Session I: Green Polymers: Materials and Processes, Michael Jaffe, presiding
The Future of Polymers and the Environment: Opportunities at the Molecular Level, John C. Warner (Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry)
Synthetic Absorbable Polymers, Dennis Jamiolkowski, (JNJ)
The Preparation and Application of Highly Modified Starches, John S. Thomaides (ICI), L. Cimecioglu (ICI), K. Rodrigues (Alco) and M. Crossman (Alco)
Polyolefins - They're Greener than You Think, D. J. Lohse, D. N.Schulz (ExxonMobil)

Session II: Green Polymers: Product Application Approaches, Ron DeMartino, presiding
Polymers in High Performance Construction Materials, Charlene Wall (BASF)
Polymers for Printing Inks; A Green History, Richard Durand (Sun)
Green Polymers in Cosmetics, Karl Krummel (L'Oreal)

 

Poster Session
Jin Zhang and Jinjiang Li, co-organizers and presiding

 

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Website: More information a download of the registration form can be found at http://njacspolymers.org/

 

 

Registration: By mail using the registration form below. Advance fee is required: ACS Member, $30; Non-member; $40; Student, $20. After October 24, 2007: Member, $35; Non-member; $45; Student, $25. Please send your full contact information along with a check made payable to NJACS-Polymer Group to Dr. Willis B. Hammond, Treasurer, NJACS-PTG, 128 Center Ave., Chatham, NJ 07928

 

 

Directions: Can be found at http://maps.rutgers.edu/pdf/busch.pdf (building G3 on map)

Poster Submission: Please send Title, abstract and contact information to Jin Zhang jin.Zhang@bms.com. If you are from academia, large corporations or local businesses, this is a good opportunity for you to showcase your research, network with other people and contact possible employers and clients. In addition to topics on green polymers, we are looking for poster submissions in polymer research in diverse areas, such as polymers in health care, advanced polymer materials, polymer characterization etc. Please note abstracts will be 400 words or less. No tables and graphics. The size of the poster board is 5'2" wide and 3'2" high. All poster abstracts must be received by October 24, 2007.

 

Sponsors: ExxonMobil, Apollo Ventures, LLC
Co-sponsors: ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry

 

Endorsing Organizations: ACS Green Chemistry Institute, AIChE North Jersey Local Section, CUNY Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials, Lehigh Center for Polymer Science and Engineering, NJIT Medical Device Concept Laboratory, Princeton Center for Complex Materials.