Preliminary Program subject to change
08A02 Structure and Properties of Polymers II: Multicomponent Systems
OverviewThis session will focus on relating structures on the nanometer to macroscopic length scales to properties in pure polymer and multicomponent systems. Research contributions based on experiment, modeling, and simulation are welcome.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Rachel A. Segalman
Assistant Professor
University of California at Berkley
Dept of Chemical Engineering
201 D Gilman
Berkeley, Ca 94720-1462
Phone Number: (510)642-7998
Fax Number: (510)642-4778
Email: segalman@uclink.berkeley.edu

CoChair

Zhong-Ren Chen
Bridgestone/Firestone Research
1659 S Main St
Akron, OH 44301
Phone Number: 330-379-7545
Fax Number: 330-379-7530
Email: ChenZhong-ren@bfusa.com
Structural Origin of Thermomechanical Behavior in Semicrystalline Ionomers
Katsuyuki Wakabayashi and Richard A. Register, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5263
The Role of Positive Counterion in Ethylene-Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Blends with Nylon
Brian Grady, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019
Improved Polarizable Potential Model and Simulation Study of Aqueous Systems of Polyethylene Oxide and Inorganic Salts
zhi Tao, Department of Chemical Engineering, vanderbilt university, VU Station B 351604 24th & Garland Avenues, 107 Olin Hall, nashville, TN 37235 and Peter T. Cummings, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 118 Olin Hall, Nashville, TN 37235
Synthesis and Novel Application of Gradient Copolymers: Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymer Blends
Jungki Kim1, Hongying Zhou2, SonBinh Nguyen2 and John Torkelson3, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Composition Dependence of the Dynamics of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) in Binary Blends with Poly(Ethylene Oxide)
Jiahong Liu, Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 121 Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802, Victoria Garcia Sakai, The Pennsylvania State University, 115 Fenske Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802 and Janna K. Maranas, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 132C Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802
Self-Consistent Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Ternary Polymer Blends
Bharadwaj Narayanan, Victor Pryamitsyn and Venkat Ganesan, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering, C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Modeling of Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends Containing Linear Telechelic Supramolecular Polymers
Mitchell Anthamatten and Michelle H. Wrue, Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, NY 14627
Nanoscale Polymer Blends Via Mechanical Milling
Ryan Schexnaydre, Tulane University, 300 Boggs Building, New Orleans, LA 70118 and Brian S. Mitchell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, 300 Boggs Building, New Orleans, LA 70118
Photopolymerizable Thiol/Vinyl Ether Hybrid Materials
Jacquelyn A. Carioscia and Christopher N. Bowman, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, ECCH 111, UCB 424, Boulder, CO 80309

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division