Department of Polymer Science

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SEMINARS FALL 2008

 

SEMINAR LOCATION

 Goodyear Polymer Center, Goodyear Auditorium, 229

170 University Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44325-3909

 

Lectures are Free and Open to the Public

   

 

 

 

August 28

 

11:00 AM

 

Polymer Science Lecture Series:   Dr. Antal Jakli

Kent State University

Flow Properties of Bent-Core Materials in Their Isotropic Fluid Phase
Abstract [PDF]

 

 

October 2

POSTPONED to December 4

 

11:00 AM

 

Polymer Science Lecture Series:  Dr. Darrin Pochan

University of Delaware

 

 

 

October 16

 

11:00 AM

 

Polymer Science Lecture Series:  Dr. Xiaorong Wang

Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology

The Reinforcement of Rubber Compound and the Potential Use of Polymeric Nanoparticles
Abstract [PDF]

 

October 21 & 22

 

2:00 PM

 

G. Stafford Whitby Memorial Lecture Series: Dr.Virgil PerceC

University of Pennsylvania

 

Lecture I:   Bio-Inspired Synthesis of Complex Functional Systems

 

Lecture II: Single-Electron Transfer Living Radical Polymerization (SET-LRP)

 

Sponsored by Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology

 
Abstract [PDF]
Brochure [PDF]

Lecture Picture
Picture - Shi-Qing Wang, Ali Dhinojwala, Virgil Percec, Jason Poulton

 

November 13

 

11:00 AM

 

Polymer Science Lecture Series: Dr. Jack Douglas

NIST

The localization model of rubber elasticity
Abstract [PDF]

 

December 4

 

11:00 AM

 

Polymer Science Lecture Series:  Dr. Darrin Pochan

University of Delaware

Materials and Nanostructure Construction Through Charged Block Copolymer or Peptide Self-Assembly

 

 
 

This schedule is subject to change; please call the number below before attending a lecture.  For further information on the above seminars, please contact The Department of Polymer Science at 330-972-7542 or E-Mail lseib@uakron.edu


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