Preliminary Program subject to change
08A13 Structure and Properties of Polymers IV: Effects of Polymer Architecture
OverviewDescription to follow.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Sachin Velankar
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: (412) 624-9984
Email: velankar@engr.pitt.edu

CoChair

Clifford L. Henderson
Associate Professor & Robert C. "Bud" Moeller Faculty Fellow
School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
311 Ferst Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Phone Number: 404-385-0525
Fax Number: 404-894-2866
Email: cliff.henderson@chbe.gatech.edu
An Alternative Method for Calibrating a Size-Exclusion Chromatograph (Sec) to Measure the Molar Mass Distribution of Polyethylenes
Ryan Krenz, Virtual Materials Group Inc., 657 Hawkside Mews NW, Calgary, AB T3G 3S1, Canada, Eric Cheluget, Nova Chemicals Research and Technology Corporation, 2928 16th Street NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7K7, Canada and Robert A. Heidemann, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Calgary, AB T2N 1 N4, Canada
Influence of Branching Distribution on the Physical Properties of High-Density Polyethylene
Raj K. Krishnaswamy and Qing Yang, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Bldg 94-G; Bartlesville Technology Center, Highways 60 & 123, Bartlesville, OK 74004
The Effect of Chain Architecture on Polyolefin Dynamics: Quasielastic Neutron Scattering and Simulation
Erin K. Boland1, Matthew D. Eggert2, Jiahong Liu2 and Janna K. Maranas3, (1)Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 121 Fenske Labratory, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 121 Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 132C Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802
Understanding the Structure Development in Hyperbranched Polymers: Comparison of Simulations and Experimental Results
Cihan Oguz1, Serkan Unal2, Emel Yilgor3, Martha A. Gallivan1, Timothy E. Long2 and Iskender Yilgor3, (1)School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ford Environmental Science & Technology Building, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)Deparment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Department of Chemistry, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
Determining Branch Content in Polymers: a Novel Technique Combining Small Angle Scattering and Fractal Geometry
Amit S. Kulkarni and Gregory Beaucage, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 400 Rhodes Hall, Mail location 12, Cincinnati, OH 45221
Study of Ziegler-Natta and Single-Site Linear Low-Density Polyethylene by Fuming Nitric Acid Etching, Gpc and 13C Solid-State NMR
Mingtao Wang and Phillip Choi, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G6, Canada

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division