REGISTRATION

OPENING REMARKS; M.W. Urban (Clemson University), B.S. Sumerlin (University of Florida), Y. Yang (University of Nevada, Reno) 

PM SESSION; FRONTIERS IN FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIVENESS: ENZYME CONTROL TO SOFT ACTUATORS  Discussion Leader: Cecile Chazot

4:00-4:10 Introductions: Cecile Chazot, Northwestern University, USA 

4:10-4:40 Turning Enzymes On-Off for Visible Signal Amplification, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

4:40-5:10 Stimuli Responsive and AI/ML in Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Polymer Materials, Rigoberto Advincula, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

5:10-5:40  On “Life-Inspired” Light-Driven Soft Actuators and Moving Polymer Films, Arri Priimagi, Tampere University, Finland 

WELCOME RECEPTION AND WINE SOCIAL

AM SESSION: RESPONSIVE SOFT MATTER,  NETWORKS, GELS, and MESOSCALE DYNAMICS, Discussion Leader: Neil Dolinski

8:30-8:40 Introductions;  Neil Dolinski, Columbia University, USA

8:40-9:10 Kinetics of Chain Exchange in Concentrated Block Copolymer Sphere Phases, Timothy Lodge, University of Minnesota, USA

9:10-9:40 Propagating Phase Transitions: Stimuli-Responsive Signals in Lipid Membranes and Polyelectrolyte Gels, Matan Mussel, University of Haifa, Israel

9::40-10:10 Stimuli-Responsive Conductive Hydrogels, Laure Kayser, University of Delaware, USA

Coffee Break

AM SESSION REACTIVITY-DRIVEN DESIGN: TRANSDUCTION, SULFUR POLYMERS, & CIRCULAR CHEMISTRY Discussion Leader: Eileen Seo 

10:30-10:40 Introductions: S. Eileen Seo, Arizona State University, USA

10:40-11:10 Grayscale Transduction of Mechanical and Swelling-induced Forces into Chemical Reactivity, Stephen Craig, Duke University, USA

11:10-11:40 Polymerizations with Elemental Sulfur and Sulfenyl Chlorides: A Novel Route to High-Performance Commodity Polymers, Jeffrey Pyun, University of Arizona, USA

11:40-12:10 Advanced Recycling – Selective Depolymerization of Heteroatom Containing Polymers – Thermoplastics and Thermosets, Thomas Epps III, University of Delaware, USA

LUNCH BUFFET RUSSIAN RIVER; AFTERNOON OPEN

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AM SESSION     MOLECULAR PROGRAMMING FOR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR  Discussion Leader: Amal Narayanan 

8:30-8:40 Introductions: Amal Narayanan, University of Florida, USA

8:40-9:10 Development of Light-Responsive Soft Materials, Javier Read de Alaniz, UC Santa Barbara, USA

9:10-9:40 Unraveling Mechanisms of Viscoelasticity in Dynamic Covalent Networks, Alexei Sokolov, University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

9:40-10:10 Unraveling Sequence–Structure–Dynamics–Function Relationships in Responsive Macromolecules, Abigail Knight, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

10:10 – 10:30          COFFEE BREAK                

AM SESSION  MECHANICS AND ASSEMBLY AT THE BIOINTERFACE  Discussion Leader: Tetsu Ouchi

 10:30-10:40 Introductions: Tetsu Ouchi, Louisiana State University, USA.

10:40-11:10 Controlling Non-Equilibrium Self-Assembly and the Mechanics of Nanorobots,  Henry Hess, Columbia University, USA

11:10-11:40 Stimuli-Responsive, Bioinspired Glycopolymers for Selective Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Capture, Cassandra Callmann, University of Texas at Austin, USA

11:40-12:10 Tuning Oligomer Composition to Modulate Protein Functions, Adrian Figg, Virginia Tech, USA

LUNCH BUFFET RUSSIAN RIVER

PM SESSION BOND DYNAMICS AND MOLECULAR ADAPTABILITY, Discussion Leader: Anthony Engler

1:30-1:40 Introductions: Anthony Engler, Louisiana State University, USA

1:40-2:10 Weak Bonds: a Strong Case to Stimulate Function, Yoan Simon, Arizona State University, USA

2:10-2:40 Expanding the Color Wheel of Diels-Alder Chemistry, Philip Costanzo, California Polytechnic State University, USA

2:40-3:10 Controlling Dynamics of Polymer Materials and Blends with Rearranging Bonds, Charles Sing, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

3:10 – 3:30                      COFFEE BREAK                    

PM SESSION  MACROSCOPIC RESPONSE AND PREDICTIVE MODELING, Discussion Leader: Ariana Tamura

3:30-3:40 Introductions: Ariana Tamura, University of Florida, USA

3:40-4:10 Coarse-Grained Modeling of Crystallization, Melting, and Degradation of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials, Olga Kuksenok, Clemson University, USA

4:10-4:40 Stretch-Responsive and Impact-Damping Constructs from Multi-Layers of Thermoplastic Elastomers and Unvulcanized Rubbers, Gary Wnek, Case Western Reserve University, USA

4:40-5:10 Photochemical Uncaging of Frustrated Lewis Pairs in Polymeric Matrices,  Nathan Romero, UC San Diego, USA

5:10  Closing Remarks           Marek W. Urban, Brent S. Sumerlin, Ying Yang