Young Polymer Scientists

Convener:

Rachel O'Reilly, University of Warwick, UK

Programme:

Monday 12 July (afternoon)

Tuesday 13 July (morning, afternoon)

A special Nurturing and Networking event will run as part of the symposium on the evening of Tuesday 13 July. Please click on the link on this page for further details.

Symposium Information

The symposium will showcase the work of young polymer scientists (aged 40 or under) from around the world - there is no restriction on topic and broadly contributions from all aspects of polymer science are welcomed. As well as research excellence, we are keen to develop networking opportunities for the global young polymer science community.

The Nurturing and Networking event will run on the evening of Tuesday 13 July as part of the symposium. Please click on the link on this page for further details about this special panel discussion.

Invited Speakers

Interactions of Conjugated Polymers with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes 
Alex Adronov, McMaster University, Canada

Reconfiguring Stereoisomers and Activating Catalysts using Mechanical Force 
Christopher Bielawski, The University of Texas at Austin, USA 

Protein Cages as Macromolecular Scaffolds
Jeroen Cornelissen, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Synthesis of functional, architecturally diverse degradable polymers
Andrew Dove, University of Warwick, UK

The use of click coupling to construct functionalised cyclic polymers
Scott Grayson, Tulane University, USA

Utilization of 'Click'-chemistries for tailored Polyester Nanosponges with encapsulated Therapeutics
Eva Harth, Vanderbilt University, USA

Selenophene based polymers for photovoltaic and transistor applications
Martin Heeney, Imperial College London, UK

Self-assembly of copoly(2-oxazoline)s: From multicompartment micelles to UCST based thermoresponsive micellization 
Richard Hoogenboom, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Synthesis and Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Nonlinear-Shaped Responsive Polymers 
Shiyong Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China

New Strategies for Controlling Polymer Sequences
Jean-François Lutz, Fraunhofer IAP, Germany

Novel Functional Highly and Hyper-branched Polymers
Sebastien Perrier, University of Sydney, Australia

Magnetic Assembly and Colloidal Polymerization of Dipolar Nanoparticles: A New Concept in Polymer Science 
Jeffrey Pyun, University of Arizona, USA

Bio-responsive nanomaterials for enzyme sensing 
Molly Stevens, Imperial College London, UK

Thermoresponsive polymer-protein conjugates prepared by grafting-to and grafting-from via RAFT polymerization 
Brent Sumerlin, Southern Methodist University, USA   

Activated Esters in Polymer Chemistry: Synthesis of well-defined Functional Polymers and Block Copolymers 
Patrick Theato, University of Mainz, Germany

Exploiting Biocatalysis in Supramolecular Synthesis of Functional Nanostructures 
Rein Ulijn, University of Strathclyde, UK

Fabrication of Advanced Hierarchical Soft Materials using Responsive, Architecturally-Defined Copolymers 
Jonathan Weaver, University of Liverpool, UK

Poster Presenters

Synthesis and characterization of novel poly(thiazole imide)s derived from 5,5'-methylenebis(2-aminothiazole) with some of dianhydride monomers 
Ali Javadi, Tarbiat Moallem University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synthesis and properties of thermally stable and organosoluble novel polyesters bearing sulfur linkages
Ali Javadi, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synthesis and characterization of novel organosoluble fluorinated polyamide-imides bearing ether and sulfur linkages
Ali Javadi, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Synthesis of polyethylenes with specified properties using (C5H5)4Zr based catalytic systems
Igor Sedov, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, Russian Federation

Designing and characterization of PVA nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (Cfx). An In -Vitro Study
Rajesh Kumar Saini, Government Autonomous Science College, India

Tailored alpha-azide-omega-alkyne monomers: versatile precursors to polymer materials ranging from high molar mass polytriazoles to molecularly defined cyclic oligomers
Eric Drockenmuller, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Lyon, France

New Polymeric Sulfide-Borane Complexes as Convenient Hydroborating and Reducing Agents 
Asim A. Balakit, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Ionic liquid soluble side chain cyclic carbonate polymers for transparent, flexible and highly conductive ion gels
Satyasankar Jana, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore

Charge Induced Phase Separation in Binary Charged Colloids
Koki Yoshizawa, Nagoya City University, Japan

Vacuum Pyrolysis of Ground Tire Rubber (GTR), and Reclaimed Rubber (RR)
Abbas Kebritchi, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Applications of Novel Organic Polymer Composites in Suzuki and Heck Cross-coupling Reactions
Mian Wang, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science, Singapore

Improvement of Natural Rubber by Ultracentrifugation 
Danillo Godinho Rodrigues, UFG - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil

Cyclic Esters Polymerization Reactions with Cyclam-Based Zr Catalysts
Luis Alves, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Synthesis and crystallization of rigid-flexible aromatic polyetherketones with controlled rigid segment lengths
Jean-Michel Benoit, Université Laval, Canada

Preparation, Characterisation and Diffusion Studies of Polypyrrole, poly(1,6-di(N-pyrrolyl)hexane) and poly(N-dodecylpyrrole)
Danesh Roudini, Kingston University, United Kingdom

Polycondensation of 12-hydroxydodecanoic acid in BrØnsted Acidic Ionic Liquids
Shaodong Zhang, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France

Identification of substances formed in a model of polyolefin containing antioxidants exposed to chlorinated water media 
Wenbin Yu, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Effect of natural rubber and epoxidized natural rubber on physical properties of poly(butylenes adipate-co-terephthalate)
Nuda Pisutthian, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

Oligomeric isosorbide esters as renewable resource plasticizers for PVC
Bo Yin, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Determination of the Macromolecular Dimensions of Hydrophobically Modified Polymers by Micellar Size Exclusion Chromatography Coupled With Multiangle Light Scattering
Guillaume Dupuis, Institut Français du Pétrole, France

Molecular Dynamics of Regioregular Poly(3-alkylthiophene) Investigated by NMRRelaxation and an Interpretation of Temperature Dependent Optical Absorption
Koji Yazawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Electrochemical copolymerization of anisidine and o-aminophenol
Bakhshali Massoumi, Payame Noor University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

New coarse-grained DNA model for analysis of mechanical properties
Irina Kikot, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, RAS, Russian Federation

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyacrolein and Its Oxime and Phenylhydrazone Derivatives 
Dilek Kars Mete, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey

The significant effect of polypropylene material on the migration of antioxidants from food container to food simulants
Jonas Alin, Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Sweden

Preparation and characterization of organosoluble fluorinated polyamides bearing ether and sulfur linkages in ionic liquids
Masoumeh Zakeri, Alzahra University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Novel Aromatic Polyoxadiazoles bearing 1,1'-thiobis(2-naphthoxy) groups
Masoumeh Zakeri, Islamic Azad University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Ring-substituted polyphenylacetylenes: preparation, characterization, study of molecular weight and configurational stability
Olga Trhlikova, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Study of molecular weight stability of MEH-PPV in solution
Dmitrij Bondarev, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Bio-mimetic characterisation of Mimosa pudica fiber using in-situ laser diffraction technique
Rajaram Satapathy, Spintronic Technology and Advance Research, India

Hydroxyalkyl methacrylate based gels as supports for chiral salenMn(III) and Co(III) complexes and their application in asymmetric olefin epoxidation and hydratation epoxides
Katarzyna Matkiewicz, Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland

Conical deposits from drying poly(ethylene oxide) solutions
Kyle Baldwin, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom