1993: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Polymers with Novel Topologies
Tuesday, 27th April
Highly Branched Systems | |
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09:10 | Professor Jean Frechet (Cornell University) "Dendritic and Hyperbranched Polymers and Copolymers" |
10:50 | Dr. Richard Turner (Eastman-Kodak, Rochester) "Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of All-Aromatic Hyperbranched Polyesters" |
11:55 | Professor Bert Meijer (Eindhoven University) "New Topologies with Dendrimers" |
17:00 | Dr. Tom McLeish (Sheffield University) Rheology of Polymeric Stars |
18:00 | Dr. Owen Webster (response to invitation await) (Du Pont,
Wilmington) "Hypercrosslinked Rigid-Rod Polymers" |
Wednesday, 28th April
Rings, Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Related Systems | |
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09:00 | Professor Fraser Stoddart (Birmingham University) "Self-Assembly Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Double Helicates: New Approaches to Novel Polymer Systems" |
10:40 | Professor Harry Gibson (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg) "Synthesis and Characterization of Rotaxanes and Polyrotaxanes" |
11:50 | Professor Philip Hodge (Manchester University) "Cyclic Polymers: An Endless Tail" |
Peculiar Polymers and Peculiar Situations | |
17:00 | Dr. Ken Evans (Liverpool University) "Polymers Showing Negative Poisson Ratio" |
18:00 | Dr. Randal Richards (Durham University) "Tripping the Light Fantastic" |
Thursday, 29th April
Stiff Linear Polymers | |
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09:00 | Professor George Gray (Merck, Poole) "L.C. Polymers Structure and Dynamics" |
10:40 | Professor Allan Hay (McGill University) "Rigid Amorphous Polymers, Synthesis and Properties" |
11:50 | Professor Allan Underhill (Bangor University) "Polymers Incorporating Metal Chelates" |
17:00 | Professor Gerhard Wegner (MPI, Mainz) "Molecularly Rigid Rods, Advantages and Problems" |
The conference was held at Moretonhampstead
Tuesday, 27th April - Thursday, 29th April 1993