2009 Fall NATIONAL ACS MEETING

Washington, DC (August 16-20, 2009)

Program Meeting Chair: Kristi Kiick, Jeffrey Linhardt, Greg Tew

Deadline for Abstracts and Polymer Preprints: March 18, 2009*
*for general papers and some symposia (some symposium organizers may set an earlier deadline).

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AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymers
Warren T. Ford, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Science, Stillwater, OK 74078

Biocatalysis in Polymer Science
H. N. Cheng, Hercules Incorporated Research Center, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE 19808-1599; Richard A Gross, NSF-I/UCRC Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules, Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Biological and Synthetic Gels: A Unique and Highly Responsive State of Matter
Ferenc Horkay, Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, National Institutes of Health, NICHD, 13 South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; Michael S. Silverstein, Department of Materials Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel

Federally Funded Polymer Research
Joseph M. Pickel, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6494; Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Fluorine-Containing Polymers (Special submission possible until March 31, 2009) Click link
Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973

General Papers
Dana Garcia, Arkema Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406

General Papers: Nanoscience - Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
Dana Garcia, Arkema Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406; Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019

Global Entrepreneurship
Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973; Kathleen O. Havelka, Strategic Planning Manager, Lubrizol Corporation, 29400 Lakeland Blvd., Wickliffe, OH 44092

Herman Mark Award
Sponsored by Division of Polymer Chemistry

Herman Mark Scholar Awards
Sponsored by Division of Polymer Chemistry

Metal Containing and Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers and Materials
Ulrich S. Schubert, Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB Netherlands

Health and Safety Concerns of Polymeric Nanomaterials
Debbie M. Decker, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96516; Joseph M. Pickel, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6494

Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry
Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019

Polymer Science of Everyday Things
Ann Beal Salamone, Rochal Industries, 740 NW 6th St., Boca Raton, FL 33486; David Bott, The High House, EotR Solutions, High Street, Inkberrow, Worcestershire WR7 4DT United Kingdom; Kenneth J. Wynne, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth, Room, 444, 601 West Main Street, P.O. Box 843028, Richmond, VA 23284-4269; Robert S. Moore, Eastman Kodak Co. (Retired), 25 Cranston Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534

Polymers in Membrane Technology
Kirt A. Page, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Benny D. Freeman, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 133, Austin, TX 78758

Silicones and Silicone-Modified Materials 5   Click for pdf w/ more info.
Stephen J. Clarson, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 601B Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012; Michael J. Owen, Michigan Molecular Institute, 1910 west Saint Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640; Steve D. Smith, Miami Valley Labs, Proctor & Gamble Company, P.O. Box 398707, Cincinnati, OH 45239-8707; Mark E. Van Dyke, The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157-7290; Michael A. Brook, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1 Canada; Joseph M. Mabry, AFRL/RZSM, Air Force Research Laboratory, 10 East Saturn Boulevard, Edwards AFB, CA 93524

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