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Carothers Centenary Symposium on Polymer Architecture, New Synthetic
Methods and Novel Materials.  Cosponsored with the ACS Division of 
Polymer
Chemistry.  Program Chairman: Y. Wei; Co-Chairs: O. W. Webster, G. 
Arbuckle.
(Members of the Organizing Committee: G. Andrews, B. Anderson, G. 
Arbuckle, R.
Brady, A. English, R. Matheson, M. Spinu, O. Webster, Y. Wei)

Wednesday (5/22/96) morning.
Polymer Coatings Tutorial & Symposium.
Y. Wei, Presiding.
9:00-Opening remarks.  Y. Wei.
9:10-56.  An overview of resins for use in organic coatings.  R. F. Brady 
Jr.*
10:00-Intermission.
10:15-57.  Pigments used in organic coatings.  J. Braun.*
11:05-58.  Principles and techniques for formulating organic coatings.  
C.
R. Hegedus.*

Wednesday afternoon.
Novel Polymeric Materials.
G. Arbuckle, Presiding.
1:30-59.  Synthesis and expectations of environmental degradable 
polymers.
G. Swift*.
2:15-60.  Corrosion inhibition by conducting polymers: a molecular level
description.  S. A. Jansen*, R. Vallerio, R. Keyer, M. Landis, L. 
Levarity.
2:50-61.  The use of confining potentials for the study of the molecular
dynamics of macromolecules and liquid crystals in columnar phases.  S. K.

Pollack*.
3:25-Intermission.
3:40-62.  High-temperature-stable thermosets derived from hybrid
inorganic-acetylenic monomers.  D. Bucca, T. M. Keller.
4:00-63.  New method for the synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid 
sol-gel
materials with low volume-shrinkages.  Y. Wei, D. Jin, C. Yang, G. Wei.
4:20-64.  Thermal properties of hybrid diacetylenic polymers containing
boron and silicon.  R. A. Sundar, T. M. Keller.
4:40-65.  Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)
oligomers.  F. O. Ayorinde, E. O. Price, M. Hassan, S. K. Pollack.

Thursday morning.
New methods for polymer synthesis.
O. W. Webster, Presiding.
8:50-Opening remarks.  O. W. Webster.
9:00-66.  The direct polymerization of vinyl alcohol and vinyl alcohol
derivatives.  B. M. Novak*, A. K. Cederstav.
9:45-67.  Cationic late-metal catalysts for olefin polymerization.  S. D.

Ittel*.
10:30-Intermission.
10:40-68.  Synthesis of ROMP polymers using molecular initiators.  R. H.
Grubbs*.
11:25-69.  "Synthetic metals": a novel role for organic polymers.  A. G.
MacDiarmid*.

12:20 pm        Carothers Symposium Luncheon, Speaker: Mathew Hermes*:
        "Carothers the Man and His Contributions to Polymer Chemistry"

Thursday afternoon.
Mechanisms and contemporary applications.
Y. Wei, Presiding.
2:10-70.  A perspective on the use of polymers as medical implants.  J. 
Kohn*.
2:55-71.  Combining molecular recognition and conducting polymers:
supramolecular assemblies and sensory materials.  T. M. Swager*.
3:40-Intermission.
3:50-72.  Mechanism of group transfer polymerization continued.  O. W.
Webster*.
4:25-73.  Effect of processing conditions on structure/property
relationships in polyaniline fibers and films.  R. V. Gregory*.
4:50-74.  Factors which control adhesion to polymeric surfaces:
applications to ship hull coatings which resist barnacle adhesion.  R. F.

Brady, Jr*.

Friday morning.
Routes to controlled architecture.
O. Webster, Presiding.
9:00-75.  New well-defined (co)polymers by controlled atom transfer 
radical
polymerization (ATRP).  K. Matyjaszewski*.
9:45-76.  Control of radical polymerizations of olefins by metal-centered

radicals.  M. Fryd*, A. A. Gridnev*, S. D. Ittel*, B. B. Wayland*.
10:30-Intermission.
10:40-77.  Polymer architecture by cationic methods.  R. Faust*.
11:25-78.  Ring-opening polymerization and macromolecular substitution as

access routes to polyphosphazenes.  H. R. Allcock*.
12:10-Closing remarks.  A. English.
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