Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Big Data in Polymer Science
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Tools for Helping People and Computers Collaborate in Polymer Discovery"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"AI-Enabled Design of Polymeric Materials"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Materials Circularity - Using Polymer Science to Valorize Waste"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Understanding the Macromolecular Basis for Plastics Deconstruction and Circularity"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Proton Conductivity in Hydrated Fluorine-Free Polymers"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Patterning with Polymers or Hierarchical Structure in Polymers
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"On Complex(ed) Relations: the Power and Peculiarities of Nanoscopic Polymer Particles"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Accelerated Discovery of Block Copolymer Libraries Using Automated Chromatography"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure, Dynamics and Properties of Functional Polymers
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Polystyrene Vitrimer Rheology"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"A Novel Mechanism for Controlling Block Copolymer Phase Behavior Using Magnetic Fields"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Directed Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Polymers via 3D Printing"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Polymer Dynamics Near Complex Surface"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"The Role of Monomer Sequence in Polyampholyte Chain Conformation and Dynamics"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Conductivity Enhancement in Composite Polymer Electrolytes with Superionic Ceramics"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Polymer Self-Assembly and Liquid Demixing in the Presence of Liquid Crystals"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Pathways to Equilibrium in Block Copolymer Particles"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Physics of Zwitterions, Coacervates, and Charge Neutral Complexes
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"PEC/Covalent Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogels"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"How Chemistry Impacts Physics in Coacervate Rheology"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Dipole-Driven Self-Assembly, Dynamics, and Transport in Solutions of Charged Macromolecules"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymer Structure and Mechanics
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Resist Fatigue Crack Growth by Deconcentrating Stress"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Insights into Molecular Scission Occurring During Fracture of Elastomers"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ion and Electron Conducting Polymers
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Polymer Electrolytes: From Fundamentals of Ion Transport to Superionic Polymers"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"In-Situ and Operando Studies of Organic Mixed Conductors: How Do Charges and Electrolyte Alter the Polymer Microstructure?"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Redox-Active Polymers for Organic Batteries and Opportunities for Polymer Physicists"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymer Physics of Transport and Membranes
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Chasing a Moving Target: Time and Composition Dependent Gas Separation Membranes"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"All Stirred Up: Using Polymers to Chaotically Mix Fluids"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure