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ISPAC-2008
9-11 June

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Optional Short Course
8 June
See below for information

Welcoming Reception
Registration

John M. Clayton Hall
University of Delaware Campus

Sunday evening 8 June
7-9 p.m.

Welcome
Monday morning 9 June
H.N. Cheng, Hercules Inc., ISPAC-2008 Co-Chair
P.M. Cotts, du Pont Co., ISPAC-2008 Co-Chair

Howard G. Barth 60th Birthday

Guy C. Berry, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, ISPAC Chair
Sadao Mori, Mie University, Japan, ISPAC Co-Founder
Stephen T. Balke, University of Toronto, Canada, ISPAC Governing Board Member

Session 1.
Monday morning 9 June
Separations

Transport phenomena in solutions/dispersions of synthetic or biological
macromolecules or particles under physical fields
Josef Janca, Université de La Rochelle, France

Characterization of copolymers and polymer blends
with polymer chromatography methods
Yefim Brunn, du Pont Co., USA

Recent advances in polymer separations–
What is new since Barth, Gloeckner and Mori?
Harald Pasch, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

Session 1 Discussion

Session 2.
Monday afternoon 9 June
Advances in Polymer Analysis Methodologies

Recent advances in automatic continuous online
monitoring of polymerization reactions (ACOMP)
Wayne Reed, Tulane University, USA
With Alina M. Alb

Archiectrual constraints on mechanochemical
polymer degradation, as studied by multi-detector SEC
Andrew Striegel, Florida State University, USA

Well-characterized polymers–
A challenge in the design of advanced drug formulations
Bengt Wittgren, AstraZenca, UK

Session 2 Discussion

Recognition of Howard Barth

Session 3.
Tuesday morning 10 June
Polymers and Biology

The polymer/biology interface
Chris Ober, Cornell University, USA

Toroids, Helices, and Beyond:
Tunable Nanostructure through Charged Polymer
Solution Assembly
Darrin Pochan, University of Delaware, USA

Elastin mimetic hybrid copolymers for tissue engineering
Xinqiao Jia, University of Delaware, USA

Session 3 Discussion

Session 4.
Tuesday afternoon 10 June
Polymers in Homeland Security

"STF Armor": Nanoparticle composite textiles and perfomance plastics
as flexible ballistic & puncture protective materials
Norman Wagner, University of Delaware, USA

Organic electronics for early detection/diagnostics
Kalle Levon, Polytechnic University, USA

The design of potent polyvalent therapeutics
Ravi Kane, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Session 4 Discussion

Session 5.
Wednesday morning 11 June
Hot Topics

High Throughput Evaluation and Formulation Design for Photopolymerization
Christopher N. Bowman, University of Colorado, USA
(with Peter M. Johnson and Jeffrey W. Stansburyhris)

Printable Electronics: From Living Synthesis of Conducting Polymers to
High Mobility Transistors
Genevieve Sauve, Richard D. McCullough, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

New developments in polymer characterization using
ASAP and MALDI mass spectrometry
Charles McEwen, du Pont Co., USA
(with Barbara Larsen and Sarah Trimpin)

Session 5 Discussion

Optional Short Course

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Maintained by G. C. Berry, e-mail: gcberry@andrew.cmu.edu