polymer Division (POLY), Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB), and Lord Corporation. The organizers thank all the sponsors and supporters, without whom this symposium would not have been possible. Symposium Organizing Committee:

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 H. N. Cheng (USDA) Christopher J. Ellison (Univ. of Texas at Austin) Erica H. Martin (Dow Chemical Company) Timothy E. Long (Virginia Tech) Symposium Program

Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research, March 22, 2010 Organizers: H. N. Cheng, Christopher Ellison, Erica Martin, Tim Long Sponsored by POLY, cosponsored by PROF, YCC, SOCED, and Presidential Event (PRES) Financial Support: NSF - DMR, POLY, POLY Industrial Advisory Board, and Lord Corporation. Oral Session 1. Monday Morning (Hilton – Golden Gate 2) Session Chair: H. N. Cheng 8:10 am Introductory Remarks

8:15 am 165 Spatiotemporal patterning of click-based hydrogels for user-directed 3D cell function Cole A DeForest, Evan A Sims, Kristi S Anseth (U. Colorado)

8:35 am 166 Surface modification of acrylate particles with carbazole moieites via Click chemistry Parul Rungta, Yuriy P Bandera, Volodymyr Tsyalkovsky, Stephen H Foulger (Clemson – Materials)

8:55 am 167 Photopatterned click functional polymer surfaces Jeffrey R. Lancaster, Carl Giller, Ellane J. Park, Tina Wagenaar, John F. Rabolt, Nicholas J. Turro, Jeffrey T. Koberstein (Columbia U.)

9:15 am 168 One-pot synthesis of brush-like polymers via integrated ring-opening metathesis polymerization and polymerization of amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides Hua Lu, Jing Wang, Yao Lin, Jianjun Cheng (U. Illinois – Materials)

9:35 am 169 Uniquely broad glass transitions of gradient copolymers: Experimental results and calculation Michelle M. Mok, Kevin A. Masser, James P. Runt, John M. Torkelson (Northwestern – Materials)

10:25 am 170 Well-defined polymer brushes via surface-initiated ATRP: From synthesis to applications Hongchen Dong, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie-Mellon)

10:45 am 171 Free radical polymerization-based self-healing systems Mary M. Caruso, Gerald O. Wilson, Patrick J. McIntire, Alexander W. Silvia, Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Nancy R. Sottos, Scott R. White, Jeffrey S. Moore (U. Illinois – Chem)

11:05 am 172 Proton conducting properties of poly(4-vinyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole) Shilpi Sanghi, Birgit Fassbender, Mark Tuominen, Gunther Brunklaus, Hans Wolfgang Spiess, E. Bryan Coughlin (U Mass – Polymer)

11:25 am 173 Colloidal polymerization: A new concept in polymer science Bo Yun Kim, Jeffrey Pyun (U. Arizona)

Oral Session 2. Monday Afternoon (Hilton – Golden Gate 2) Session Chair: Christopher Ellison 1:05 pm Introductory Remarks

1:10 pm Recognition of Poster Presenters

1:20 pm 232 Hydrogel supported high-throughput microarrays using thiol-ene chemistry Nalini Gupta, Brian F Lin, Luis M Campos, Sherry Hikita, Matthew V Tirrell, Dennis O Clegg, Craig J Hawker (UC Santa Barbara)

1:40 pm 233 High-throughput screening of PEG-heparin hydrogels using multiple particle tracking microrheology


Kelly M. Schultz, Aaron D. Baldwin, Laura Campo Deano, Christian Clasen, Kristi L. Kiick, Eric M. Furst (U.Delaware, CE)

2:00 pm 234 Conformational and assembly behavior of collagen-mimetic peptides and their thermally responsive polymer conjugates Ohm D Krishna, Kerstin T Wiss, Peter J Roth, Patrick Theato, Kristi L Kiick (U. Delaware – Materials)

2:20 pm 235 Expanding surface treatment options for controlling block copolymer orientation Jeffrey R. Strahan, Christopher M. Bates, Brennen K. Mueller, Jonathan A. Lee, Joshua M. Katzenstein, Christopher J. Ellison, C. Grant Willson (U. Texas -Chem)

3:10 pm 236 Multi-stimuli-responsive colloidal particles and coalesced films Fang Liu, Dhanya Ramchandra, Marek W Urban (U. Southern Miss)

3:30 pm 237 Investigation of morphology and phase stability in perfluorocyclobutane/PVDF blend membranes Angela M Osborn, Robert B Moore (Virginia Tech -Materials)

3:50 pm 238 Ultrathin glassy polymer films for gas separation membranes and their physical aging behavior Brandon W Rowe, Steven J Pas, Anita J Hill, Ryoichi Suzuki, Benny D Freeman, Donald R Paul (U. Texas – CE)

4:10 pm 239 Soft fullerene materials: Click chemistry and supramolecular assemblies Wenbin Zhang, Xuehui Dong, Shuguang Yang, Ryan Van Horn, David E. Dabney, Chrys Wesdemiotis, Roderic P. Quirk, Stephen Z. D. Cheng (Akron)

4:30 pm 240 Influence of temperature on low-power upconversion in low glass transition polymer blends Joseph R. Lott, Tanya Singh-Rachford, Felix N. Castellano, Christoph Weder (Case Western Reserve)

4:50 pm Remarks by Dr. Joseph S. Francisco, ACS President 5:30 pm Reception and Dinner Poster Session – Monday 9:30 – 11:00 am (Hilton – POLY Poster Area) 199 Catalyzed functionalization of chitosan in ionic liquids

Cristina Stefanescu, William H Daly, Ioan Negulescu (Louisiana State U.) 200 Nano-patterned polymer brushes for precision bioadhesion

Saugata Gon, Maria M Santore (U. Mass –CE) 201 Fine-tuning biomaterial degradation by embedding hydrolytic enzymes

Manoj Ganesh, Richard Gross (Polytech – NYU) 202 Antimicrobial polymethacrylates: Activity enhancement by elongating the cationic side chain spacer length

Edmund F Palermo, Kenichi Kuroda (U. Michigan) 203 Thiol-ene generated amphiphilic PEGylated coatings for use in anti-biofouling applications

Jeremy W Bartels, Phillip M Imbesi, Christopher Fidge, Jun Ma, Andreas M Nyström, Jonathan E Seppala, Michael E Mackay, Karen L Wooley (Wash U. – St Louis)

204 Superparamagnetic maghemite nanocomposites prepared with novel functionalized block copolymers Sanchita Biswas, Kevin D. Belfield, Ritesh K. Das, Siddhartha Ghosh, Arthur F. Hebard (U. Central Florida)

205 Synthesis and application of an orthogonal resist to multiple protein patterning Priscilla G Taylor, Margarita Chatzichristidi, Jin-Kyun Lee, Kari M Midthun, Alexander A Zakhidov, Barbara A Baird, George G Malliaras, Christopher K Ober (Cornell U.)

206 Hierarchically ordered montmorillonite block copolymer brushes Ross E Behling, Eric W Cochran (Iowa State –CE)

207 Synthesis of a new class of solution soluble poly(benzobisazoles)


Jared F. Mike, Malika Jeffries-El (Iowas State – Chem) 208 Synthesis of ordered mesoporous silica/polymer composites and their carbon derivatives

Liang Cao, Michal Kruk (CUNY Staten Island) 209 Synthesis of 6-deoxy-6-cyano-cellulose with completely regioselective modification

S. Carter Fox, Kevin J. Edgar (Virginia Tech – Wood) 210 Dynamics of polystyrene-poly(2-vinylpyridine) star block copolymers

Juan Pablo Hinestrosa, Douglas Hirt, Michael Kilbey (Chemson – CE) 211 2D-NMR studies of the backbone and chain end structure in Krytox® fluoropolymers

Xiaohong Li, Elizabeth F McCord, Peter Fox, Jon L Howell, Peter L Rinaldi (Akron –Chem) 212 Effects of copolymer sequence distribution on compatibilization and micelle behavior in polymer blends

Robert W. Sandoval, John M. Torkelson (Northwestern – CE) 213 Correlating ion and water transport and anisotropy in ionomer membranes via nmr spectroscopy and diffusion

measurements Jianbo Hou, Mr. Jing Li, Louis A Madsen (Virginia Tech – Chem)

214 Ionic liquid-polymer solid-state films: The effect of ionic liquid composition on morphology and ion conduction Liang Gwee, Jae-Hong Choi, Karen I Winey, Yossef A Elabd (Drexel)

215 Investigating the photophysics and intermolecular interactions of solid state fluorescent conjugated polymer chemosensors Sherryllene S. Pinnock, Catherine N. Malele, Wayne E. Jones (Binghamton U)

216 Electro-photonic enhancement of photonic crystal organic solar cells Doo-Hyun Ko, John R. Tumbleston, Lei Zhang, Stuart Williams, Joseph DeSimone, Rene Lopez, Edward T. Samulski (U. North Carolina)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 2009 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium Salt Lake City, UT March 22-23, 2009 This year we received 24 submissions. We were very pleased with the quality of the papers and the caliber of the students. In the oral sessions 14 students gave talks on their papers, and in the poster sessions 10 students presented their work. Both the oral and poster sessions went very well. Many graduate students asked questions during the talks, and it was enjoyable to see them interacting during and after the sessions. As part of the recognition, each student received a certificate plus a cash award. We were pleased that Dr. Bruce Bursten, the Immediate ACS Past President, attended the session at the end and spoke to the students for 10 minutes, encouraging them to excel in their work. A reception followed. It was wonderful that many established and well-known polymer scientists came to the reception, talking and mingling with the students. This symposium was organized by ACS Polymer Division (POLY), and cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), Society Committee on Education (SOCED), and POLY. The symposium had the generous support of ACS President Thomas H. Lane and the Dow Corning Foundation, National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research (DMR), ACS Polymer Division (POLY), Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB), Rohm and Haas - a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, and Lord Corporation. The organizers thank all the sponsors and supporters, without whom this symposium would not have been possible. The detailed symposium program is attached. Symposium Organizing Committee: Erica H. Martin (POLY Member-at-Large) Timothy E. Long (POLY Past Chair) Christopher Ellison (POLY Member) H. N. Cheng (POLY Councilor) Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, Salt Lake City, 2009 Organizers: H. N. Cheng (Ashland/Hercules), Erica H. Martin (Rohm and Haas), Christopher J. Ellison (University of Texas), and Timothy E. Long (Virginia Tech) Acknowledgments: Sponsored by Polymer Division (POLY), cosponsored by Presidential Event (PRES), Young Chemists Committee (YCC), Division of Professional Relations (PROF), and Society Committee on Education (SOCED) Supported by ACS President Thomas H. Lane and the Dow Corning Foundation, National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research (DMR), ACS Polymer Division(POLY), Industrial Advisory Board of the Polymer Division (IAB), Rohm and Haas, and Lord Corporation. Poster Session (Sunday Evening, March 22, 2009) (1250955) Understanding the role of glycosaminoglycans in cell surface binding of poly(glycoamidoamine) DNA delivery vectors. P. M. McLendon, E. M. Davis, T. M. Reineke (Virginia Tech) (1249943) Structural analysis of heterogeneity in spider dragline silk using stable isotope-labeled sequencial peptides and solid-state NMR. E. Yamaguchi (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology) (1251020) Grafting of linear and branched PEO via siloxane tethers for enhanced protein resistance. R. Murthy, C. E. Shell, B. M. Bailey, M. A. Grunlan (Texas A&M Univ.) (1235791) Anionic Synthesis of Chain-end and In-chain, Cyano-functionalized Polystyrenes by Hydrosilation of Allyl Cyanide with Silyl hydride-functionalized Polystyrenes. R. P. Quirk, J. E. Janoski, S. R. Chowdhury, C. Wesdemiotis, D. E. Dabney (Univ. of Akron) (1212154) Conformational programmable polymers based on restricted rotation with atropisomeric recognition motif. Y. Zhang, K. D. Shimizu (Univ. of South Carolina) (1237449) Crosslinking of reactive lyotropic liquid crystals for phase retention. L. Sievens-Figueroa, C. A. Guymon (Univ. of Iowa, Chem & Biochem Engineering)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 (1249031) Synthesis and directed magnetic assembly of ferromagnetic cobalt nanoparticles and cobalt oxide nanowires. P. Y. Keng, J. Pyun (Univ. of Arizona) (1246073) Elaboration of octavinylsilsesquioxane: A perfect nano-building block . S. Sulaiman, A. Bhaskar, J. Zhang, R. Guda, T. Goodson III, R. M. Laine (Univ. of Michigan) (1236354) Pyrene functionalized hollow polymer capsules. X. Liu and A. Basu (Brown Univ.) (1251596) Effects of surface modification of the filler on the impact toughness of polypropylene/CaCO3 nanocomposites. L. Yong, H. Chen, C -M. Chan, J. Wu (Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology) Oral Session 1. (Monday Morning, March 23, 2009) Session Chairs: H. N. Cheng and Timothy E. Long 8:30 am Introductory Remarks. 8:35 am (1246578) Polynorbornenes prepared by pulsed-addition ring-opening metathesis polymerization. J. B. Matson, S. C. Virgil, R. H. Grubbs (Caltech) 9:00 am (1251016) Kinetic and mechanistic studies of N-heterocyclic carbene-mediated zwitterionic polymerization of cyclic esters. E. J. Shin, W. Jeong, D. A. Culkin, J. L. Hedrick, R. M. Waymouth (Stanford Univ.) 9:25 am (1232280) Site-isolation of polymer bound catalysts from small, ionic molecules and their use in one-pot cascade reactions using PDMS membranes. A. L. Miller II, N. B. Bowden (Univ. of Iowa, Chemistry) 9:50 am (1250746) Sulfonium ion adducts from quasiliving polyisobutylene and alkyl mono- or di-sulfides. D. Morgan, C. Stokes, R. F. Storey (Univ. of Southern Mississippi) 10:15am Intermission. 10:30 am (1227691) Concurrent and/or sequential ATRP and RAFT polymerization: Taking the best of each world. R. Nicolay, K. Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon Univ.) 10:55 am (1231817) Construction of degradable end-linked polymer networks using ATRP and ÒclickÓ chemistry. J. A. Johnson, J. T. Koberstein, N. J. Turro (Columbia Univ.) 11:20 am (1234989) Construction of Functionalizable, Crosslinked Nanostructures. G. Sun, N. S. Lee, W. L. Neumann, J. N. Freskos, J. J. Shieh, R. B. Dorshow, K. L. Wooley (Washington Univ. in St. Louis) Oral Session 2. (Monday Afternoon,March 23, 2009) Session Chairs: Erica H. Martin and Christopher J. Ellison 1:15 pm Introductory Remarks. 1:20 pm Recognition of Poster Presenters. 1:30 pm (1250720) Architecture Effects on Multivalent Binding by Helical Polypeptide-Based Glycopolymers. S. Liu, M. Bergstršm, S. Ohlson, K. L. Kiick (Univ. of Delaware, Materials Science) 1:55 pm (1250998) Silica-poly(benzyl-L-glutamate) Core-Shell Particles of Controlled Shell Content. E. Soto-Cantu, P. S. Russo (Louisiana State Univ.) 2:20 pm (1251589) Neutron scattering analysis of the dynamics and structure of semiflexible, self-assembled peptide chain networks. M. C. Branco, D. J. Pochan, J. P. Schneider, N. Wagner (Univ. of Delaware, Chemical Engineering) 2:45 pm (1232168) Polymerization for signal amplification of antibody-based biodetection. H. J. Avens, C. N. Bowman (Univ. of Colorado) 3:10 pm Intermission. 3:25 pm (1228447) Imprint lithography based hydrogel particles and the effect of shape and size on biodistribution. K. P. Herlihy, T. J. Merkel, J. Nunes, C. L. Brannen, J. M. DeSimone (Univ. of North Carolina)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 3:50 pm (1229306) Novel thieno-[3,4-b]thiophene semiconducting polymers for high performance solar cells. Y. Liang, D. Feng, L. Yu (Univ. of Chicago) 4:15 pm (1243888) High gas barrier from confined crystallization of polyethylene oxide in nanolayer assemblies. H. Wang, J. K. Keum, A. Hiltner, E. Baer, B. D. Freeman (Case Western Reserve) 4:40 pm Remarks by ACS Immediate Past President Bruce Bursten. 4:50 pm Networking Reception.


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Top Student Researchers Chosen to present in "Excellence In Polymer Graduate Research Symposium" for Spring 2006 ACS Meeting. Final program and selected oral and poster presenters is as follows: Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, Atlanta, 2006 (Organized and Sponsored by POLY, cosponsored by PRES, YCC, and PROF) Oral Session 1 (Session Chairs: T. E. Long and E. H. Martin) 8:25 am - Start of the Session

8:30 am - Direct synthesis of non-immunogenic, hydrophilic/cationic block copolymers via aqueous RAFT polymerization for gene delivery applications. C. W. Scales, Y. Vasilieva, A. J. Convertine, C. L. McCormick (University of Southern Mississippi)

8:55 am - High-throughput approach to functional materials supporting human ES cell self-renewal. R. Derda, L. Li, B. P. Orner, R. Lewis, J. Thomson, L. L. Kiessling (University of Wisconsin)

9:20 am - Induced helicity in peptide nucleic acid duplexes. V. Jain, M. M. Green, A. Faccini, T. Tedeschi, R. Corradini, B. A. Armitage (Polytechnic University)

9:45 am - Randomly branched poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) polyelectrolytes as gene transfection agents. J. M. Layman, A. A. Hirani, M. G. McKee, J. M. Pickel, P. Britt, Y. W. Lee, T. E. Long (Virginia Tech, Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute)

10:10 am - Intermission.

10:25 am - Polyester nanocomposite blends for optical sensor applications. B. R. Crenshaw, C. Weder (Case Western Reserve University)

10:50 am - Polymer light-emitting diodes based on poly(cyanoflourene-alt-o/m/p-phenylenevinylene)- alternating copolymers. P. Taranekar, M. Abdulbaki, P. Waenkaew, D. L. Patton, T. M. Fulghum, R. C. Advincula (University of Houston)


11:15 am - Applications of microscale plasma-initiated patterning (PIP). K. E. Uhrich, B. A. Langowski (Rutgers University)

Oral Session 2 (Session Chairs: H. N. Cheng, J. M. Uilk) 1:15 pm - Start of the Session

1:20 pm - Recognition of Poster Presenters

1:30 pm - Electrochemical polymerization of highly conjugated Poly(thiophene). M. J. Graham, S. Jin, F. W. Harris, S. Z. D. Cheng (University of Akron Ð Department of Polymer Science)

1:55 pm - Mechanistic studies of enhanced polymerization characteristics of novel (meth)acrylic monomers. H. Kilambi, J. Stansbury, C. N. Bowman (University of Colorado)

2:20 pm - Mechanical properties of novel rubbers from the cationic copolymerization of soybean oil and dicyclopentadiene. D. D. Andjelkovic, R. Larock (Iowa State University)

2:45 pm - Biocompatible Chiral Superstructures. Synthesis, Characterization and Self-Assembly of Helical Poly(2-methoxystyrene)-block-Poly(ethylene oxide) Diblock Copolymers. J. Mendenhall, I. M. Khan (Clark Atlanta University)

3:10 pm - Intermission.

3:25 pm - Synthesis and surface morphology of amphiphilic cross-linked networks composed of hyperbranched fluoropolymers by ATR-SCVCP and diamine-terminated poly(ethylene glycol). K. T. Powell, C. Cheng, K. L. Wooley (Washington University, St. Louis)

3:50 pm - Salt Tunable m-dPEG Acid Patterns on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers - Templates for Directed Deposition of Macromolecules. S. Kidambi, I. Lee, C. Chan (Michigan State University)

4:15 pm - Single wall carbon nanotube templated crystallization and orientation of poly(vinyl alcohol). M. L. Minus, S. Kumar (Georgia Tech Ð School of Polymer)

4:40 pm - Remarks by ACS President E. Ann Nalley

4:50 pm Reception and networking

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Poster Session (Sun evening POLY) 1. Well-Defined Organoboron Homo- and Block Co-Polymers. Y. Qin, F. Jakle (Rutgers University at Newark) 2. Synthesis and characterization of linear and branched polylactides initiated by glycidol. L. M. Pitet, S. B. Hait, D. M. Knauss (Colorado School of Mines) 3. Fabrication of poly(L-lactic acid) substrates with controlled surface morphology and crystallinity via the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. S. Ni, W. Lee, M. K. Ferguson-McPherson, J. R. Morris, A. R. Esker (Virginia Tech - Chemistry Department) 4. Composite life under sustained compression and one-sided simulated fire exposure: Characterization and prediction. J. V. Bausano, J. J. Lesko (Virginia Tech Ð College of Engineering) 5. Enhanced wettability polymer micromolding by 3-D metal transfer process. X. Wu, Y. Zhao, Y -K. Yoon, S -O. Choi, J -H. Park (Georgia Tech Ð Electrical Engineering) 6. Heterogeneous catalyzed polymer hydrogenation in an oscillating microreactor. A. G. Bussard, K. M. Dooley (Louisiana State University) 7. Morphology of hybrid polyethylene-clay nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization. S -Y. A. Shin, L. C. Simon, J. B. P. Soares (University of Waterloo) 8. Colorimetric imprinted polymers as sensors. C. J. Stephenson, K. D. Shimizu (University of South Carolina) 9. Design, Synthesis and Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers as Fluorescence "Turn-on" Chemosensors. L -J. Fan, W. E. Jones Jr. (SUNY Binghamton) 10. Electric field alignment of hydrogen-bonded noncentrosymmetric main chain liquid crystalline polymers. C. Li, J. Wolf, C. Landorf, D. J. Dyer (Southern Illinois University) 11. Biomimetic mineralization of silica on tethered polyamine/hydrogel films. J. Ford, S. Yang (University of Pennsylvania) 12. NMR characterization of selectively labeled Poly[ethylene-co-(13C2-vinyl acetate)-co-carbon monoxide) by 3D NMR methods. D. Savant, E. F. McCord, M. Buback, H. Latz, P. L. Rinaldi (University of Akron - Chemistry Department) 13. Segmental mobility of chain ends in poly(methyl acrylate)-d3. B. Metin, F. D. Blum (University of Missouri, Rolla) 14. Solid-state somplexation of polymer-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. M. A. Hunt, A. E. Tonelli, C. M. Balik (North Carolina State University) 15. Structural analysis of alanine tripeptide with anti-parallel and parallel b-sheet structures in relation to the analysis of mixed b-sheet structures in Samia cynthia ricini silk protein fiber using solid state NMR. T. Asakura, M. Okonogi (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) 16. Functionalization of Silica Nanoparticles for Molecular Topology Fractionation Chromatography. Y. J. Cho, B. A. Howell (Central Michigan University)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 2004 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA August 24-25, 2004 Cosponsors: POLY, POLY Industrial Sponsors, PRES, and YCC, Rohm and Haas Company, NSF Organizers: H. N. Cheng, T. E. Long, E. H. Martin, and T. J. Pacansky Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Oral Session 1. Session Chairs: Timothy E. Long and H. N. Cheng 1:55 pm Preliminaries 2:00 pm Introductory Remarks by ACS President Charles P. Casey 2:10 pm Perspectives on the future of polymer science and education. Eli M. Pearce, Polymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, Six MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 2:40 pm Understanding the response nature of metallo-supramolecular polymer gels. J. Benjamin Beck and Stuart J. Rowan, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106-7202 3:00 pm Shape memory effect in smectic-C liquid crystalline elastomers Ingrid A. Rousseau and P. T. Mather, Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3136 3:20 pm Intermission 3:35 pm Controlled dispersion and assembly of quantum dots using polymers: Poly(para-phenylene)-quantum dot hybrids Habib Skaff and Todd Emrick, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003 3:55 pm Fully functionalized photorefractive polymer based on novel chromophores Wei You, Shaokui Cao, Zhanjia Hou, and Luping Yu, Department of Chemistry and the James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 4:15 pm Bergman cyclization in the presence of monomer: A systematic study of polymerization and competing reactions Joseph D. Rule and Jeffrey S. Moore, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 4:35 pm Reception in honor of all nominated students Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Poster Session

1. Synthesis, characterization and polymerization of monomers towards bridge trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene)

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 Alex J. Roche, Anne D Loyle, and Jean P Pinto, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 315 Penn St., Camden, NJ 08102 2. Vinyl sulfoxide: a versatile trigger for dendrimer disassembly Michael L. Szalai and Dominic McGrath, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 3. Polymerization of vinyl monomers in cyclodextrin channels: Can confined free radical polymerization yield stereoregular polymers? Tamer Uyar, Mariana Rusa, and Alan E. Tonelli, Department of Fiber & Polymer Science, North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301 4. Synthesis of perfluorocyclobutyl linked hexabenzocoronene networks Bryan K. Spraul, S. Suresh, Sibylle Glaser, Dvora Perahia, and Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, 433 Hunter Laboratories, P.O. Box 340973, Clemson, SC 29634-0973 5. Characterization of semiflexible fibril networks formed via intramolecular folding and self-assembly of amphiphilic B-hairpin molecules Bulent Ozbas1, Karthikan Rajagopal2, Juliana K Kretsinger2, Joel P. Schneider2, and Darrin J. Pochan1. (1) Material Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 Dupont Hall, Newark, DE 19716, (2) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware 6. Carbosilane films formation by thermal crosslinking of cyclolinear polycarbosilanes Zhizhong Wu, Jerry Papandrea, A. P. Singh, P. G. Ganesan, T. Apple, R. Ganapathiraman, and L. V. Interrante, Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180 7. Hydrosilation catalysis using alkene-platinum-silyl complexes Jennifer L. Dingman1, Bob A. Howell2, and Richard B. Taylor1. (1) Dow Corning Corporation, 2200 W. Salzburg Rd., Midland, MI 48686, (2) Center for Applications in Polymer Science, Central Michigan University 8. Super-tough performance of modified carbon nanofiber (MCNF)/UHMWPE nanocomposite films Xuming Chen1, Kyunghwan Yoon1, Christian Burger2, Igors Sics3, Benjamin Hsiao3, and Benjamin Chu2. (1) Chemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Graduate Chemistry Building Room 314, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (2) Department of Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, (3) Department of Chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook 9. Structure and properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced nanocomposite fibrils by co-electrospinning Hoa L. Lam, Haihui Ye, Yury Gogotsi, and Frank K. Ko, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Bldg. 27-437, Philadelphia, PA 19104 10. Tailoring photopolymerization materials for nanotechnology Michael D. Dickey, Elizabeth Collister, E. K. Kim, and C. Grant Willson, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400, Austin, TX 78712 11. Modeling the flow of crosslinked guar gum in porous media Matthew T. Balhoff, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 12. Implication of hydrogen bonding on rheological/electrospinning relationships Matthew G. McKee and Timothy E. Long, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0212 13. Intramolecular electrostatic interactions in polyelectrolyte solutions: Comparison of a new empirical model to experimental data Todd S. Rushing and Roger D. Hester, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #10076, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Wednesday, August 25, 2004 Oral Session 2. Session Chairs: Thomas J. Pacansky and Erica H. Martin 8:15 am Preliminaries. 8:20 am Rational design of the catalyst for atom transfer radical polymerization in aqueous media Nicolay V. Tsarevsky and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 8:40 am Main chain perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) liquid crystalline polymers with oligo-p-phenylene vertebrae Jianyong Jin1, Sibylle Glaser1, John Ballato2, and Dennis W. Smith Jr.1 (1) Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29632, (2) School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University 9:00 am Branched polyethylene from ethylene monomer: Are neutral Ni(II) iminophosphonamide complexes involved in polymerization catalysis? Russell A. Stapleton1, Anuttra Nuamthanom2, Peter L. Rinaldi2, Nicholas J. Taylor3, and Scott Collins1. (1) Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Goodyear Polymer Science Building, Akron, OH 44325-3909, (2) Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, (3) Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo 9:20 am Lipase-catalyzed route to hyperbranched polymers with dendritic glycerol units Ankur Kulshrestha, Wei Gao, Dina Kudasheva, and Richard A. Gross, NSF-I/UCRC, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules, Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 9:40 am Exploring the architectural and hydrogen bonding mediated long-range connectivity of the hard segment phase in model oligomeric polyurethanes Jignesh P. Sheth1, Ann R. Fornof2, Timothy E. Long2, Iskender Yilgor3, and Garth L. Wilkes1. (1) Polymer Materials and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 151 Randolph Hall (0211), Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2) Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, (3) Department of Chemistry, Koc University 10:00 am Intermission 10:15 am Antigen-decorated shell crosslinked nanoparticles Maisie J. Joralemon and Karen L. Wooley, Center for Materials Innovation and Department of Chemistry, Washington University in Saint Louis, One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63136-4899

POLY Awards Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium 2004-2013 10:35 am Biomaterials with tightly controlled pore size that promote vascular in-growth Andrew J. Marshall1, Colleen A. Irvin2, Tom Barker3, E. Helene Sage3, Kip D. Hauch2, and Buddy D. Ratner2. (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195, (2) Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, (3) Hope Heart Institute 10:55 am Control of bioresponse to polymers Leslie H. Wilson, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, University of Florida, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, FL 32611-6400 11:15 am The impact of oxygen on photopolymerization kinetics and polymer structure Allison K. O'Brien and Christopher N. Bowman, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, ECCH 111, Boulder, CO 80309-0424 11:35 am Functional perfluoropolyethers as novel materials for microfluidics and soft lithography Jason Rolland1, R. Michael van Dam2, Erik C. Hagberg3, Kenneth R. Carter3, Stephen R. Quake2, and Joseph DeSimone1. (1) Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, B-5 Venable Hall, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, (2) Department of Applied Physics, Caltech, (3) NSF Center for Polymeric Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, IBM Almaden Research Center 11:55 am End of symposium

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