HPRG 63rd Conference: Responsive Polymers and Active Matter
Top row (L to R): Prof. Alfred Crosby, Prof. Giorgio Volpe, Dr. John Grasmeder, Prof. Ramin Golestanian, Prof. Mark Miodownik, Prof. Steve Eichorn
Middle row (L to R): Prof. Helen Gleeson, Prof. Laure Kayser, Dr. Roxanne Kieltyka, Prof. Guillaume de Bo, Prof. Shohei Saito, Prof. Mohand Saed
Front row (L to R): Prof. Lorna Dougan, Dr. Isabella Guido, Prof. Richard Jones
Sunday 27th April to Thursday 1st May 2025
Shrigley Hall Hotel, Pott Shrigley, Cheshire
Programme Organisers: Prof. Richard Jones, University of Manchester and Prof. Lorna Dougan, University of Leeds.
Monday 28th April | ||
| 09:00 | Professor Athene Donald, Chair, HPRG (University of Cambridge) Welcome to the 63rd Meeting of the High Polymer Research Group | |
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| Session 1 | ||
| Chair - Professor Lorna Dougan | ||
| 09.20 | Dr John Grasmeder (Victrex) Industry adoption of thermoplastic composites – challenges and opportunities. | |
| 10.20 | Coffee | |
| Session 2: Soft Actuators | ||
| Chair – Dr Michael Elwell | ||
| 10:45 | Professor Helen Gleeson (University of Leeds) Liquid crystal elastomers as metamaterials | |
| 11:45 | Professor Mohand Saed (University of Cambridge) Liquid Crystalline Elastomers: Smart Material Platform for Actuation and Energy Dissipation Applications | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 15:15 - 17:00 | Coffee and Tea | |
| Session 3: Living Systems | ||
| Chair – Prof Richard Jones | ||
| 17:00 | Professor Ramin Golestanian (University of Oxford) Non-reciprocal active-matter: a tale of 'loving hate, brawling love' across the scales | |
| 18:00 | Dr Isabella Guido (University of Surrey) Self-organisation of living materials and bioinspired systems | |
| ≈19.15 | (HPRG Council Meeting, Brabazon Suite) | |
Tuesday April 29th | ||
| Session 4: Close to market | ||
| Chair – Dr Amy Goddard | ||
| 09.10 | Professor Steve Eichhorn (University of Bristol) Modifying Cellulose to Make Self-Healing Films | |
| 10.10 | Coffee - speakers are asked to assemble on main staircase with the Chairman for a photograph that will be placed on the website. | |
| Session 5: Engineering Bioinspired Systems | ||
| Chair – Dr Jennifer Garden | ||
| 10:45 | Professor Alfred Crosby (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Control vs. Autonomy in Soft Matter Movement | |
| 11:45 | Professor Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez (University of Glasgow) Engineered viscoelasticity in stem cell microenvironments | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 15:15 - 17:00 | Coffee and Tea | |
| Session 6: Information Processing in Materials | ||
| Chair – Professor Cameron Alexander | ||
| 17:00 | Professor Laure Kayser (University of Delaware) Stimuli-Responsive Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics | |
| 18:00 | Dr Roxanne Kieltyka (Leiden University) Squaramide-based supramolecular biomaterials | |
Wednesday April 30th | ||
| Session 7 | ||
| Chair – Dr Neal Williams | ||
| 09.10 | Professor Giorgio Volpe (University College London) Actuating Droplets for Self-assembly and Materials Deposition | |
| 10.10 | Coffee | |
| Session 8 | ||
| Chair – Dr Clare Mahon | ||
| 10:45 | Professor Guillaume de Bo (University of Manchester) Controlling reactivity under tension | |
| 11:45 | Professor Shohei Saito (Osaka University) Ratiometric Force Probe and Photomelting Materials | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 15:15 - 17:15 | Coffee and Tea | |
| Session 9: Animate materials | ||
| Chair – Professor Athene Donald | ||
| 17:15 | Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL) Animate materials and their role in engineering a more sustainable future | |
| 19:15 | Drinks Reception (Tilden Suite) | |
| 20:00 | Conference Dinner (Tilden Suite) | |
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