Polycondensation
September 16-19, 2012
San Francisco, California
Program
Sunday, September 16th
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
REGISTRATION BEGINS
OPENING REMARKS
Timothy Long, Virginia Tech and Jim Hedrick, IBM Almaden
Emerging Directions in Polycondensation
4:45 PM
5:15 PM
5:45 PM
6:15 PM
Molecules to Money: The Industrial Origins of Synthetic Macromolecules
Satchit Srinivasan, Solvay Specialty Polymers
Rejuvenation of Polyamide Science
Rudd Rulkens, DSM Research, The Netherlands
A Novel Platform of Renewable Monomers for Step- Growth Polymers
Cor Koning, DSM Coating Resins, The Netherlands
Ion-containing Polyurethanes and Polyesters for Electroactive Membranes
Tim Long, Virginia Tech
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6:45 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
7:45 PM
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
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Monday, September 17th
7:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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Polycondensation Enabling Technologies I
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Phosphonated Polymers for Fuel Cell Membranes
Mitsuru Ueda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Advances in Condensation Polymers for Gas and Water Purification Membranes
Benny Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin
Efficiency of Organometal- and Metal Oxide- based on Catalysts during the
Synthesis of Poly(butylene succinate): a Biodegradable Potentially Fully Bio-based
Polyester
Alain Rousseau, INSA de Lyon, France
Design of Thermally Conductive Polymers Containing LC Units
Masa-aki Kakimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
BREAK
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Polycondensation Enabling Energy Technologies II
10:45 AM
Polycondensation and Polymerization Combined Synthesis of Novel Ion-Conducting Materials
Yakov Vygodksii, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
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Monday, September 17th, cont’d
11:15 AM
12:45 PM
Direct synthesis of poly(aldol) by organocatalyzed step-growth poly(aldolization) of bis(ketone)
and bis(aldehyde)
Na Liu, LCPO, France
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Synthesis and Properties of Polyarylate Block Copolymers for Weatherable Applications
Paul Sybert, SABIC, SBU-Innovative Plastics
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Disulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether) Copolymers as Proton Exchange Membranes for H2/Air and
DMFC Fuel Cells
James McGrath, Virginia Tech
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AFTERNOON FREE
6:15 PM
COFFEE SERVICES AVAILABLE
11:45 AM
12:15 PM
Polycondensation Enabling Technologies III
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:30 PM
9:30 PM
Controlled Synthesis of n-type pi-Conjugated Polymers
Tsutomu Yokozawa, Kanagawa University, Japan
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Gels that self-report their junction connectivity: counting primary loops in
end-linked polymer networks by controlled network disassembly
Jeremiah Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Synthesis and Properties of Porous Carbon-bridged Organosilicate Films for Microelectronic
Applications
Willi Volksen, IBM Almaden Research Center
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Biobased polyamides past, present and future
Jasmin Nitsche, EVONIK Industries AG, Germany
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POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION
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END DAILY EVENTS
Tuesday, September 18th
7:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Polycondensation at the Interface of Biology
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Hydrogels by Oxime Chemistry for Culture of Stem Cells
Heather Maynard, University of California Los Angeles
Synthesis of Hyperbranched Poly(L-lactide)s by Self-Polycondensation of AB2
Macromonomers and Their Structural Characterizationby Light Scattering Measurements
Mitsutoshi Jikei, Akita University
Novel, Bio-based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Prepared Through
Isocyanate-based and Isocyanate-free Routes
Bart A.J. Noordover, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Synthesis of functionalised polyesters, including PLA and PLGA
Coleen Pugh, The University of Akron
BREAK
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Tuesday, September 18th, cont’d
New Directions in Polycondensation Synthetic Strategy
and Composition I
10:45 AM
12:45 PM
High Performance Coatings and Nanocomposites using Hyperbranched Polycondensates as
Binders and Additives
Brigitte Voit, Leibniz-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
New Polycondensation Chemistry from Aromatic Trifluorovinyl Ethers and
Perfluorocycloalkenes
Dennis W. Smith, Jr., The University of Texas at Dallas
Microwave Assisted Polycondensation: A Convenient Access to Aromatic and Heterocyclic
Polymers
Regis Mercier, CNRS/INSA/UCB/UJM, France
A2 + B4 POLYCONDENSATIONS
Hans Kricheldorf. Institut für Technische und Makro Chemie, Germany
AFTERNOON FREE
6:15 PM
COFFEE SERVICES AVAILABLE
11:15 AM
11:45 PM
12:15 PM
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New Directions in Polycondensation Synthetic Strategy
and Composition II
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Preparation of Hollow Spheres of Aromatic Polyamide by using Phase Separation during
Polycondensation
Kunio Kimura, Okayama University, Japan
Use of Gum Rosin as Renewable Monomer in Resins
Paul Buijsen, DSM Coating Resins, The Netherlands
High-Performance Polyetherimides with 0-D, 1-D and 2-D Carbon Nano Reinforcements
Theo Dingemans, DSM Coating Resins, The Netherlands
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New Directions in Polycondensation Synthetic Strategy
and Composition III
8:15 PM
8:45 PM
9:15 PM
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(imide oxetane)s
John Connell, NASA-LARC
Novel Polycondesation Catalyst : Aluminum-Based and Heavy Metal-Free
Catalyst for Polyester
Fuyuhiko Kubota, Toyobo Co., Ltd.
END DAILY SESSIONS
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Wednesday, September 19th
7:30 AM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Polycondensation: Synthetic Design for Novel Applications
8:30 AM
Yellow Chemistry: Utilization of Elemental Sulfur as Novel Feedstock
for Polymers and Nanocomposite Materials
Jeffrey Pyun, University of Arizona
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Wednesday, September 19th, cont’d
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Metathesis Solid State Polycondensation
Kenneth Wagener, University of Florida
Synthesis and characterization of ethylene glycol-sebacic acid polymers
with different molecular weights and their use as dispersants for ceramic
particles
Hadi Salman Al-Lami, CRDF Global
Improved Exfoliation and Dispersion of Nano-clays in Condensation
Polymers Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Don Baird, Virginia Tech
BREAK
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Polycondensation: Synthetic Design for Novel Applications
10:45 AM
11:15 AM
Synthesis and Rheological properties of supramolecular ionic polymers
based on citric acid dicationic compounds
David Mecerreyes, Institute for Polymer Materials POLYMAT, Spain
Organic Catalysis in Polycondensation
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James L. Hedrick, IBM Almaden
11:45 AM
12:15 PM
A. Jeyakumar, DSM Coatings, The Netherlands
Self-Assembling Boronate-Linked Materials
John Lavigne, University of South Carolina
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Polycondensation 2014 Planning
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
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