PPSM sponsors a series of seminars covering a broad range of topics of general interest to the polymer community, featuring speakers from both on and off campus. We invite the polymer community at MIT and elsewhere to participate. For further information, contact Professor Niels Holten-Andersen at holten@mit.edu.

All Fall 2020 PPSM seminars will be presented virtually on Wednesdays. 

Connect by 3:25 PM–Seminar Begins 3:30 PM / Email ppsm-www@mit.edu with any questions.

To receive Tuesday and Wednesday email announcements of the next upcoming PPSM seminar, please email your request including your email address to:  ppsm-www@mit.edu

		PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED
		SEPTEMBER
	9	“Organic/Polymeric Materials – Design Strategy for New Optoelectronic Materials and Post-Functionalization of Waste Materials” Prof. Colleen Scott Department of Chemistry Mississippi State University   SCOTT SEMINAR VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WowcaQV4E5g
	30	“Adaptable Hydrogels for Organoid Culture” Prof. Sarah Heilshorn Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stanford University   VIDEO UNAVAILABLE
		OCTOBER
d	21	“Nanoparticle, Segmental and Chain Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites” Prof. Karen I. Winey Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Pennsylvania   WINEY SEMINAR VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGA8wZmq7HE
		NOVEMBER
	18	“Phase-dependent Redox Properties in Marine Adhesive Proteins” Prof. Herbert Waite Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of California/Santa Barbara   WAITE SEMINAR VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bhE150KI1ps
		DECEMBER
	9	“Surface Forces and Stratification in Micellar Foam Films”  Prof. Vivek Sharma Department of Chemical Engineering  University of Illinois/Chicago   VIDEO UNAVAILABLE

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