POLYCONDENSATION '98

September 27 - 30, 1998
Annapolis, Maryland

General Information

Scope: The ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry will sponsor an international symposium on "Polycondensation '98," in cooperation with IUPAC and the European Polymer Federation. The symposium is organized by James E. McGrath and Frank W. Harris.

Polycondensation '98 will address all aspects of step polymerization including reaction kinetics/mechanisms/synthesis/degradation of materials such as polyesters, polyamides, poly(arylene ethers), polyurethanes, polyimides, epoxies, phenolics, etc. While synthesis will be emphasized, discussion of related chemical structure-physical behavior-real/potential applications is encouraged. Further information regarding the organizational aspects of the meeting and program can be obtained from the chairs.

Poster Session: A poster session will be an integral part of the meeting and contributions are solicited. This will give attendees the opportunity to present their own work. Anyone wishing to present a poster should contact Martin E. Rogers, Poster Session Organizer. A short poster abstract should be submitted to Dr. Rogers by September 1, 1998.

Organizers
James E. McGrath, Director NSF Science and Technology Center: High Performance Polymeric Adhesives and Composites Virginia Tech, M.C. 0344 2110 Hahn Hall, W. Campus Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-5976 Fax: 540-231-8517 E-mail: laurieg@vt.edu	Frank W. Harris, Director The Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science University of Akron 170 University Circle, PSCI-617 Akron, OH 44324 Phone: 330-972-7511 Fax: 330-972-5704 E-mail: shoover@polymer.uakron.edu
Poster Session Organizer Martin E. Rogers Eastman Chemical Company P. O. Box 1972 Kingsport, TN 37662 Phone: 423-229-4339 Fax: 423-229-4558 E-mail: merogers@eastman.com

Housing and Travel

The Historic Inns of Annapolis, Maryland is located on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, a 30 minute limo ride from the Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI).

Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Historic Inns of Annapolis at 1-800-847-8882 or by fax at 410-268-3813 requesting the Division of Polymer Chemistry rate of $130 plus tax per night.

American Airlines is offering 5% off any special fare and 10% off full fares to conference participants. Ticket reservations can be made with American Airlines by calling 800-433-1790 and asking to speak with the meeting service desk. Refer to group number 2098UA.

Registration

The registration fee is $550 for Members of the Division of Polymer Chemistry and $600 for Non-Members ($250 Student Members, $300 Student Non-Members). There is a $175 fee for Non-Participating Guest that may accompany you. Written cancellation or registration after August 26, 1998 will cost an additional $50. In addition to handout materials, the fee includes meals, receptions, breaks, and a dinner as listed in the brochure. Due to the limited space at this meeting, we strongly encourage early registration. To register send the completed Registration form with remittance to Neta L. Byerly, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., Virginia Tech, 201 Hancock Hall, M.C. 0257, Blacksburg, VA 24061, 540-231-3029, Fax: 540-231-9452, e-mail: nbyerly@vt.edu.

Technical Program

Sunday, September 27, 1998

12:00 noon	REGISTRATION BEGINS
1:45 pm	Profs. James McGrath and Frank Harris	Introduction, Overview and Objectives of the Workshop
2:00 pm	Andrew J. Lovinger, National Science Foundation	Welcoming Remarks

	Invited Lecture Session I	Terry McGrail, ICI Technology, Discussion Leader
2:15 pm	Allan Hay, McGill University	"Cyclic and Polycyclic Oligomers"
3:00 pm	Bernard Sillion, C.E.M.O.T.A.	"Recent Aspects in Alicyclic Polyimides, Kinetic Characterization Properties"
3:45 pm	James Economy, University of Illinois	"Polyester Formation Mechanisms and Physical Behavior"
4:30 pm	BREAK
4:45 pm	Yoshiki Chujo, Kyoto University	"Organoboron Mainchain Polymers"
5:30 pm	Paul M. Hergenrother, NASA Langley Research Center	"Phenylethynyl Containing Imide Oligomers"
6:15 pm	Karl Haider, Bayer Corporation	"Reactive Processing of Polycarbonates"
7:00 pm	WELCOME RECEPTION

Monday, September 28, 1998

7:30 am	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
	Invited Lecture Session II	Frank Harris, University of Akron, Discussion Leader
8:00 am	Richard Lyon, Dept. of Transportation, FAA	"Fire Resistance Behavior of Condensation Polymers"
8:45 am	Marilyn Unroe, Wright-Patterson AFB	"Endcapped Polyarylene Ether Phosphine Oxides for High Temperature Transparencies"
9:15 am	William Burgoyne, Air Products	"Synthesis of Low Dielectric Poly(arylene ether)s"
9:45 am	BREAK
	Invited Lecture Session III	Carrington Smith, Air Products, Discussion Leader
10:00 am	Michael Jaffe, Mesogenic Polyesters	"Structure-Property Behaviors in Liquid Crystalline Systems"
10:45 am	Martin Weber, BASF	"Functionalized Polyarylethers as Reactive Components for Polymer Alloys"
11:15 am	Ed Paschke, Amoco Chemicals	"Synthesis and Mechanical Behavior of Polyesters"
11:45 am	Eli Pearce, Polytechnic University	"Silanol Condensation in Random and Block Copolymers and Polymer Blends"
12:15 pm	LUNCH

	Invited Lecture Session IV	Ed Paschke, Amoco Chemicals, Discussion Leader
1:15 pm	Saverio Russo, University of Genova	"Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Aramids"
2:00 pm	Reinoud Gaymans, University of Twente	"Fast Crystallizing Polyesteramides with a Single Diol and Mixture of Diols"
2:30 pm	Krista Bouma, University of Twente	"Nucleation of PET byCopolymerization"
3:00 pm	Dennis Smith, Dow Chemical	"Synthesis and Characterization of Hyperbranched Aramids"
3:30 pm	BREAK
	Invited Lecture Session V	Maria Spinu, DuPont, Discussion Leader
3:45 pm	Daniel Brunelle, General Electric Corporate R&D	"Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters"
4:30 pm	Bill Daly, Louisiana State University	"Synthesis and Properties of Free Radically Grafted Poly(arylene ether sulfones)"
5:00 pm	Norimasa Okui, Tokyo Institute of Technology	"Alternating Vapor Deposition Polymerization of Nylon Systems"
5:30 pm	Sylvie Boileau, CNRS	"Polycondensation Using Hydrosilylation: A Tool for Preparing Tailor-Made Polysiloxanes with Anchoring Groups"
6:00 pm	Christoph Wutz, University of Hamburg	"Chain Packing and Dynamics in Smectic Poly(ester imide)s"
6:30 pm	SOCIAL HOUR

Tuesday, September 29, 1998

7:30 am	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
	Intived Lecture Session VI	Pat Cassidy, SouthWest Texas State University, Discussion Leader
8:00 am	Jon Geibel, Phillips Petroleum	"Mechanistic Aspects of PPS Polymerization"
8:30 am	S. Richard Turner, Eastman Chemical Company	"Amorphous Polyester Amides"
9:00 am	Harry Gibson, Virginia Tech	"Polyrotaxanes and Their Precursors via Polycondensation Routes"
9:30 am	Jim Moore, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	"Aliphatic-Aromatic Poly(eneamino nitriles) by Interfacial and Solution Polycondensation"
10:00 am	BREAK
	Invited Lecture Session VII	Martin Weber, BASF, Discussion Leader
10:15 am	Joe DeSimone, UNC	"Use of Supercritical CO2 to Drive Step-Growth Melt Phase and Solid State Polymerization"
11:00 am	Regis Mercier, LMOPS	"Fuel Cell Membranes Based on Polyimide Materials"
11:30 am	Bruce Eichinger, Molecular Simulations	"Cyclization in Irreversible Linear Step-Growth Polymerizations"
12:00 pm	LUNCH

	Invited Lecture Session VIII	Ken Wynne, Office of Naval Research, Discussion Leader
1:00 pm	Jons Hilborn, E.P.F.L.	"High Tg Meso-Porous Thermosets for Low K (<1.6) Applications"
1:30 pm	Stan Prybyla, B.F. Goodrich	"Design of Experiments Formulation Optimization of a High Temperature, Polyimide Resin: Structure/Property Relationships"
2:00 pm	Marie-Florence Grenier Loustalot, Service Central d'Analyse, France	"Mechanisms, Kinetics and Structure - Properties Relationship of Nadimide Terminated Fluorinated Polyimides - New Thermostable Systems"
2:30 pm	Meike Niesten,University of Twente	"Segmented Polyetheresteramides With Self-Assembling Aramid Segments"
3:00 pm	BREAK
	Invited Lecture Session IX	Saverio Russo, University of Genoa, Discussion Leader
3:15 pm	Ken Wynne, Office of Naval Research	"Surface Properties of Networks Derived from Alkoxysilanes and Polydimethyl Siloxane and Fluoro-Oxetane Macromonomers"
4:00 pm	Kevin Belfield, University of Detroit-Mercy	"The Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Polyurethanes and Polyimides for Photorefractive Electro-Optic Applications"
4:30 pm	Bill Culbertson, The Ohio State University	"Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of New Bisoxazolines for Step-Growth Polymerizations"
5:00 pm	Kenneth R. Carter, IBM Almaden Research Center	"Reactively Endcapped Poly(amic ester) Oligomers: Polyimide Precursors"
5:30 pm	RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION	Martin Rogers, Organizer, Eastman Chemical
7:00 pm	BANQUET	Guest Speaker, TBA

Wednesday, September 30, 1998

7:30 am	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
	Invited Lecture Session X	Bill Culbertson, The Ohio State University, Discussion Leader
8:00 am	P.M. (Mac) Puckett, Dow Chemical	"An Overview of Recent Developments in Epoxy Chemistry"
8:45 am	Lou Pilato, Consultant	"Phenolics: A Century of Progress - Something Old, Something New"
9:15 am	Judy Riffle, Virginia Tech	"New Phenolic Network Systems"
9:45 am	Frank Harris, University of Akron	"Synthesis and Characterization of New Polyphenylquinoxaline Adhesives and Matrix Resins"
10:15 am	BREAK
	Invited Lecture Session XI	"Mechanistic Aspects of PPS Polymerization"
10:30 am	Cor Koning, DSM Research	"Synthesis, Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Polyamide 4.12"
11:00 am	Valerie Sheares,Iowa State University	"New High Performance Polymers via Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling Polymerization"
11:30 am	Jim Cella, G.E. Corporate Res. & Development	"High Performance Elastomers for Aerospace Applications"
12:00 pm	LUNCH
1:00 pm	Jim Hedrick, IBM Almaden Research Center	"Templating Nanofoam Structures in Inorganic Oxides Using Branched and Dendritic Macromolecules"
1:30 pm	Christopher K. Ober, Cornell University	"Liquid Crystalline Thermosets"
2:00 pm	Alain Fradet, University Pierre and Marie Curie	"Polyesterification Catalyzed by Metal-Oxygen Compounds: Kinetics, Mechanisms, and New Culster Catalysts"
2:30 pm	BREAK
2:45 pm	Virgil Percec	(Title to be announced)
3:15 pm	Alexander Rusanov, Phillips Petroleum	"New Condensation Aromatic Polymers Containing Phenoxy-, Thiophenoxy-, and Phenylsulfone Group"
3:45 pm	Yakov Vygodskii, Russian Academy of Sciences	"The Synthesis of Polymers in situ on Polyimide Macromolecules"
4:15 pm	James E. McGrath, Virginia Tech	"Poly(Thioarylene Sulfones/Ketones and Phosphine Oxides) Homo- and Copolymers"
4:45 pm	CLOSING REMARKS