REGISTRATION

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

PM SESSION:  FROM CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS TO ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONS; Discussion Leader: Christopher DelRe, The City College of New York, USA

3:50-4:00 Introduction: Christopher DelRe, The City College of New York, USA.

4:00-4:30 Photochemically Controlled Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

4:30-5:00 Engineered Living Materials that Grow, Actuate, and Adapt
Taylor Ware, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.

5:00-5:30  Pressure Sensitive Adhesives of Poly(alpha-lipoic acid) for Stimuli-responsive Skin Adhesion and Drug Delivery, Phillip B. Messersmith, University of California Berkeley, USA.

5:30-6:00 Stimuli-Responsive Soft 2D Materials, Yuya Oaki, Keio University, Japan.

WELCOME RECEPTION AND WINE SOCIAL

AM SESSION: PROGRAMMING ADAPTIVE MATERIALS THROUGH CHEMICAL REACTIVITY AND ASSEMBLY, Discussion Leader: : Cedric Schaack, Wake Forest University, USA. 

8:00-8:10 Introduction; Cedric Schaack, Wake Forest University, USA. 

8:10-8:40 Encoding Adaptive Materials via Wavelength-Controlled Reactivity
Eileen Seo, Arizona State University, USA.

8:40-9:10 AI/ML Workflows with Self-Driving Labs (SDL) in Polymer Materials and Synthesis of High-Performance Materials, Rigoberto Advincula, University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

9:10-9:40 Light-Driven, Radical-Free Resins for High-Resolution 3D Printing and Functional Soft Materials, Javier Read de Alaniz, UC Santa Barbara, USA.

9:40 – 10:10 Biomimetic Coacervates for Catalysis and Materials Design, Lucas Caire da Silva, McGill University, Canada. 

COFFEE BREAK

AM SESSION: BIOMOLECULAR MATERIALS; Discussion Leader: Jill Alty, Stony Brook University, USA.

10:30-10:40 Introduction: Jill Alty, Stony Brook University, USA.

10:40-11:10 Biomolecules for Non-Biological Things: Peptide ‘Bundlemer’ Design for Model Nanoparticle Creation and Hierarchical Solution Assembly
Darrin Pochan, University of Delaware, USA.

11:10-11:40 Advanced Intelligent Biomaterials for Multi-Stimuli-Driven Tumor Treatments in a Drug-Device-Field Integration Manner, Zhe Liu, Tianjin University, China.

11:40-12:10 Resorbable, Thermally Responsive Biomolecular Condensates for Non-Viral Gene Delivery, Matthew Becker, Duke University, USA.

12:10-12:40 Protein Liquids with Ultra-High Concentrations that Undergo Stimuli-Induced Solidification, Christopher DelRe, City College of New York, New York, NY USA.

LUNCH BUFFET RUSSIAN RIVER

AM SESSION: NEW SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES FOR STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS; Discussion Leader: Kaden Stevens,University of Southern Mississippi, USA. 

8:30-8:40 Introduction: Kaden Stevens, University of Southern Mississippi, USA. 

8:40-9:10 Poly(phenyl glyoxal)s: A versatile Class of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers with Tunable Properties, Anthony Engler, Louisiana State University, USA.

9:10-9:40 Polymer Architecture as a Design Parameter for Stimuli-Responsive Materials, Patricia Calvo, Kansas State University, USA.

9:40-10:10 Investigating Aldehydes and Ketones as Monomers for Responsive Polymers, Robert Grubbs, Stony Brook University, USA. 

COFFEE BREAK

AM SESSION: HARNESSING DYNAMIC BONDS AND ARCHITECTURE TO TUNE NETWORK PROPERTIES, Discussion Leader: William Neary, University of California, Riverside, USA. 

10:30-10:40 Introduction: William Neary, University of California, Riverside, USA.

10:40-11:10 Controlled Hyperbranched Oligomers to Enhance Mechanical Properties and Reduce Shrinkage Stress in Photopolymer Networks, Allan Guymon, University of Iowa, USA. 

11:10-11:40 Mechanisms of Viscoelasticity in Dynamic Covalent Networks: Current Understanding and Challenges, Alexei P. Sokolov, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

11:40-12:10 Beyond Balancing: Overcoming Tradeoffs through Systems of Dynamic Bonds, Neil Dolinski, Columbia University, USA.

LUNCH BUFFET RUSSIAN RIVER

PM SESSION  INTELLIGENT POLYMER MATERIALS; Discussion Leader: Michael Strauss, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

1:30-1:40 Introduction: Michael Strauss, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA. 

1:40-2:10 Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conduction in Porous Polymers, Austin M. Evans, University of Florida, USA.

2:10-2:40 Stimuli-Responsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer Structures for Intelligent Systems, Xueju (Sophie) Wang,University of Connecticut, USA.

2:40-3:10 Controlling the Domain Morphology of Liquid Emulsions via Magnetic Fields and Applied Shear, Ulf D. Schiller, University of Delaware, USA.

COFFEE BREAK [/event]

 3:30-3:40 Introduction: Sarah Zeitler, California Polytechnic State University, USA.

3:40-4:10 Effects of Topological Constraints on Equilibrium Swelling of Polymer Gels, Ting Ge, University of South Carolina, USA

4:10-4:40 Functional Foldamers and Glycidyl Triazolyl Polymers, Taichi Ikeda, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan

4:40-5:10 The Multiscale Design of Polymers for the Bioinspired Programming of Soft Materials Fabrication & Function, Benjamin McDonald, Brown University, USA.

5:10-5:40 TBD. Eric Apel, Stanford University, USA. 

5:40  Closing Remarks           Marek W. Urban, Brent S. Sumerlin, Ying Yang