?-Conjugated Polymers: Synthesis and Applications

 

Fall 2011 National ACS Meeting, Denver

August 28-September 1, 2011

Symposium Description:

 

This POLY symposium will focus on recent advances in the synthesis and

characterization of ?-conjugated polymers. These polymers are being widely explored

in the electronics industry for a variety of applications including printed electronics,

displays, lighting, sensors, and organic photovoltaics. Presentations involving research

in the following areas are encouraged to apply: (1) new developments in the chaingrowth

synthetic methods (e.g., mechanistic studies, new catalysts, novel polymer

syntheses). (2) New developments in the characterization of ?-conjugated polymers

and devices (e.g., measurement development, structure-property relationships of

polymer composition, structure, morphology, opto-electronic properties, and device

performance).

 

Symposium Organizers:

 

David S. Germack (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Anne J. McNeil (U-Michigan)

Invited Speakers:

 

Synthesis:

 

Richard McCullough (Carnegie Mellon University)

Anton Kiriy (Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschng)

Tsutomu Yokozawa (Kanagawa University)

Yanhao Geng (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Christine Luscombe (University of Washington)

Jason Locklin (University of Georgia)

Guy Koeckelberghs (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Anne McNeil (University of Michigan)

 

Characterization:

 

Kion Norrman (RISO/Technical University of Denmark)

Gary Rumbles (National Renewable Energy Lab)

Ryan Nieuwendaal (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Paul Dastoor (University of Newcastle, Australia)

Gilles Dennler (Konarka, Inc.)

Benjamin Ocko (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

David S. Germack (Brookhaven National Laboratory)