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Past Speakers
Speaker Series
1999-2009
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Date/Location
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Speaker
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Seminar Title
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| June 29, 2009 |
Susana Liberman
Braskem | "Morphology of Heterophasic Propylene Copolymers" |
| June 14- June 15, 2009 |
Yoshiki Chujo
Kyoto University | "Organic-Inorganic Polymer Nano-Hybrids Based on Sol-Gel Reaction" |
| March 30- April 3, 2009 |
Rene Janssen
Eindhoven University of Technology | Polymer Solar Cells: (3 seminars)
"Principles and Challenges"
"New Materials for Polymer Solar Cells"
"Nanoscale Morphology in Polymer Solar Cells and New Device Architectures" |
| March 20, 2009 |
John Brauman
Stanford | "Jackson Lecturer: Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future" |
| March 17, 2009 |
Jerzy Klosin
Dow Chemical | "Production of Polyolefins via Homogeneous Catalysis" |
| January 21-23, 2009 |
Ned Thomas
MIT | "Periodic Polymers via Interference Lithography for Photonics, Phononics and Mechanics" |
| November 19, 2008 |
Jeffrey Long
Naval Research Laboratory | "Multifunctional 3D Nanoarchitectures for Energy Storage and Conversion" |
| October 31, 2008 |
Gregory Tew
University of Massachusetts-Amherst | "Chemically Rich Macromolecules: Biomimetics to Advanced Materials" |
| October 14, 2008 |
Chris Ober
Cornell | "Polymer Brushes as Responsive Materials for the Biology-Material Interface" |
| May 5, 2008 |
Richard Turner
Virginia Tech | "Alternating Copolymerization of Substituted Stilbenes to New Precisely Functionalized Polymers and Modified Polysulfones for Enhanced Performance" |
| April 14 & 15, 2008 |
Markus Klapper and Dilyana Markova
Max-Planck-Institut für Polymer Research | "Synthesis of Nanofunctional Materials in Non-Aqueous Emulsions (Klapper)"
"Phosphonic Acid Based Proton Conductors for PEMFC (Markova)" |
| March 28, 2008 |
Klaus Poerschke
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung |
"Plastic Crystals in Organometallic Chemistry" |
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Mar 17 and
18, 2008
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Anna Kohler
Universitat
Bayreuth
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"Controlling Exciton Diffusion for white light Emission (Physics)
Interchain Interactions in Organic Semiconductors (Chemistry)"
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Jan. - Feb., 2008
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Professor Tobin Marks
Northwestern University
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"Single-Site Olefin Polymerization Catalysis"
"Tuning Catalyst Nuclearity and Ion-Pairing
Effects to Produce New Polymer Microstructures and Architectures"
"How Low Can You Go in the Periodic Table? Organometallic
Chemistry and Catalysis With f-Elements "
"Introduction to Polymer Electronic Structure and Opto-Electronics"
"Organic Electro-Optics and Photonics"
"Interface Engineering and Consequences for Organic and Polymer
Light-Emitting Diodes"
"Interface Engineering and Consequences for Organic Solar Energy
Conversion"
"Materials for Complementary Organic Printed Electronics,
Semiconductors, and Dielectrics"
"Materials for Unconventional Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Electronics"
"Soft Matter-Hard Matter Interfaces in Opto-Electronics.
The Unique Properties of Transparent Conducting Oxides"
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Jan. 2008
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Dr. Jeff Moore
University of Illinois
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"Stress-Activated Reactions in Polymeric
Materials"
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Jan. 2008
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Dr. Eric Moskala
Eastman Chemical Company
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"New Devlopments in
Specialty Copolysters at Eastman Chemical
Company"
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Jan. 2008
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Dr. Harry Gibson
Virginia Technical Institute
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"Supramolecular
Self-Assembly of Polymeric Systems"
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Nov. 2007
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Dr. Shiro Kobayashi
Kyoto Institute of Technology
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"Enzymatic Polymerization of Technology"
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Oct. 2007
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Dr. Ken Wynne
Virginia Commonwealth University
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"Polyoxetane and
Poly(co-oxetanes): Unexpected and Unprecedented
Surface Science"
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Oct. 2007
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Dr. Klaus Muellen
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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"Organic and Inorganic Functional Nanoparticles"
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Feb. 2007
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Dr. Karen Winey
University of Pennsylvania
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"Uncovering the Morphological Diversity In
Acid-Containing and Ion-Containing Polymers"
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Feb. 2007
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Dr.
Rufina Alamo
Florida State University
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"Crystallization of Poly(propylenes)
: The Role of Chain Microstructure"
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Dec. 2006
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Dr. Stephen Craig
Duke University
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"Controlling and Probing the Mechanochemistry
of Single Molecules, Interfaces, and Polymeric Materials"
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Oct. 2006
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Dr. Jeff Moore
University of Illinois
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"Mechanochemical
Triggers for Self-Reinforcing Polymers"
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Aug. 2006
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Dr. Masashi Shiotsuki
Kyoto University
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"Mechanistic Studies of Platinum-Catalyzed
Ethylene Dimerization via Isolable
Intermediates"
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Apr. 2006
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Dr. Karen Wooley
Washington University
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"Nano-Objects and Nanostructured Materials"
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Apr. 2006
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Dr. Al Tonelli
North Carolina State University
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"Nanostructuring
Polymers with Cyclodextrins"
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Jan. - Feb., 2006
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Prof. Klaus Müllen
Director, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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"Dyes and Pigments - The Fascination and Function
of Color"
"Conjugated Polyphenylenes as Blue Light
Emitters"
"Functional Nanoparticles by Methods of
Emulsion Polymerization"
"Supported Catalysts for Polyolefin Synthesis"
"Polyphenylene Dendrimers
as Shape-Persistent Functional Nanoparticles"
"Nanographenes - From Benzene to
Optoelectronics"
"Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy and Single
Molecule Function"
"Carbon Particles - The Chemist's Approach"
"From MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry to Soft Landing for Electronics"
"Biosynthetic Hybrid Structures"
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Feb. 2006
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Dr. Charles McCormick
University of Southern Mississippi
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"Synthesis of Precisely Controlled
Stimuli-Responsive Block Copolymers via RAFT : Opportunities for Self-Assembly
in Aqueous Media"
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Jan. 2006
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Dr. Mark Watson
University of Kentucky
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"Organic Electronic Materials Built from Arene/Perfluoroarene Units"
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Apr. 2005
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Dr. Yuki Iseki
Sumitomo Company, Japan
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Not available
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Apr. 2005
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Dr.
Masayoshi Tabata
Hokkaido University
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"Super pi Conjugated Aromatic Polyacetylene
as a Novel Nano Colorent
Materials Prepared with Rh Complex Catalyst"
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Mar. 2005
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Dr. Ullrich Scherf
Bergische Universitaet
(Germany)
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"Structural Design Towards Tuneable
Electronic Properties of semiconducting polymers"
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Feb. 2005
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Dr. Jim Tour
Rice University
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"Carbon Nanotube : Functionalization and Composites"
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Jan. 2005
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Dr. Choon Do
Sunchon
National University
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"Polyrotaxanes
Containing Cucurbiturils as Beads"
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Oct. - Nov., 2003
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Prof. Edwin L. "Ned" Thomas
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
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"Block Copolymers: Amazing Self Assembling Stuff"
"Influence of Chain Architecture on Microdomain
Characteristics"
"Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers"
"Semicrystalline Block Copolymers"
"Order and Defects"
"Block Copolymer-Homopolymer Blends"
"Block Copolymer Based Photonic Crystals"
"Block Copolymer-Nanoparticle Composites"
"Top-Down meets Bottom-Up"
"Enabling Nanotechnologies with Block Polymers"
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Oct. 2003
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Dr. Gregory Sotzing
University of Connecticut
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"Novel Conductive Polymers for Electro-optic
Applications and Patterning via Oxidative Solid-State Crosslinking"
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Sept. - Nov., 2002
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Prof. David Tirrell
California Institute of Technology
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"Bridging the Gap between Natural and Synthetic
Polymers"
"Building Proteins from Non-Natural Amino Acids"
"Site-Specific Insertion of Non-Natural Amino Acids into Proteins"
"Chemical Routes to Proteins and Protein-like Macromolecules"
"Engineering the Viscoelastic Properties of
Protein Solutions and Gels"
"Macromolecular Self-Assembly"
"Polymers in Tissue Engineering"
"Artificial Extracellular Matrix Proteins"
"Materials for Array Technologies"
"Synthetic Biology"
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Oct. - Nov., 2000
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Prof. Jean M.J. Fréchet
University of California, Berkeley
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"Functional polymers: a general introduction"
"Dendrimers: design, synthesis, and
properties"
"Living polymerization and the control of macromolecular architecture"
"Towards photosynthesis with macromolecules"
"Hyperbranched polymers"
"Combinatorial chemistry: from materials to polymers"
"Polymers in therapeutics"
"Polymeric imaging materials: the concepts"
"Polymeric imaging materials: the state of the art"
"Polymers in separation and molecular recognition"
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Mar. - Apr., 1999
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Professor Gerhard Wegner
Director, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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"Solid
State
Polymerization - General Principles."
"Mechanistic Aspects of Solid State Polymerization"
"Chain Stiffness as Structural Principle: From Onsager's Needle Gas
to High Strength Fibers"
"Hairy-Rod Macromolecules"
"Mono- and Multilayered Architectures of Hairy-Rod Macromolecules"
"Devices and Functional Architectures of Hairy-Rod Macromolecules"
"Polymers in the State of Polarization: Electrets"
"Synthesis and Structure of Ionenes: The
Solid State Structure of Macromolecular Salts"
"Ion Transport in Polymeric Systems"
"The Origin of Metal-like Conductivity in Polymers"
"Amphiphilic Block Copolymers as
Interactive Materials"
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Dupont Polymer Seminar Series
2002-2003
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Date/Location
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Speaker
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Seminar Title
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Oct. 23, 2002
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Prof.
Yves Gnanou
Université Bordeaux I
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"Macromolecular Engineering Using Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization"
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Oct. 28, 2002
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Prof. Jim McGrath
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State
University
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"Polymeric Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Nanocomposites for Fuel Cells via Direct Polycondensation"
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Dec. 10, 2002
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Prof. Emil J.W. List
Graz University
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"On the Origin of Green Emission in Poly-phenylene
Based Conjugated Polymers"
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Dec. 19, 2002
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Prof. Michael McGehee
Stanford University
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"Using Rare Earth Complexes and Grating Couplers
to Obtain Spectrally Sharp and Directional Emission"
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Dec. 20, 2002
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Dr. Stefan Schiller
Max Planck Institut for Polymers
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"Tethered Model Membranes"
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Jan. 13, 2003
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Prof. Frank Bates
University of Minnesota
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"Block Copolymers: Designer Soft Materials"
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Jan. 20, 2003
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Prof. Naomi Halas
Rice University
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"Plasmonic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and
Applications"
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Feb. 10, 2003
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Prof. Tom McCarthy
University of Massachusetts
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"A New Look at Wettability:
Factors that Lead to Ultrahydrophobic and Ultralyophobic Surfaces"
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Mar. 28, 2003
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Prof. Wolfgang Knoll
Max Planck Institut for Polymers
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"Biofunctional Supramolecular Interfacial Architectures"
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Dupont
Polymer Seminar Series
2001-2002
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Date/Location
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Speaker
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Seminar Title
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Jul. 30, 2001
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Prof. Sergei Sheyko
University of North Carolina
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"Exploring Single Molecules Using Scanning
Force Microscopy (SFM)"
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Sept. 6, 2001
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Prof. David Curtis
University of Michigan
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"Morphology and Electronic Structure of Bithizole-Containing Conjugated Polymers and
Oligomers"
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Oct. 21, 2001
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Prof. Dennis Smith
Clemson University
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"Cyclopolymerization
of Tetraynes and Fluoro-Olefins"
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Nov. 9, 2001
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Prof. Marc Hillmyer
University of Munnesota
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"Polyactide Block
Copolymers: New Composite Materials and Nanostructure Templates"
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Dec. 18, 2001
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Prof. Joseph DeSimone
University of North Caorlina- CH
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"Supercritical CO2 Technology as a
Platform for Chemical Synthesis and Processing of Materials"
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Mar. 12, 2002
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Prof. Cassandra L. Fraser
University of Virginia
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"Polymeric Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Responsive
Properties and Nanoscale Assemblies"
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Apr. 3, 2002
Apr. 5, 2002
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Prof. Pierre Audebert
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
Indian Institute
of Science
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"Electrochemical Probing of Sol-Gel
Chemistry"
"New Electroactie and NLO
Polymers"
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Apr. 23, 2002
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Dr. Craig Hawker
IBM
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"Studies at the Interface of Organic and
Polymer Chemistry- Application to Advanced Microelectronic and Storage
Devices"
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Apr. 30, 2002
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Prof. Geoff Coates
Cornell University
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"Synthetic Polymers from Nature: New
Catalysts for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable
Resources"
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May 8, 2002
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Prof. Robert Waymouth
Stanford University
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"Multi-Site Catalysts for the Synthesis of
Novel Olefin Copolymers"
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Eastman
Polymer Seminar Series
2000-2001
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Date/Location
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Speaker
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Seminar Title
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Jul. 21, 2000
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Dr. M. Vert
University of Montpellier
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"Enzyme-like Nanosized
Catalytic Systems Based on Intelligent Synthetic Polymers
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Aug. 18, 2000
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Dr. Mitsuo Sawamoto
Kyoto University
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"Recent Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed
Radical Living Polymerizations and Precision Polymer Synthesis Therapy"
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Sep. 1, 2000
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Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Carnegie Mellon
University
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"Mechanistic and Synthetic Aspects of Atom
Transfer Radical Polymerization"
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Oct. 13, 2000
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Dr. Joseph DeSimone University of North
Caroline-CH
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"The CO2 Technology Platform: From
Polymer Synthesis to Coatings for Microelectronics"
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Nov. 9, 2000
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Dr. Brian Benicewicz Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute
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"Recent Advances in RAFT Polyermization
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Dec. 12, 2000
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Dr. Dieter Schlueter Freie
Universitat Berlin
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"Dendronized Polymers:
Synthesis and Behavior at Interface"
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Dec. 18, 2000
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Dr. R. K. Ramakrishnan Indian Institute of
Science
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"Study of Odd-Even Oscillations of Second Harmonic
Generation (SHG) Efficiencies in Twin NLO Chromophores"
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Jan. 19, 2001
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Dr. Charles Spangler Montana State University
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"Design Synthesis and Characterization of New Dendritic Materials for Photonic Applications"
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Feb. 19, 2001
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Dr. James Mark University of Cincinnati
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"Overview of Rubber-like Elasticity: Historical
Aspects, Status, Projections, etc."
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Mar. 2, 2001
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Dr. Curtis Frank Stanford University
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"Interfacial Physics and Chemistry of Perfluoropolyether Hard-Disk Lubricants"
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Mar. 23, 2001
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Dr. Lloyd Robeson Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
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"Membrane Separations: Overview of the
Technology and Discussions of Key Technical Developments"
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Apr. 13, 2001
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Dr. Richard Stein University of Massachusetts
Amherst
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"Scattering Studies of the Crystallization of
Polyolefins and Their Blends"
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May 15, 2001
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Dr. A. S. Abhiraman Georgia Institute of
Technology
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"Solid-State Polymerization: Facilitating Mechanism,
Kinetics and Morphological Consequences"
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