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NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Arizona State University

Tuning the Assembly of Polyelectrolyte-based Micelles Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. John Felmly

Poster 6/21/2016 poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based Engineering ion-containing block copolymers Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Meng Wang

Poster 6/21/2016 Nonfouling Block Copolymer Membranes for Water Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Yi Yang Poster 6/21/2016

Belmont University

Cationic Gemini Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Adam Woods

Poster 6/20/2016

Bowling Green State University

Photoresponsive Polysaccharide-¬‐Based Hydrogels With Tunable Mechanical Properties With Applications In Tissue Engineering Responsive Polymers 11:15 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Giuseppe Giammanco

Oral 6/21/2016 Copper metallopolymers with variable mechanical properties by changing metal ion coordibation Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Travis Green Poster 6/21/2016 Photo responsive alginate and itaconic acid-based hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Mudugamuwe Hewawasam Jayan

Karunarathna Poster 6/21/2016 Changing mechanical strength in Cr(III)-metallosupramolecular polymers with ligand groups and light irradiation Soft Matter 9:35 AM @ STUN: Theater Anton Razgoniaev Oral 6/20/2016

California Polytechnic State University

Use of Diels-Alder chemistry to prepare molecular weight changing materials Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Timothy Schoch

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 1 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Case Western Reserve University

Inorganic-Organic Thiol-ene coated mesh for Oil/Water Separation Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Qiyi Chen Poster 6/21/2016 Biomimetic Dynamic Heat-Stiffening Polymer Nanocomposites Responsive Polymers 10:45 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Elvis Cudjoe

Oral 6/21/2016 Innovative Thermochromic Material for Cool Pavement and Cool Buildings Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Jianying Hu Poster 6/20/2016 DNA as a Flame Retardant Additive for Low-Density Polyethylene Mechanical-Rheological 11:00 AM @ STUN: 335

• Mr. Parker Lee

Oral 6/21/2016 Photo stimuli-responsive phthalocyanine for photolithography Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Bowen Li Poster 6/20/2016 Hollow microcapsules by stitching together of graphene oxide nanosheets with a difunctional small molecule Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Qinmo Luo Poster 6/21/2016 Thermo-Mechanical Property Comparison of Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Fabricated through Stereolithography and Solution Casting Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Jill Manapat

Poster 6/20/2016 Polyurea-peptide hybrids: molecular design for mechanical tunability Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Lindsay Matolyak

Poster 6/20/2016 Self-assembly of asymmetrically functionalized perylene diimide small molecules into well-defined structures Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Rachael Matthews Poster 6/21/2016 Polymeric nanofiber/anti-bacterial formulations using a novel co-extrusion approach Biomaterials 3:45 PM @ STUN: 335 Mohammad Mofidfar Oral 6/20/2016 Development of Self-Healing Polymer for Stereolithography 3D Printing Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Dr. Jerome Palaganas

Poster 6/20/2016 Mechanical Properties of Poly(ethylene glycol) Reinforced by Abaca Nanocrystals and 3D Printed via SLA Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Napolabel Palaganas

Poster 6/21/2016 Polythioether Particles Armored with Modifiable Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Bradley Rodier

Poster 6/20/2016 A Supramolecular Polyethylenimine-Cored Carbazole Dendritic 
 Polymer with Dual Applications Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Lihan Rong Poster 6/21/2016 Micropatterned and Molecularly-Imprinted Polythiophene Films for Aspartame Detection Soft Matter 10:30 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Brylee David Tiu

Oral 6/20/2016 Phase of Tapered Block Copolymers Soft Matter 9:20 AM @ STUN: Theater Anne Walker Oral 6/20/2016 Multimodal Polymeric Nanoparticles for 19F MRI and Optical Imaging. Biomaterials 2:35 PM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Jaqueline Wallat

Oral 6/21/2016 Reversible Calcium Ion Contraction and ATP-Induced Re-Expansion of Poly(acrylic acid) Gels Biomaterials 1:50 PM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Yu-Jen Wang

Oral 6/21/2016 Hollow microcapsules by stitching together of graphene oxide platelets with small difunctional molecule Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Peiran Wei

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 2 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Case Western Reserve University

Polymerization of silyl ketenes Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Yuanhui Xiang

Poster 6/21/2016 Star-like copolymer stabilized noble-metal nanoparticle powders Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Yunhui Yan

Poster 6/21/2016 Well-Defined Linear Polymer made by Reversible Addition- Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization via Flow Chemistry Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Piaoran Ye

Poster 6/21/2016 Internal Conduction from Interfacial Polarization in Polypropylene/BaTiO3 Nanodielectrics Mechanical-Rheological 9:20 AM @ STUN: 335

• Mr. Guoqiang Zhang

Oral 6/21/2016

Clark Atlanta University

Electroactive Polymeric Nanofibers As Active Component in Biosensors. Biomaterials 1:50 PM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Genefine Sapateh

Oral 6/20/2016

Colorado State University

Towards Truly Sustainable Polymers: Metal-Free Recyclable Polyester from Bio-renewable Non-Strained γ-Butyrolactone Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:50 AM @ STUN: 312

• Dr. Miao Hong

Oral 6/21/2016 Chemo- and Stereoselective Polymerization of Polar Divinyl Monomers by Zirconocenium Catalysts to Functional Materials Novel Synthetic Strategies 11:00 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Fernando Vidal

Oral 6/20/2016 Biodegradable Nitric Oxide-Releasing Polyesters for Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 2:20 PM @ STUN: 335 Janet Yapor Oral 6/20/2016

Cornell University

Relaxation Dynamics of Nanoparticle-Tethered Polymer Chains Mechanical-Rheological 2:35 PM @ STUN: 310

• Dr. Sung A Kim

Oral 6/21/2016

CU Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus

Increased Monomer Content of Acrylate-Based Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) Increases Endothelial Cell Attachment on SMP Surfaces Biomaterials 10:30 AM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Tina Govindarajan

Oral 6/21/2016

Duke University

From Mechanically-Induced Chemical Reactions to Force Responsive Polymeric Materials and Devices Responsive Polymers 10:05 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Cameron Brown

Oral 6/21/2016

Florida State University

Overcompensation equilibrium in polyelectrolyte multilayers and complexes Soft Matter 3:00 PM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Hadi Fares

Oral 6/20/2016 Ions Distribution in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Soft Matter 3:30 PM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Yara Ghoussoub

Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 3 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Georgia Institute of Technology

Design Strategies for Anodically Coloring Electrochromic Polymers Responsive Polymers 10:30 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Dylan Christiansen

Oral 6/21/2016 Differential dynamic microscopy of thermoreversible microgel Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Jinxin Fu Poster 6/20/2016 Controlled Protein Folding for Robust Bionanocomposite Design Interfacial Phenomena 9:20 AM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Anise Grant

Oral 6/20/2016 Quantifying Processing for the Solution Control of Polymeric Organic Electronics Interfacial Phenomena 10:30 AM @ STUN: 316 Michael McBride Oral 6/21/2016 Breaking, healing, and templating physical gel and hydrogel systems Soft Matter 2:35 PM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Graham Parkinson

Oral 6/20/2016 Automated Image Analysis Quantifies Orientational Order in Polymer Nanofiber-based Thin Film Transistors Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Nils Persson

Poster 6/21/2016 Chemical Oxidation of Soluble Electroactive Polymers: A Route Towards Scalable Device Construction Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Sandra Pittelli

Poster 6/21/2016 Conjugated Materials with Multistage Sidechains for Water Processable Organic Electronics Responsive Polymers 9:50 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Brian Schmatz

Oral 6/21/2016 Utilizing thiol-ene click chemistry to fabricate highly emissive QD films/patterns for polymer based optical systems Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:00 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Marcus Smith

Oral 6/20/2016 Structural Tailoring of Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Polymers: Challenge in Efficient End Capping Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Dr. Bing Xu

Poster 6/20/2016 Molecular Design, Synthesis and Characterization of p- and n-Channel π-Conjugated Donor-Acceptor co-Polymers and Applications in Thin Film Devices Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Zhibo Yuan

Poster 6/21/2016 Differential dynamic microscopy of thermoreversible microgel Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Xujun Zhang Poster 6/21/2016

Gubkin Russian State University Of Oil and Gas

Polymeric additives to the base oils of hydrocracking residue Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Nelya Razyapova Poster 6/21/2016

Iowa State University

Fabrication of chitosan/gelatin/keratin composite as a buccal mucoadhesive patch to treat Desquamative gingivitis Biomaterials 2:05 PM @ STUN: 314

• Mrs. Zahra Davoudi

Oral 6/21/2016 Novel Assembly of Optical Materials by Polyelectrolytes Responsive Polymers 3:15 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Srikanth Nayak

Oral 6/20/2016

Louisiana Tech University

Effects of Lattice Imperfections on the Electrical and Transport Properties of Ultra-Thin MoS2 Biomaterials 10:45 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Andrew Stroud

Oral 6/20/2016

MSU

Examining the Stimuli Responsive Behavior Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles Responsive Polymers 3:30 PM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Swati Kumari

Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 4 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 NASA-Glenn Research Center

Covalent Modification of Bulk Carbon Nanotube Materials for Improved Tensile Properties Mechanical-Rheological 9:50 AM @ STUN: 335

• Dr. James Baker

Oral 6/21/2016

North Carolina State University

An Investigation on the Use of Chitosan for Donor-site Wound Dressings Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Jiantao Huang

Poster 6/21/2016 Development of Solvent Spinning Process for Bacterial Polyester Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Bhavya Singhi

Poster 6/20/2016 Polyster Brushes as Dynamic Surfaces Biomaterials 9:20 AM @ STUN: 310 Cameron Stevens Oral 6/20/2016 Development of Solvent Spinning Process for Bacterial Polyester Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Radhika Vaid

Poster 6/21/2016

North Dakota State University

Plant Oil-Based Coatings with Fast Drying/Curing and Low Yellowness Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Deep Kalita Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis and characterization of novel amphiphilic poly(vinyl ether)s based on soybean oil Polymer Characterization 9:35 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Kyle Kingsley

Oral 6/21/2016 Model compound study to characterize the development of Acetoacetate functionalized resin derived from Kraft lignin. Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Eric Krall Poster 6/20/2016 Non-Toxic Isocyanate-Free Fouling Release Coatings Interfacial Phenomena 9:20 AM @ STUN: 316

• Ms. Madhura Pade

Oral 6/21/2016 Vanillin: A Biobased Crosslinker for Melamine-Formaldehyde Coatings Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Alison Rohly Poster 6/20/2016 Highly Functional Methacrylated Bio-based Resin System for UV-Curable Coatings Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Jonas Sahouani Poster 6/20/2016 Structure-Property Relationships of Dual Methacrylated Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate (Dmess) Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Arvin Yu Poster 6/20/2016

Northeastern University

Improving the Biopharmaceutical Properties of Oligonucleotides by Brush- Polymer-Assisted Compaction Biomaterials 11:15 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Xueguang Lu

Oral 6/21/2016 Design and evaluation of stimuli-responsive, drug-cored spherical nucleic acids Responsive Polymers 3:45 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Xuyu Tan

Oral 6/20/2016

Penn State Erie - The Behrend College

Effect of cooling rate on crystal polymorphism in beta-nucleated isotactic polypropylene as revealed by a combined WAXS/FSC analysis Polymer Characterization 9:35 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mrs. Anne Gohn

Oral 6/20/2016 Thermal Conductivity of PEEK/BN Composites in an Injection Molded Process Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Glenn Spiering

Poster 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 5 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Pennsylvania State University

Specific ion e effects on the performance of ion exchange membranes used in clean energy applications Polymer Characterization 3:00 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Harrison Cassady

Oral 6/20/2016 Influence of Humidity on the Structure and Water Uptake in Cationic Polymer Thin Films Polymer Characterization 10:30 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Douglas Kushner

Oral 6/20/2016 Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Raymond Lopez-Hallman Poster 6/21/2016 Enhanced stability to high temperature steam by controlling crystallization of PAEKs Mechanical-Rheological 2:20 PM @ STUN: 316 Dustin Veazey Oral 6/20/2016 Cross-linking of Comb-Shaped Polymer Anion Exchange Membranes Via Thiol-ene Click Chemistry Novel Synthetic Strategies 2:20 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Liang Zhu

Oral 6/20/2016 SO-ATR as a vibrational spectroscopic tool to probe the ordering of thin polymer films Polymer Characterization 3:00 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Tawanda Zimudzi

Oral 6/21/2016

Purdue University

pH-sensitive phase separation and mechanical properties of elastin-like polypeptides Responsive Polymers 10:30 AM @ STUN: 316

• Ms. Sydney Hollingshead

Oral 6/20/2016 Recovery Timescales of Fracture-Healing Behavior of Thermoreversible Gels Mechanical-Rheological 3:15 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Travis Thornell

Oral 6/21/2016

RPI

Synthesis of Functionalized Self-¬‐immolative Polymers with Biological Activity Biomaterials 9:35 AM @ STUN: 310

• Ms. Cansu Ergene

Oral 6/20/2016

Stevens Institute of Technology

Reversible thermal stiffening in polymer nanocomposites Mechanical-Rheological 2:20 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Siyang Yang

Oral 6/21/2016 Evaporation controlled particle patterns in a polymer droplet Interfacial Phenomena 9:50 AM @ STUN: 335 Chongfeng Zhang Oral 6/20/2016

SUNY Buffalo

Synthesis of Star and Network Architectures from Reactive Molecular Bottlebrushes Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:45 AM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Esra Altay

Oral 6/20/2016 Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Linear Block Copolymers Novel Synthetic Strategies 1:50 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Jose Kenneth Mapas

Oral 6/20/2016

SUNY-ESF

Novel high-molecular-mass Janus dendrimers with embedded metal binding sites: synthesis and self-assembly Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Xin Liu Poster 6/21/2016 Recyclable Green Chemistry Catalysts Based on Directed Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Dieter Scheibel

Poster 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 6 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Tennessee Technological University

Production of monodispersepolyacrylamide nanoparticles using Chemtor fiber reactor with high throughput Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Sumit Jamkhindikar Poster 6/21/2016 Production of monodisperse lithium carbonate nanoparticles using Chemtor fiber reactor for fuel cell use. Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Sashankha Tallapudi

Poster 6/21/2016

Texas A&M University

Highly Flexible Self-Assembled V2O5 Cathodes Enabled by Conducting Diblock Copolymers Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Hyosung An Poster 6/20/2016 Corrosion protection of aluminum alloy via graphene-polymer nanocomposite coatings Interfacial Phenomena 2:05 PM @ STUN: 312 Souvik De Oral 6/21/2016 Pyrene-modified Polyelectrolytes/MWNT LbL Assemblies Extinguish Flames on Polyurethane Foam Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Kevin Holder

Poster 6/21/2016 Pyrene-modified Polyelectrolytes/MWNT LbL Assemblies Extinguish Flames on Polyurethane Foam Soft Matter 2:35 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Kevin Holder

Poster 6/21/2016 Aramid Nanofibers/Graphene Layer-by-Layer Electrodes for Structural Energy and Power Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Se Ra Kwon Poster 6/21/2016 Charge transfer mechanism on polymer thin film electrodes from polythiophenes bearing pendant nitroxide radicals Responsive Polymers 11:00 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Fei Li

Oral 6/21/2016 Hydrogen-Bonded Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Discrete Layers of Gold Nanoparticles Prepared by Dip- and Spray-assisted Layer- by-Layer Assembly Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Joshua O'Neal

Poster 6/20/2016 Edge Charge Neutralization of Montmorillonite Clay: Improved Gas Barrier in Multilayer Nanobrick Wall Thin Films with Better Clay Coverage Soft Matter 2:05 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Yixuan Song

Oral 6/21/2016 Edge Charge Neutralization of Montmorillonite Clay: Improved Gas Barrier in Multilayer Nanobrick Wall Thin Films with Better Clay Coverage Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Yixuan Song

Oral 6/20/2016 In-situ Mechanistic Investigation of an Organic Radical Polymer Cathode on Interfacial Charge and Mass Transfer Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Shaoyang Wang Poster 6/20/2016 The Effect of Water on the Thermal Transition Observed in Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)-Poly(acrylic acid) Complexes Polymer Characterization 3:45 PM @ STUN: Theater Yanpu Zhang Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 7 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The Ohio State University

Ordered deposition of micelle encapsulated Iron oxide nanoparticles on graphene and interface characterization Interfacial Phenomena 9:35 AM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Abhilasha Dehankar

Oral 6/20/2016 Chain dynamics and entanglements in model polymer nanocomposite melts Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Jeffrey Ethier

Poster 6/20/2016 An Injectable and Thermosensitive Hydrogel Capable of Delivering Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor to Control Cardiac Fibrosis Biomaterials 2:20 PM @ STUN: 314 Zhaobo Fan Oral 6/21/2016 Scalable Synthesis of Polymeric Microspheres via Liquid-Liquid Electrospray Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Megan Ireland Poster 6/20/2016 High Throughput Synthesis of Micellar Nanocomposites via Liquid-Liquid Electrospray Interfacial Phenomena 3:30 PM @ STUN: 312 Kil Ho Lee Oral 6/20/2016 Promote encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells survival and differentiation with anti-inflammatory peptides functionalized hydrogels Biomaterials 11:00 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Xiaofei Li

Oral 6/21/2016 Nanoparticle packing in block copolymer micelles synthesized via the ‘emulsion and solvent evaporation’ route Soft Matter 2:20 PM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Gauri Nabar

Oral 6/20/2016 Injectable and Thermosensitive Hydrogels with High Oxygen Permeability Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Hong Niu

Poster 6/21/2016 Aggregate Alignment in Ionomers During Deformation from MD Simulations Soft Matter 3:15 PM @ STUN: 314 Janani Sampath Oral 6/20/2016 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Penetrant Diffusions in Lamellar Phase of Tapered Block Copolymers Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Youngmi Seo

Poster 6/21/2016 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Gyroid Phase in Block Copolymer Systems Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Kuan-Hsuan Shen Poster 6/21/2016 Polymer Nanoparticle Production and Morphology via Micellar Electrospray Interfacial Phenomena 9:50 AM @ STUN: 316

• Mr. Matthew Souva

Oral 6/21/2016 Synthesis and characterization of nanoporous polyethersulfone membrane as support for composite membrane in CO2 separation: From lab to pilot scale Polymer Characterization 10:05 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Dongzhu Wu

Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 8 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Coatings for Anticorrosion Applications Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Maher Alrashed Poster 6/21/2016 Distribution of salts and proteins, and structural changes in spider glue revealed by confocal Raman microscopy Biomaterials 11:15 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Gaurav Amarpuri

Oral 6/20/2016 Cloisite 30B as Nanoclay Compatibilizer for Polysulfone/Polyimide Blend Films Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Ali Ammar

Poster 6/20/2016 Room Temperature Polymer Cross-linking using Polymerizable 1-Functionalized Vinylbenzocyclobutenes Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Ajay Amrutkar

Poster 6/20/2016 Toward Sustainable Asphaltic Materials: An Integrated Investigation of Biooil Modified Asphalt Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Iskinder Arsano

Poster 6/20/2016 Mechanical Characterization and Modeling of Rate Dependent Toughened Structural Adhesives Mechanical-Rheological 3:00 PM @ STUN: 316 Gamze Sultan Bas Oral 6/20/2016 Soy-Based Resins and Fillers for Thermoset Composites Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Abdala Bashir Poster 6/20/2016 The Structure and Dynamics of Polymer Melt Systems Relative to Instantaneous Interfaces. Interfacial Phenomena 11:15 AM @ STUN: 316 Selemon Bekele Oral 6/21/2016 Phosphorylated Poly(ester-urea) based Biomimetic Degradable Bone Adhesives Biomaterials 10:45 AM @ STUN: 314 Vrushali Bhagat Oral 6/21/2016 In Operando X-Ray Characterization (GISAXS/GIXD) of Block Copolymer Templated Ordered Mesoporous Film Anodes during Lithium Ion Battery Operation Soft Matter 11:15 AM @ STUN: 308 Sarang Bhaway Oral 6/21/2016 Gluing Soft Interfaces by Nanoparticles Mechanical-Rheological 3:45 PM @ STUN: 310 Zhen Cao Oral 6/21/2016 Crosslinked cationic polyester films for prevention of P. Aeruginosa colonization and biofilm formation Biomaterials 10:30 AM @ STUN: 310 Elaheh Chamsaz Oral 6/20/2016 Nonlinear Mechano-Optical Behavior Of Phenylalanine-Based Poly(Ester Urea): Local Order in Amorphous Polymers Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Keke Chen

Poster 6/20/2016 Tuning Insulin-sensitizing Activity of Polyoxovanadate Derivates by Kinetically Control Their Self-assemblies Biomaterials 3:15 PM @ STUN: 335

• Dr. Kun Chen

Oral 6/20/2016 TITLE Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Xiaocheng Chen

Poster 6/21/2016 Sculpting Elastomeric, thermoplastic and Shape Memory Polymer Films via Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) Followed by Ultraviolet Light Exposure Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Ying Chen Poster 6/21/2016 ABSTRACT Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Yu-Ming Chen Poster 6/21/2016 Tunable Poly(Ester Urea)S for Tendon-Bone Repair in Rotator Cuff Applications Biomaterials 11:00 AM @ STUN: 310 Erin Childers Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 9 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

Rational controlled morphology transitions in the self-assembled polystyrene-hydrophilic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) giant surfactants in solution Responsive Polymers 9:20 AM @ STUN: 316 Yang Chu Oral 6/20/2016 A Highly Tunable Library of Thermoresponsive, Biodegradable Polyesters Based on N-¬‐ substituted Diols Responsive Polymers 1:50 PM @ STUN: 308 Megan Cruz Oral 6/20/2016 Latex particles improved mechanical property in self-healing multilayer polyelectrolyte film Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Xiaoyu Cui

Poster 6/21/2016 Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Physically Cross-linked Gels Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Dibyendu Debnath

Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis and Characterization of Ionically Crosslinked Networks Responsive Polymers 10:05 AM @ STUN: 316 Guodong Deng Oral 6/20/2016 Predicting glass transition of linear polymers using integral equation theory Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Daniel Diaz Vela Poster 6/20/2016 Oxime Hydrogels with Tunable Mechanical Properties for Tissue Engineering Applications Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Rodger Dilla Poster 6/21/2016 Branched polyethylene imine graphene oxide composites for advanced energy Soft Matter 1:50 PM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Yipin Duan

Oral 6/20/2016 Novel Detection of Surface Enrichment Driven by Molecular Weight Disparity in Polymers Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Kevin Endres Poster 6/20/2016 Frank-Kasper and other superlattice formations in a series of ABn type giant molecules constructed by precisely functionalized nanoparticles Soft Matter 3:15 PM @ STUN: 335 Xueyan Feng Oral 6/21/2016 Hydrophobic Membranes for Continuous Flow Oil/Water Separations Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mrs. Dona Foster

Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Poly(ethylene glycol)-b-Poly(caprolactone) Micelles Using Cyclic and Linear Poly(ethylene glycol) Architectures Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Abegel Freedman Poster 6/20/2016 Thermal Responsive Ion Selectivity of Uranyl Peroxide Nanocages: An Inorganic Mimic of K+ Ion Channels Soft Matter 9:35 AM @ STUN: 308 Yunyi Gao Oral 6/21/2016 Fabrication and Characterization of Semiconducting Metal Oxide Nanofibers from Gas Jet Fiber Spinning Process for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Monoj Ghosh Poster 6/21/2016 Capture of Mycobacterium smegmatis using Charged Surfaces and Implications for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostics Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Diane Gorse Poster 6/20/2016 Strengthening polymer thin films with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Danielle Grolman Poster 6/20/2016 Real-time monitoring of chemical and topological rearrangements in solidifying amphiphilic polymer conetworks: understanding surface demixing Interfacial Phenomena 10:45 AM @ STUN: 335 Gustavo Guzman Oral 6/20/2016 Confinement Effects with Films of Nonlinear Polystyrene Interfacial Phenomena 10:45 AM @ STUN: 316 Qiming He Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 10 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

Effects of plasticization on ionic conductivity enhancement in relation to Tg of crosslinked polymer electrolyte membrane Soft Matter 10:30 AM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Ruixuan He

Oral 6/21/2016 Depletion of functionalized chain ends from polymer surface observed by novel mass spectrometry technique Polymer Characterization 2:05 PM @ STUN: 310 Jacob Hill Oral 6/20/2016 From Molecular Nanoparticles to Supramolecular Structures: Controlled Molecular Architectures and Interactions Soft Matter 11:00 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Chih-Hao Hsu

Oral 6/20/2016 Nonlinear Rheology of Oligomeric Ionomers: Shear-Thickening and Shear-Thinning Behavior of Sulfonated Polystyrene Melts Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Chongwen Huang Poster 6/20/2016 Theoretical Insights from Facile Microsecond Simulation of the Glass Transition Soft Matter 3:30 PM @ STUN: 314 Jui-Hsiang Hung Oral 6/20/2016 Effect of Humidity on the Adhesion of Black Widow Spider’s Gumfoot Silk Biomaterials 10:05 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Dharamdeep Jain

Oral 6/20/2016 A Low Modulus Multi-functional Polyester Platform for Room Temperature 3D Printing Biomaterials 3:00 PM @ STUN: 314 Tanmay Jain Oral 6/21/2016 Comb-Like Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers: A Structure-Property Relationship Study Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Dr. Ali Javadi

Poster 6/20/2016 Mechanical Movement of Actuating Materials Based on Weak Polyelectrolyte Multilayers Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Xiang Ji Poster 6/21/2016 Responsive polymer bilayers by heterogeneous swelling Responsive Polymers 2:20 PM @ STUN: 308 Pei-Zhen Jian Oral 6/20/2016 Development of Polymeric SO2 Resistant Coating for Solid Amine Sorbent Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Hailiang Jin Poster 6/20/2016 Effect of pigmentation and polysiloxane to alkoxysilane end capped epoxy Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Minjung Joo Poster 6/21/2016 Synthetic Methods to Generate and Functionalize 3D Printed Scaffolds Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Alex Kleinfehn Poster 6/20/2016 Scale matters: The effect of softness on gecko adhesion Interfacial Phenomena 10:05 AM @ STUN: 316 Mena Klittich Oral 6/21/2016 Phase Diagrams of Molecular Gels Formed by 12-Hydroxystearic Acid/n-Alkane Solutions Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Tzu-Yu Lai Poster 6/21/2016 High Swelling Elastomers Using Dual Reversible Addition Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT) Crosslinker Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Jehoon Lee Poster 6/20/2016 TITLE Soft Matter 10:45 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Chao Li

Oral 6/20/2016 Solution Behavior of Pd6L4 Coordination Macroions — the Effect of ligands Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Hui Li

Poster 6/20/2016 Radiopaque, Iodine Functionalized Phenylalanine-based Poly(ester urea)s Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Shan Li Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 11 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

To Explore the Nature of Mechanical Stress Arising from Large Deformation of Polymeric Glass Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Xiaoxiao Li

Poster 6/21/2016 Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Nanocomposites with Liquid Inclusions. Mechanical-Rheological 9:35 AM @ STUN: 335 Heyi Liang Oral 6/21/2016 Assembly of Zwitterionic Giant Surfactants Toward Shape Controllable Nanostructured Particles Responsive Polymers 9:35 AM @ STUN: 316 Zhiwei Lin Oral 6/20/2016 Efficient Perovskite Hybrid Photovoltaics via Alcohol-Vapor Annealing Treatment Polymer Characterization 9:50 AM @ STUN: 312

• Ms. Chang Liu

Oral 6/20/2016 Rheology and Dynamics of Spherical Motifs in Ordered Self-assembly Mechanical-Rheological 2:35 PM @ STUN: 316

• Dr. Gengxin Liu

Oral 6/20/2016 Brittle-ductile transition under compression of glassy polymers: Role of chain network Mechanical-Rheological 10:05 AM @ STUN: 335 Jianning Liu Oral 6/21/2016 Structure – Property Relationships of ‘Peptide-like’ Polyesters Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Qianhui Liu Poster 6/21/2016 Atomic Scale Observation of Atoms in Nanofibers of Polyvinylidene Fluoride by Electron Microscopy Polymer Characterization 2:20 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Ms. Suqi Liu

Oral 6/21/2016 Elucidation of Stabilization Pathways of Atactic-Polyacrylonitrile by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy Polymer Characterization 3:30 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Xiaoran Liu

Oral 6/21/2016 Direct Immersion Annealing of Nano-Filled Block Copolymer Films Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Melanie Longanecker Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis of mannose- and glucose-based hyperbranched glycopolymers Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:35 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Cesar Lopez Gonzalez

Oral 6/21/2016 Self-Recognition of Two Rod-Shaped Macroions with Different Functional Groups Controlled by Cation-π Interaction Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Dr. Jiancheng Luo

Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(propylene fumarate) Oligomers and Their Use in 3D Printed Scaffolds via Continuous Digital Light Processing Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Yuanyuan Luo Poster 6/20/2016 Peptide-dendrimer Conjugates for Implant Functionalization Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Derek Luong Poster 6/20/2016 Contraction of weak polyelectrolyte multilayers in response to organic solvents Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Yubing Ma

Poster 6/20/2016 Effects of Stereoregularity on Local Dynamics and Structure of Hydrogenated Polynorbornenes (hPNBs) as Studied by Solid-State NMR Polymer Characterization 9:50 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Yuta Makita

Oral 6/21/2016 Bioinspired Antimicrobial Polyurethanes: A New Tool for Combating Bacterial Infections Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Steven Mankoci

Poster 6/21/2016 Sequence-Specific Copolymer Compatibilizers designed using a Genetic Algorithm Soft Matter 2:20 PM @ STUN: 335 Venkatesh Meenakshisundaram Oral 6/21/2016 Synthesis and study effects of end-capper and substituted side chains on kinetics of photosensitive polyimide Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mrs. Hamideh S. Mehr

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 12 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

High Performance Perovskite Hybrid Solar Cells with E-beam-Processed TiOx Electron Extraction Layer Polymer Characterization 3:15 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Tianyu Meng

Oral 6/21/2016 small molecule Soft Matter 3:00 PM @ STUN: 335 Weston Merling Oral 6/21/2016 Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Solvent Swollen Block Copolymer Films Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Arvind Modi

Poster 6/20/2016 Solvent-Free, Photocurable Mussel-Inspired Polyester Adhesive for Underwater Adhesion Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Amal Narayanan

Poster 6/20/2016 Antimicrobial IPN naofiber scaffolds for applications of wound healing Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Sepideh Niknezhad Poster 6/21/2016 Investigating the material properties of the Caulobacter crescentus adhesive holdfast Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Alex Nyarko

Poster 6/20/2016 Real-time Mechano-Optical Behavior and Structural Evolution of Polyimide Polymer Characterization 3:15 PM @ STUN: 310 Ido Offenbach Oral 6/20/2016 Optimization of benzocyclobutene-containing (meth)acrylate structure for controlled radical polymerization Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Isamu Ono

Poster 6/20/2016 Fatty Acid Swollen Natural Rubber Shape Memory Polymers Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Marcos Pantoja Poster 6/20/2016 Glass transitions and transport properties in hierarchically structured polymeric ionic liquids Mechanical-Rheological 3:00 PM @ STUN: 310 Tarak Patra Oral 6/21/2016 Utility of Baylis-Hillman Reaction for the Synthesis of Functionalized Polymers Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Chao Peng Poster 6/20/2016 Characterization of the Shape Memory Properties of Amino Acid-Based Poly(ester urea)s Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Gregory Peterson Poster 6/20/2016 OGP-functionalized phenylalanine-based poly(ester ureas) for enhanced mechanical properties and osteoinductive ability for bone regeneration applications Biomaterials 2:05 PM @ STUN: 335 Gina Policastro Oral 6/20/2016 Ultra-¬‐Long Cycle Life, Low‐¬‐Cost Room Temperature Sodium‐¬‐Sulfur Batteries Enabled by Highly Doped (N, S) Nanoporous Carbons Soft Matter 9:50 AM @ STUN: 308 Zhe Qiang Oral 6/21/2016 Probing the structure of water molecules confined between C16TAB monolayers: A Molecular Dynamics Study Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Alankar Rastogi

Poster 6/20/2016 On the behavior of ionic liquid molecules in confinement in macroporous polymers Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Prasad Raut

Poster 6/21/2016 Self-Stratifying Environmentally Friendly Alkyd Coatings Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Ryan Salata

Poster 6/21/2016 Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers for High Breakdown Strength Polymer Film Capacitors Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Saumil Samant Poster 6/21/2016 CNT-phosphonium ionic liquid nanofluids: interface and rheology study Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Sayali Satam

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 13 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

Synthesis and Polymerization of Functional Lactones for Functional PLA-Based Systems Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mrs. Carolyn Scherger

Poster 6/20/2016 Alternative Probe Materials for Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Nano-Resolved Chemical Identification at a Surface Interfacial Phenomena 2:05 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Jacob Scherger

Oral 6/20/2016 Functionalized nanofiber scaffolds for nerve regeneration Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Elena Silantyeva Poster 6/21/2016 Effect of headgroup-substrate interactions on the thermal behavior of longchain amphiphiles Interfacial Phenomena 11:00 AM @ STUN: 316

• Ms. Saranshu Singla

Oral 6/21/2016 Non-Chromate Flexible Binders for Aerospace Applications Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Masoud Sobani

Poster 6/21/2016 Multicomponent Polymer Thin Films for Functional Applications Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Yan Sun Poster 6/20/2016 Poly(butadiene-graft-pentafluorostyrene) as a Coupling Agent in Rubber Compounding with Various Fillers Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Nicole Swanson Poster 6/21/2016 Thermoset Rubber Reinforced by Oligo-b-alanine Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Xin Tan Poster 6/21/2016 Thermo-responsive polymeric membranes manufactured using excimer laser for regulated transport Responsive Polymers 9:35 AM @ STUN: Theater Ankit Tiwari Oral 6/21/2016 Self-assembly of organosilane monolayers on silicon-based substrates by chemical vapor deposition. Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Marisa Tukpah

Poster 6/20/2016 In vivo and in vitro testing of thermoplastic degradable elastomers that mimic natural rubber for soft tissue regeneration applications Biomaterials 3:30 PM @ STUN: 335 Mary Beth Wade Oral 6/20/2016 Hydrophobically Crosslinked Supramolecular Hydrogels Stiffend by Surfactant Mechanical-Rheological 3:15 PM @ STUN: 316 Chao Wang Oral 6/20/2016 Efficient Perovskite Hybrid Solar Cells via Ionomer Interfacila Engineering Interfacial Phenomena 2:20 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Kai Wang

Oral 6/20/2016 Chain Folding Structure and Crystallization Mechanism of Poly(l-lactide) in Solution As Studied by 13C-13C Double-Quantum NMR Polymer Characterization 10:30 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Shijun Wang

Oral 6/21/2016 Synthesis, modification and characterization of the amine cured epoxy films Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Sihan Wang

Poster 6/21/2016 Wettability of Cellulose Nanocrystal Film Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Emily Weinheimer

Poster 6/20/2016 Phase Relaxation and Microstructure in Supramolecular Hydrogels Under Uniaxial Elongation: Probed by Contrast Matching During SANS Soft Matter 11:15 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Clinton Wiener

Oral 6/20/2016 DFT Simulation of CO2 Capture on Amine-based Polymer Composites Polymer Characterization 10:45 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Erik Willett

Oral 6/20/2016 N-carboxyanhydrides for bone growth repair Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 James Wilson Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 14 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

The effects of thermal treatment on ordered mesoporous structure in manganese nitrate – citric acid system: microwave vs furnace Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Yanfeng Xia

Poster 6/21/2016 Supramolecular Elastomers. Particulate β-Sheet Nanocrystal- Reinforced Syntheic Elastic Networks Mechanical-Rheological 3:30 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Xeusong Yan

Oral 6/21/2016 Influence of Ions on Diffusion of Water at the Metal/Coating Interface Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Feipeng Yang

Poster 6/20/2016 Glass transition and ionic conductivity of polymeric ionic liquids Soft Matter 3:45 PM @ STUN: 314 Junhong Yang Oral 6/20/2016 Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Oligophenylenethiophenes with Latent Hydrogen Bonding for Solution-Processed Organic Field-Effect Transistors Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Kun Yang Poster 6/21/2016 Observation Of The Growth Of Polymer Nanoparticles In Solvent Shifting Process By Dynamic Light Scattering And Its Application Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Zhengnan Yang

Poster 6/21/2016 Spectroscopic study of water-borne polymer thin films on heterogeneous surfaces Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Wenbin Yin

Poster 6/21/2016 Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 by PEI Functionalized TiO2 Thin Film Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Jie Yu Poster 6/20/2016 A Tissue-Engineered Model of A Tendon-To-Bone Enthesis Biomaterials 9:35 AM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Qing Yu

Oral 6/21/2016 Structure Analysis of Mesomorphic Form Isotactic Polypropylene at the Molecular Level: A Solid-State NMR Study Polymer Characterization 11:00 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Shichen Yuan

Oral 6/21/2016 Contact-Killing Antimicrobial Thermoplastic Polyurethanes for Catheter Applications Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Zachary Zander Poster 6/21/2016 Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Porous Polymer Thin Films and Particles Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Yuxin Zhai Poster 6/21/2016 Bioinspired slippery surface with anti-fouling property Interfacial Phenomena 3:00 PM @ STUN: 312 Chi Zhang Oral 6/21/2016 Surface Fluctuations of Four arm Star Polystyrene Melt Films Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Fan Zhang

Poster 6/20/2016 ABSTRACT Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Haichang Zhang Poster 6/20/2016 Tailorable releasing behavior of small molecules in hydrophobic gel modified by hydrophilic multilayers Interfacial Phenomena 1:50 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Huan Zhang

Oral 6/20/2016 Probing molecular properties of ionic liquids via nano-confinement and nano-rheology Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Ming Zhang Poster 6/21/2016 Directed Assembly of Nanoparticle Filled Polymer Thin Films Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Ren Zhang Poster 6/21/2016 “Nanoatoms”-Based Macromolecular Engineering Strategy towards Giant Molecules with Precisely-Controlled Heterogeneity Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:30 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Wei Zhang

Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 15 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 The University of Akron

Stereo-specific Supramolecular Block Copolymerization Soft Matter 2:35 PM @ STUN: 335

• Dr. Wei Zhang

Oral 6/21/2016 Behavior of silk fibroin protein polymer in confined environment Interfacial Phenomena 3:30 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Yuanzhong Zhang

Oral 6/21/2016 Sequestration of Dye into Polyelectrolyte Coacervates Soft Matter 10:05 AM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Mengmeng Zhao

Oral 6/21/2016 ABSTRACT Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Yihong Zhao

Poster 6/20/2016 Chain networking in polymeric glasses revealed 
 by molecular dynamics simulation Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Yexin Zheng

Poster 6/21/2016 Layer-by-Layer Rose Petal Mimic Surface for Oil/Water Separations Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Yingfan Zhong

Poster 6/21/2016 Water at the interface between plasma polymerized coatings and substrate Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Yang Zhou

Poster 6/21/2016 Thermally responsive and Robust Gel-infused Surface Interfacial Phenomena 10:30 AM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Geyunjian Zhu

Oral 6/20/2016

Tulane University

High-throughput investigation of polymer crystallization in thin films via flowcoating Polymer Characterization 11:00 AM @ STUN: 312 Giovanni Kelly Oral 6/20/2016 Effect of polymer architecture on nano-structured polymeric materials and development of nanoporous membrane for separation of oil- water mixtures Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Baraka Lwoya

Poster 6/20/2016

University of Cincinnati

Shape memory polymer heparin-mimicking biomaterials Biomaterials 9:50 AM @ STUN: 314 Qinyuan Chai Oral 6/21/2016

University of Colorado, Boulder

3D Printing Polymeric Photonic Crystals Soft Matter 10:05 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Bret Boyle

Oral 6/20/2016 Organocatalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for the Synthesis of Precise Polymer Architectures Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:50 AM @ STUN: 314 Blaine McCarthy Oral 6/20/2016 Organocatalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:20 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Matthew Ryan

Oral 6/21/2016

University of Connecticut

Visible-Light Hypervalent Iodide Carboxylate Photo(trifluoro)methylations and Controlled Radical Polymerization of Fluorinated Alkenes Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Joon-Sung Kim

Poster 6/20/2016 Graphene/Graphene Oxide based Polymer Nanocomposite Foams Interfacial Phenomena 11:00 AM @ STUN: 335

• Mr. Harish Kumar

Oral 6/20/2016 Cooperative Interactions between Liquid Crystalline Mesogens in Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Random Terpolymers Responsive Polymers 9:50 AM @ STUN: 316 Lalit Mahajan Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 16 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Crete

Tuning the crystallinity of Poly(ethylene oxide) in PEO-SiO2 nanocomposites Interfacial Phenomena 10:05 AM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Eleni Papananou

Oral 6/20/2016

University of Florida

Random L-lactide/ bioaromatics copolymerizations for increasing the glass transition temperature of PLA Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:15 PM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Thi Hoang Ha Nguyen

Oral 6/21/2016 Novel discovery of biorenewable and water degradable polylactam esters from itaconic acid Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:30 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Pengxu Qi

Oral 6/21/2016 Sustainable polyvinyl acetals from vanillin and other biobased aromatic aldehydes. Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:05 AM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Mayra Rostagno

Oral 6/20/2016

University of Georgia

Reactive Magnetospinning of Nano- and Microfibers Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Darya Asheghali

Poster 6/20/2016

University of Kentucky

Photoactive Ring monomer for light mediated Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Ishan Fursule

Poster 6/20/2016

University of Maryland

Self---assembly of atactic poly(α---olefin)---sugar hybrid conjugates for the fabrication of sub---10 nm nanostructures Soft Matter 10:45 AM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Samantha Nowak

Oral 6/21/2016

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Auto-exfoliating acid degradable protective polymer layer for chemical and biological threat reduction Polymer Characterization 10:45 AM @ STUN: 310

• Dr. Sachin Bhaladhare

Oral 6/21/2016 TITLE Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Allen Chang

Poster 6/20/2016 Azobenzene-based Materials for Chemical Solar Thermal Batteries Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Seung Pyo Jeong

Poster 6/21/2016 Reactive polymer layer against organophosphorus nerve agents Responsive Polymers 3:00 PM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Soeun Kim

Oral 6/20/2016 Surface Grafting of Functionalized poly(thiophenes) using Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry for film stabilization Interfacial Phenomena 3:00 PM @ STUN: 312 Kara Martin Oral 6/20/2016 UV-nanoimprint lithography as a tool to develop flexible microfluidic devices for electrochemical detection Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Yiliang Zhou

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 17 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

AFM-IR study to understand the microstructure and chemical composition of Type I collagen fibrils for estrogen depleted and drug treated lumbar vertebrae Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Taeyong Ahn Poster 6/21/2016 Smooth solid-state surfaces resistant to wetting by low surface tension liquids Interfacial Phenomena 9:35 AM @ STUN: 316

• Mr. Mathew Boban

Oral 6/21/2016 pH-mediated Hybridization of Complementary Dynamic Covalent Oligomers Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Megan Dunn Poster 6/21/2016 Catalyst migration in conjugated polymer synthesis Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:45 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Peter Goldberg

Oral 6/21/2016 Designing Durable Icephobic Surfaces Interfacial Phenomena 3:15 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Kevin Golovin

Oral 6/20/2016 Failure of Tube Models to Predict the Linear Rheology of Star/Linear Blends Mechanical-Rheological 1:50 PM @ STUN: 310 Ryan Hall Oral 6/21/2016 Assembly of colloidal microspheres and measurement of their structural color Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Tianyu Liu Poster 6/21/2016 Equilibrium and Field-directed Assembly Behavior of Janus Ellipsoidal Colloids: Effect of Electrolyte and Particle Concentration Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Yanliang Liu

Poster 6/20/2016 Post-synthetic Polymerization of Porous Organic Materials for Gas-Separation Membranes Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Xingjian Ma Poster 6/21/2016 Novel in vitro DNA fibrous structures mimic inflammatory neutrophil extracellular traps Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Midori Maeda

Poster 6/21/2016 Polymerization-induced Shrinkage Stress in Thiol–Ene Photopolymerizations Novel Synthetic Strategies 11:15 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Harry van der Laan

Oral 6/20/2016 Dynamic Covalent Assembly of Peptoid-based Ladder Oligomers and Its Registry Mechanism Biomaterials 10:05 AM @ STUN: 314

• Ms. Tao Wei

Oral 6/21/2016

University of Minnesota

Stabilization of polystyrene/polylactic acid cocontinuous blends by interfacial graphene Mechanical-Rheological 10:45 AM @ STUN: 335

• Mr. Lian Bai

Oral 6/21/2016 Structure and Chain Exchange Kinetics of Block Copolymer Micelles in Ionic Liquids Soft Matter 2:20 PM @ STUN: 308 Yuanchi Ma Oral 6/21/2016 Trehalose-Based Diblock Copolymers as Excipients for Enhancing Solubility of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Anatolii Purchel Poster 6/21/2016 Tuning Morphology in Hierarchically Porous Polymer Monoliths Polymer Characterization 2:05 PM @ STUN: Theater Stacey Saba Oral 6/21/2016 Elucidating the Underlying Structure of Methylcellulose Fibrils Polymer Characterization 10:05 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Peter Schmidt

Oral 6/21/2016

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Endgroup Functionalization of Engineering Polyesters with Ureidopyrimidinone Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Katelyn Houston

Poster 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 18 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Notre Dame

Novel Triptycene-containing Multiblock Copolymers of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs). Novel Synthetic Strategies 2:05 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Mr. Joseph Aboki

Oral 6/20/2016 Design A Highly Reactive Trifunctional Core Molecule to Obtain Hyperbranched Polymers with Over A Million Molecular Weight in One- pot Click Polymerization Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Xiaosong Cao

Poster 6/20/2016 Versatile Nanofiltration Membranes with Plug and Play Chemistries Interfacial Phenomena 2:20 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Theodore Dilenschneider

Oral 6/21/2016 Inkjet Printing of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Charge Mosaic Membranes Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Feng Gao Poster 6/20/2016 Regulating the Synthesis of Nanostructured Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in Microemulsion Novel Synthetic Strategies 11:00 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Robert Graff

Oral 6/21/2016 Effects of Crosslink Density and Crosslink Inhomogeneity on CO2 Transport in Crosslinked PEO-based Gas Separation Membranes Polymer Characterization 1:50 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Gregory Kline

Oral 6/20/2016 Organo-soluble polybenzoxazoles (PBOs) for high performance gas separation membranes: a novel synthesis route and gas transport properties Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:35 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Ashish Kushwaha

Oral 6/20/2016 Segmented Copolymers of Poly(ethylene oxide) Reinforced with Pentiptycene-containing Polyimide Hard Segments for Highly CO2- Selective Gas Separation Polymer Characterization 1:50 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Shuangjiang Luo

Oral 6/21/2016 Using Inkjet Printing Devices to Fabricate Charge Mosaics from Chemically Tailored Copolymer Membranes Soft Matter 1:50 PM @ STUN: 308 Siyi Qu Oral 6/21/2016 Chain-growth CuAAC click polymerization for producing hyperbranched polymer with low polydispersity in a one-pot process Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Dr. Yi Shi

Poster 6/21/2016 One-pot Synthesis of Hyperstar Polymers in Aqueous Dispersed Media Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:45 PM @ STUN: 308 Xiaofeng Wang Oral 6/21/2016

University of Pittsburgh

Electroadhesive ionomers for multilayered structures with tunable mechanical properties Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Jeffrey Auletta

Poster 6/20/2016 Precisely sequenced Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acids)s for bioengineering applications Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Jamie Nowalk

Poster 6/20/2016 A comparative study on the in vitro and in vivo properties of sequenced controlled and random poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)s Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Michael Washington

Poster 6/20/2016 Improving performance of organic solar cell using sequence effect Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Shaopeng Zhang

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 19 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Southern Mississippi

Thiol-Mediated Miniemulsion Polymerizations: A New Route to Antimicrobial Nanoparticles Biomaterials 9:50 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mrs. Dahlia Amato

Oral 6/20/2016 Active Networks Prepared via Degradable Thiol-Ene Acetal Photopolymerization Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:30 AM @ STUN: 314 Douglas Amato Oral 6/20/2016 Determination of the effects of stereospecific glycopolymer hydrogel network architectures on water content, structure, and hydration/dehydration profiles Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 April Fogel Poster 6/20/2016 High Purity Benzoxazine Monomer Synthesis via Continuous High-Shear Reactor Novel Synthetic Strategies 9:20 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Andrew Frazee

Oral 6/20/2016 High Loading, Dispersion and Stabilization of MWCNT in Epoxy Prepolymers from Continuous High Shear Reactor Processing Mechanical-Rheological 2:05 PM @ STUN: 316

• Mr. Brian Greenhoe

Oral 6/20/2016 Buckling Instabilities in Polymer Brush Surfaces via Postpolymerization Modification Interfacial Phenomena 2:35 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Wei Guo

Oral 6/21/2016 Reinforcement of Polyamide 6 with cellulose nanocrystals prepared via in-situ ring opening polymerization: thermal, mechanical and rheological properties Mechanical-Rheological 2:05 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Shahab Kashani Rahimi

Oral 6/21/2016 Volumetric Properties and Strain Performance of Glassy Amorphous Polymer Networks Mechanical-Rheological 10:30 AM @ STUN: 335 Kyler Knowles Oral 6/21/2016 Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Networks Modified by Prereacted Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane and Silica Nanoparticles Mechanical-Rheological 1:50 PM @ STUN: 316

• Mr. Amit Sharma

Oral 6/20/2016 Surface Engineering with Thiol-Ene Photopolymerization: Wetting and Antiwetting Properties Interfacial Phenomena 3:45 PM @ STUN: 312 Li Xiong Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 20 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Control of wetting behavior of Si nanoparticles in PCHD-¬‐based diblock copolymers by tuning the graft chain stiffness Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Kamlesh Bornani

Poster 6/20/2016 Synthesis of Main Chain Purine-based Copolymers and Effects of Monomer Design on Thermal and Optical Properties Polymer Characterization 11:15 AM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Graham Collier

Oral 6/20/2016 Molecular Weight Effect on the Ion Transport Mechanism in Polymerized Ionic Liquids Soft Matter 2:05 PM @ STUN: 314 Fei Fan Oral 6/20/2016 High Performing Polyethylene oxide-PDMS Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation Polymer Characterization 2:35 PM @ STUN: Theater Tao Hong Oral 6/21/2016 Improving the Isotropy of 3D Printed Polymeric Systems Interfacial Phenomena 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Neiko Levenhagen Poster 6/21/2016 In Situ Determination of Polymer Diffusion in Nanocomposites Polymer Characterization 2:35 PM @ STUN: 310

• Ms. Halie Martin

Oral 6/20/2016 Identifying Kinetic and Thermodynamic Effects on Self-Stratifying Polymer Blends Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Samantha Rinehart

Poster 6/21/2016 Role of Oligomeric Additives on P3HT/PCBM Domain Interfaces and Photovoltaic Performance Interfacial Phenomena 3:45 PM @ STUN: 312

• Mr. Zach Seibers

Oral 6/21/2016 Synthesis and Modification of Polymer Nanoparticles Soft Matter 2:05 PM @ STUN: 335 Tyler White Oral 6/21/2016 Impact of hydrogen bonding on dynamics of hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Kunyue Xing Poster 6/20/2016

University of Texas at Dallas

Enhanced supramolecular self-assembly of P3HT by copolymerization with pyrene functionalized methacrylate Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:00 PM @ STUN: 308

• Ms. Taniya Kekunawela Pathiranage

Oral 6/21/2016

University of Toledo

Mechanical and Rheological Study of Blend Anion Exchange Membranes Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Dr. Gigi George

Poster 6/21/2016 Mechanical and Rheological Study of Blend Anion Exchange Membranes Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. George Ozioko

Poster 6/21/2016

University of Virginia

Specific Ion Effects in Polymer-ion Interactions and Its Applications in Membrane Science Interfacial Phenomena 3:15 PM @ STUN: 312 Yuanyuan Ji Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 21 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 University of Washington

1,2-Oxazines for Dynamic Covalent Materials Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Victoria Kensy Poster 6/21/2016 Toward Room-Temperature Additive Manufacturing with High-Performance Polymers Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Dr. Chang-Uk Lee

Poster 6/20/2016 Photoredox-Mediated Methods for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:45 PM @ STUN: Theater Laura Murphy Oral 6/20/2016 Graded and Heterogeneous Materials using Digital Light Processing Additive Manufacturing Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Ms. Johanna Schwartz

Poster 6/20/2016

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Self-Healing Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Nanocomposites Responsive polymers 2:35 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Qifeng Zheng

Oral 6/20/2016

Virginia Commonwealth University

Novel polymer drug against the pathogenic bacterium responsible for facial acne, Propionibacterium acnes Interfacial Phenomena 1:50 PM @ STUN: 312

• Ms. Sithara S. Nair

Oral 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 22 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Non-¬Random Sulfonation of Poly(ether ether ketone) via Post Polymerization Functionalization of Thermoreversible Gels Novel Synthetic Strategies 2:35 PM @ STUN: Theater Lindsey Anderson Oral 6/20/2016 Synthesis and Characterization of a Bio- and Photodegradable Thermal Plastic Elastomer by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Ring-Opening Polymerization Responsive Polymers 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Kyle Arrington

Poster 6/20/2016 Additive Manufacturing of Tissue Scaffolds Using Novel Biodegradable Photopolymers Biomaterials 9:20 AM @ STUN: 314

• Mr. Nicholas Chartrain

Oral 6/21/2016 Urea-Containing ABA Triblock Copolymers from RAFT Polymerization: High Glass Transition Segments for Thermoplastic Elastomers Responsive Polymers 2:05 PM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Mingtao Chen

Oral 6/20/2016 In situ nanofiller formation in polymer nanocomposites Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Barbara DeButts

Poster 6/20/2016 High Tg Polyesters as Potential BPA-Polycarbonate Replacements Polymer Characterization 3:45 PM @ STUN: 310 Joseph Dennis Oral 6/20/2016 Monomeric Charge Density in Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Kevin Drummey

Poster 6/21/2016 H2S-Releasing Nanoparticles with Morphologically-Dependent Release Kinetics Exhibit Anti-Cancer Activity Biomaterials 2:35 PM @ STUN: 335

• Mr. Jeff Foster

Oral 6/20/2016 3D printing all-aromatic high-performance polyimides using μSLA; processing the non-processable. Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:15 PM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Maruti Hegde

Oral 6/20/2016 Synthesis and Characterization of Tetraamino Diphenyl Sulfone (TADPS) Based Polybenzimidazoles and Post-modification for Gas Separation Membranes Novel Synthetic Strategies 3:30 PM @ STUN: Theater Matt Joseph Oral 6/20/2016 Functionalization of hyaluronan as a tumor model for glioblastoma Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Akanksha Kanitkar Poster 6/20/2016 Exploring Block-Copolymer Micelle Dynamics for Tunable Cargo Delivery and Reactivity Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Xiuli Li

Poster 6/21/2016 Extraction of Cellulose Nanostructures from the Pistachio Shell Biomaterials 3:00 PM @ STUN: 335 Josh Marett Oral 6/20/2016 Melt-spinnable Precursors for Carbon Fiber Production Mechanical-Rheological 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2

• Mr. Gregory Miller

Poster 6/20/2016 Development of antimicrobial fibers using biologically-derived peptide-nucleic acids (PNAs): Attachment, efficacy and release Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Ryan Mondschein Poster 6/21/2016 Poly(β-thioesters) Derived from the Thiol Michael ‘Click’ Reaction for Advanced Materials Novel Synthetic Strategies 10:05 AM @ STUN: 312

• Dr. Nicholas Moon

Oral 6/21/2016 Non-viral Gene Delivery Utilizing Imidazolium-containing Polyesters Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Allison Pekkanen Poster 6/20/2016 Enzyme-Promoted H2S Releasing Polymers Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Chad Powell

Poster 6/20/2016 Peptide Hydrogels with Controlled H2S release Soft Matter 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Ms. Yun Qian

Poster 6/21/2016 6/9/2016 Page 23 of 24 Schedule subject to change.

NGRPC Presentations Schedule by University

2016 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Controlled Release of a Peptide Drug from PLGA Nanospheres Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3 Rose Roberts Poster 6/20/2016 Advancing Photopolymer Resins for Additive Manufacturing: 3D Printing Hydrogenated Polybutadiene with Mask Projection Microstereolithography Novel Synthetic Strategies 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Mr. Philip Scott

Poster 6/21/2016 Hybrid thiol-ene and conventional free radical photopolymer system for sequential molecular weight growth and photo-crosslinking Polymer Characterization 9:20 AM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Justin Sirrine

Oral 6/21/2016 Thermoreversible Gelation of Poly(ether ether ketone) Soft Matter 11:00 AM @ STUN: 308 Samantha Talley Oral 6/21/2016 Thermotropic Telechelic Ionomers for High Performance Applications Polymer Characterization 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 2 Katherine Valentine Poster 6/20/2016 Determination of the Equilibrium Melting Temperature of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Through the Nonlinear Hoffman-Weeks Method with Melting Data Obtained by Ultrafast Differential Scanning Calorimetry Soft Matter 9:20 AM @ STUN: 308

• Mr. Matthew Vincent

Oral 6/21/2016 Highly Conductive and Thermally Stable Ion Gels with Tunable Modulus for High Energy Density Li-Metal Batteries Soft Matter 3:45 PM @ STUN: 335

• Ms. Ying Wang

Oral 6/21/2016 Dendritic Elastin-like Peptides: The Effect of Branching on Thermoresponsiveness Biomaterials 4:00 PM @ GDYR: Atrium 3

• Dr. Mingjun Zhou

Poster 6/21/2016

Wayne State University

Organic-Inorganic Macroion Complexation: Tunable Solution-Hydrogel-Coacervate Soft Matter 9:50 AM @ STUN: Theater

• Dr. Benxin Jing

Oral 6/20/2016

Wright State University

Investigation of Chemical Network Structure of Matrix and Interphase of Polymer Matrix Composite Polymer Characterization 2:20 PM @ STUN: 310

• Mr. Jack Chalker

Oral 6/20/2016 Structural Energy and Power Interfacial Phenomena 2:35 PM @ STUN: 312 Evan Helton Oral 6/20/2016 6/9/2016 Page 24 of 24 Schedule subject to change.