University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer Science and Engineering

Spring 2013 Seminars - Fridays at 3:35 PM in Conte A110-111

 

DATE DESCRIPTION HOST
Jan. 25

Professor Jeremiah A. Johnson

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Methods and Concepts for Macromolecular Synthesis:

Looking for Loops in Networks and Nanomaterials

Tom McCarthy
Feb. 1

Professor Patrick T. Underhill
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Using Computer Simulations to Understand

Flow-Induced Stuctures in Polymer Solutions

Harry Bermudez
Feb. 15

Professor Chuanbing Tang
University of South Carolina 
Functional Cationic Metallocene Polymer and

Renewable Bio-Based Polymers

Greg Tew

Feb. 22

Professor Mitchell A. Winnik
Department of Chemistry

University of Toronto
Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Bolck Copolymer Micelles

Bryan Coughlin
Mar. 1

Professor Mark Dadmun (Alum)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Comprehensive Characterization of Energy Harvesting

Polymer Nanocomposites via Neutron Scattering

M. Muthukumar
Mar. 8

Professor Eva M. Harth
Vanderbilt University
Functionalization and Application of Nanosponges

and Bjioconjugates with "PEG-like" Polyglycidols

Kenneth Carter

Mar. 15

No Seminar ~ PSE Spring Recruiting Weekend

 

Mar. 22

No Seminar ~ APS March Meeting

 
Mar. 29

Professor Igal Szleifer

Northwestern University
Molecular Organization and Translocation

in Nuclear Pore Complexes

M. Muthukumar & Greg Grason
Apr. 5

Professor Miguel Garcia-Garibay

University of California, Los Angeles
Signal Amplification with a Gain by

Quantum-Chain Reactions in Solids

Alex Briseno

Apr. 12

No Seminar ~ ACS Spring Meeting

 
Apr. 19

Professor Kirk S. Schanze

University of Florida

Conjugated Polyelectrolytes: Synthesis,

Properties and Applications

Alex Briseno

Apr. 26

Professor Jane E. G. Lipson

Dartmouth College

Pushing the (Coexistence) Curve: How Fundamental

Understandingof Polymer Micibility Can Lead to

Greater Experimental Control

Maria Santore
May. 3

Professor John R. Reynolds (Alum)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Optoelectronic and Redox Active Polymers:

Pushing the Limits with Chemistry

Kenneth Carter

May 10

No Seminar ~ Graduate Commencement

May 23

Professor Michael A. Hickner THURSDAY

Pennsylvania State University

Ion-Containing Polymers in Energy and Water Applications

PSE Students

 

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