Sunday 15, July: |
| Polymer Synthesis |
| Discussion Leader: James McGrath |
7:30-8:30 PM | David Hunkeler (EPFL) Reaction engineering of polyelectrolytes in inverse emulsions. |
8:30-9:30 PM | Regis Mercier (CNRS, LMOPS) Aromatic heterocyclic polymers: synthesis and functionalization for use as ion-conductive membranes. |
9:30 PM | Reception |
Monday 16, July: |
| Polymer Synthesis and Characterization |
| Discussion Leader: Robert Moore |
9:00-10:00 AM | Steven Armes (Sussex University) Novel shell cross-linked polymers. |
10:00-10:30 AM | Coffee break |
10:30-11:30 AM | Stephen Paddison (Motorola) First principles modeling of water and proton transport in polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells. |
11:30-12:30 PM | Kraus D. Kreuer (MPI-FKF) Transport properties of hydrated acidic polymers: structure correlations. |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
| Polymer Synthesis and Characterization |
| Discussion Leader: Patrick Perrin |
7:30-8:30 PM | Gerald Pourcelly (Montpellier University) Conductivity and selectivity measurements in ion-containing membranes: structure correlations. |
8:30-9:30 PM | Luciano Zanderighi (Milano University) State of water in ion-containing polymers. |
Tuesday 17, July |
| Polymer Synthesis and Characterization |
| Discussion Leader: Karen Winey |
9:00-10:00 AM | Harry
Allcock (Penn State University) Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New Lithium Ion- and Proton-Conducting Membrane. |
10:00-10:30 AM | Coffee break |
| Nanoscale characterization |
10:30-11:30 AM | Shula Schlick (University of Detroit-Mercy) ESR imaging. |
11:30-12:30 PM | Gerard Gebel (CEA Grenoble) Small angle scattering analysis of ion-containing polymers. |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
7:30-9:30 PM | Poster session |
Wednesday 18, July: |
| Nanoscale Characterization |
| Discussion Leader: Ben Chu |
9:00-10:00 AM | Simon Biggs (Newcastle University) AFM analysis of polymer surfaces. |
10:00-10:30 AM | Coffee break |
| Physical and Mental Creations with Ion-Containing Polymers |
10:30-11:30 AM | Murugappan Muthukumar (University of Massachusetts) Polyelectrolytes at interfaces. |
11:30-12:30 PM | Franziska Gröhn (MPI-Polymers) Structure and dynamics of polyelectrolyte microgels - spherical model polyelectrolytes. |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
| Physical and Mental Creations with Ion-Containing Polymers |
| Discussion Leader: William Risen |
7:30-8:30 PM | Gero Decher (Charles Sadron Institute) Polymeric multilayers in practice. |
8:30-9:30 PM | Lynn Winterton (Ciba Vision) The Biomedical applications of polymeric multilayers. |
Thursday 19, July: |
| Physical and Mental Creations with Ion-Containing Polymers |
| Discussion Leader: Fred Bucholz |
9:00-10:00 AM | Herbert Dautzenberg (MPI-KG, Golm) Polyelectrolyte Complex Particles - Potential carrier systems for drugs and enzymes. |
10:00-10:30 AM | Coffee break |
10:30-11:30 AM | James Fenton (University of Connecticut) Organic-inorganic composite membranes |
11:30-12:30 PM | Peter Ma (University of Michigan) Bio-medical applications. |
12:30 PM | Lunch |
| Discussion Leader: Charles Martin |
7:30-8:30 PM | Adi Eisenberg (McGill University) Control of vesicular aggregates formed from amphiphilic block copolymers. |
8:30-9:30 PM | Hans-Jörg Heidrich (Ballard) Fuel cells for car applications - Current situation and perspectives on development. |