Preliminary Program subject to change
01A03 Polymer Thermodynamics I
OverviewWe invite contributions associated with the thermodynamics of polymeric systems such as solutions, blends, block and random copolymers, networks, gels, polyelectrolyte solutions, and ionomers. We accept experimental work on phase equilibria in polymers, Landau-based, statistical mechanical and field-theoretical approaches, and novel molecular simulation methodologies.
Primary SponsorThermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Polymers (08a)

Chair

Gerassimos Orkoulas
Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Departmet of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5531 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590
Phone Number: (310) 267-0169
Fax Number: (310) 206-4107
Email: makis@seas.ucla.edu

CoChair

Brandon M. Vogel
NRC Postdoctoral Fellow
Polymers Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Dr., MS 8541, Rm B314
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Phone Number: 301-975-6994
Email: brandon.vogel@nist.gov
Phase Behavior of Supramolecular Diblock Copolymers
Edward H. Feng1, Won Bo Lee2 and Glenn H. Fredrickson2, (1)University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, CA 94704, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Stability of the Gyroid Phase in Diblock Copolymers at Strong Segregation
Eric Cochran, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 1035 Sweeny Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230, Carlos J. Garcia-Cervera, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121 and Glenn H. Fredrickson, Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121
Self Consistent Field (Scf) Calculations of Mixed Neutral and Charged Polymer Brushes
Kevin N. Witte and You-Yeon Won, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Ordering in Block Copolymer Thin Films Induced by Compressible Solvents
Manas R. Shah, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, CPE 5.128, 1 University Station, Code C0400, AUSTIN, TX 78712 and Venkat Ganesan, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Code C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Thermodynamics of Non-Isothermal Polymer Flows: Experiment, Theory and Simulation
Tudor C. Ionescu, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 411 SERF, Knoxville, TN 37996, Brian J. Edwards, The University of Tennessee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Knoxville, TN 37917, David J. Keffer, The University of Tennessee, 617 Dougherty Hall Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200 and Vlasis Mavrantzas, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Laboratory of Statistical Thermodynamics and Macromolecules, Patras, Greece
Glass Transition Temperatures of Biopolymer -Carbon Dioxide Systems
Anupama Kasturirangan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332 and Amyn S. Teja, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Saft Analysis of Polystyrene, Polydiene, and Polystyrene-Block-Polydiene Phase Behavior in Propane
Sugata P. Tan, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and Maciej Radosz, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
Structure and Thermodynamic Properties of Linear - Tri-Arm Polyolefin Blends Based on Novel Atomistic Monte Carlo Simulation Schemes
Ioannis G. Economou1, Anastassia N. Rissanou1, Loukas D. Peristeras1 and Doros N. Theodorou2, (1)Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi, Greece, (2)Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Street, Zografou Campus, Athens, 157 80, Greece
Simulation of Mechanically-Assembled Monolayers Using Discontinuous Molecular Dynamics
Lawrence A. Strickland, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, College of Engineering I, Box 7905, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695 and Carol K. Hall, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, College of Engineering 1, Box 7905, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695

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