Outreach Symposium Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology January 22-23, 2015 Location: Eindhoven University of Technology Program Thursday January 22 – Zwarte Doos, Filmzaal 10.00 Registration, coffee and tea 10.30 Prof. Frank Baaijens, Eindhoven University of Technology Welcome 10.40 Prof. Martin van Hecke, Leiden University and AMOLF Mechanical metamaterials 11.20 Prof. Remco Tuinier, DSM and Utrecht University Polymer assembly: predict, make, and characterize structures 11.50 Dr. Markus Hütter, Eindhoven University of Technology Polymers in the glassy state: linking structure, confinement, and dynamics 12.20 Lunch 13.30 Prof. Gijsje Koenderink, AMOLF and Free University of Amsterdam Physics of biological polymer networks 14.10 Prof. Carlijn Bouten, Eindhoven University of Technology Cellular propriocepsis as input for in-situ tissue engineering 14.40 Prof. Clemens van Blitterswijk, University of Twente and Maastricht University Moulding cells for regenerative medicine 15.20 Break 15.40 Dr. Brett Helms, Molecular Foundry, LBL, Berkeley, USA Adaptive charge transport in reconfigurable networks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with applications in energy storage 16.20 Prof. Rutger van Santen, Eindhoven University of Technology Complexity; a personal view 16.50 Prof. Henk Nijmeijer, Eindhoven University of Technology The sympathy of pendulum clocks and network synchronization 17.30 Drinks and poster presentation followed by dinner in Ceres building (ends at 21.00) 1 Program January 23 – Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium 8.30 8.50 Coffee and tea Prof. Bert Meijer, Eindhoven University of Technology Welcome 9.00 Prof. Rint Sijbesma, Eindhoven University of Technology Mechanofunctional materials: luminescent probes and catalytic triggers 9.30 Dr. Patricia Dankers, Eindhoven University of Technology Supramolecular material solutions for regenerative medicine 10.00 Dr. Subi George, Jawaharlal Nehru Center, Bangalore, India Functional materials via multi-component self-assembly 10.30 Break 11.00 Prof. Jan van Hest, Radboud University of Nijmegen Bio-inspired compartmentalization strategies 11.30 Dr. Anja Palmans Eindhoven University of Technology, Dynamic single chain polymeric nanoparticles: from structure to function 12.00 Prof. Pascal Jonkheijm, University of Twente Molecularly engineering cell-material interfaces 12.30 Lunch 13.30 Prof. Luc Brunsveld, Eindhoven University of Technology Supramolecular chemical biology 14.00 Dr. Thomas Hermans, University of Strasbourg Complex networks and systems 14.30 Prof. René Janssen, Eindhoven University of Technology New routes for energy 15.00 Coffee and tea 15.00 Start reunion of the division Molecular Science and Technology (TU/e) Institute for Complex Molecular Systems TU/e, Ceres building, office CE 1.31 PO Box 513,5600 MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands T: +31 40 247 2482 E: icms@tue.nl www.tue.nl/icms 2