2015: Phase Changes and Structure in Polymer Systems
Back Row: Professor Russ Composto (University of Pennsylvania);
Professor Lynn Loo (Princeton University);
Professor Nikos Hadjichristidis (KAUST);
Professor Dame Athene Donald (University of Cambridge);
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London);
Professor Seb Perrier (University of Warwick)
Front Row:
Dr Amalie Frischknecht (Sandia National Laboratory);
Professor Joe Keddie (University of Surrey);
Professor Cameron Alexander (University of Nottingham);
Professor Tony Ryan (HPRG Chairman);
Professor Anna Balazs (University of Pittsburgh);
Professor Tony McNally (University of Warwick).
Inset (from left): Dr. Andrew Burgess (Akzo Nobel); Professor Costantino Creton (ESPCI Paris).
HPRG 55th Meeting
Sunday 26th April - Thursday 30th April, 2015
Shrigley Hall Hotel, Pott Shrigley, Cheshire
Conference Chairmen: Professor Nigel Clarke and Professor Ken Lewtas
Speakers (in alphabetical order)
| 1 | Professor Cameron Alexander (University of Nottingham) "Encoding structure and responses in polymers for healthcare" |
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| 2 | Professor Anna Balazs (University of Pittsburgh) "Modelling the Behaviour of Active Gels" |
| 3 | Professor Christopher Bowman (University of Colorado) "One Click at a time: Forming Sequence Controlled Polymers by Click Reactions" |
| 4 | Dr Andrew Burgess (Akzo-Nobel) "Delivering Product Effect Through Control of Structure" |
| 5 | Professor Russ Composto (University of Pennsylvania) "Self-Assembly of Nanorods in Polymers" |
| 6 | Professor Costantino Creton (EPSCI) "Design of Mechanical Properties of Soft Polymers with Controlled Heterogeneities" |
| 7 | Professor Dame Athene Donald (University of Cambridge) "Looking beyond the Amyloid Fibril: States of Protein Aggregation and their Consequences" |
| 8 | Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London) "Hybrid Polymer Networks” |
| 9 | Dr Amalie Frischknecht (Sandia National Laboratory) "Polymer Brush Mediated Interactions in nanorod-polymer Composites" |
| 10 | Professor Nikos Hadjichristidis (KAUST) "Synthesis and Properties of Well Defined Homopolymers and Block Copolymers with Complex Macromolecular Architectures" |
| 11 | Professor Joe Keddie (University of Surrey) "Guided Assembly of Polymer Nanocomposites in Soft Adhesives and Functional Coatings with Designed Structures" |
| 12 | Professor Lynn Loo (Princeton University) "Organic Electronics and Solar Cells; Controlling Structure and Device Characteristics via Self-Assembly" |
| 13 | Professor Tony McNally (University of Warwick) "Processing of composites of polymers and nanoparticles" |
| 14 | Professor Seb Perrier (University of Warwick) "A Radical Approach to Responsive Macromolecules and their Assemblies" |
The High Polymer Research Group is grateful to the following companies and organisations for their support of our 55th annual conference:
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