Spring 2015 Seminars

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. [LIST OF PPSM SEMINARS 1986 to PRESENT] We invite the polymer community at MIT and elsewhere to participate. For further information, contact Professor Jeremiah Johnson at jaj2109@mit.edu. All talks take place on Wednesdays.

If you would like 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

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SPRING 2015 SEMINAR LOCATION: 56-114
(EXCEPT APR. 1st and MAY 13th WHICH WILL BE IN 54-100)

Seminar 3:30 PM / Refreshments 3:00 PM

 JeffreySMoore2-4-2015

OUR NEXT PPSM POLYMER-SOFT MATTER SEMINAR:

WEDNESDAY MAY 13th, 2015

Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois

“Polymer Mechanochemistry and
Self-Healing Materials”


SPECIAL LOCATION THIS WEEK: 54-100

 

ABSTRACT: Mechanosensitive materials must respond to many different length scales of damage. On the molecular scale, desirable materials properties brought about in response to high-stress conditions include: (1) signal generation to warn of ensuing failure, (2) structural modifications to slow the rate of damage and extend lifetime (e.g., stress-induced crosslinking), and (3) initiation of reactions that rebond crack interfaces and avoid catastrophic failure. On the micron scale, interfacial rebonding of crack damage is required.  More than a decade of research on this problem has resulted in significant advances. On larger length scales such as damage caused by blast and impact loadings, significant mass loss results. This mode of damage motivates concepts in synthetic materials regeneration.  Synthetic materials regeneration aims to restore lost functionality by processes that mimic biological growth of tissue and appendages. Novel healing chemistry is needed to conduct materials synthesis “in the wild”. Characterization data on filling prototypical voids created in vascularized polymeric specimens will be presented, including the scaffold-forming chemistry, its transformation to a structural solid and the restoration of mechanical properties.

FEBRUARY

 MoonJeongParkHEADSHOT

11

Prof. Moon Jeong Park, Department of Chemical Engineering
POSTECH (Korea)

“Morphology and Ion Transport in Block Copolymer Electrolytes”

 

18

NO SEMINAR

 ChristineLuscombe2-22-15

25

Prof. Christine Luscombe, Department of Chemistry
University of Washington

TOPIC: “Precise Engineering of       Semiconducting Polymers
for Organic Electronics”

MARCH

4

NO SEMINAR

11

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POSTER CONTEST 12N-2P Morss Hall (50-140)
SYMPOSIUM 3-5P
(54-100)

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR A FANTASTIC 2015 POLYMER DAY!!

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 NicoleZacharia

18

Prof. Nicole Zacharia, Department of Polymer Engineering
University of Akron

TOPIC: Modulating Interactions in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers”

 

25

NO SEMINAR – MIT SPRING BREAK

APRIL

 KrisMatyjaszewski

1

Prof. Kris Matyjaszewski, Department of Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University

TOPIC: “Nanostructured Functional Materials by Taming Radicals”

SPECIAL LOCATION THIS WEEK: 54-100


 StuartRowan

29

POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 7th,2015

Prof. Stuart Rowan,
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Case Western Reserve University

“Structurally Dynamic Polymers as
Stimuli-Responsive Materials”

 

MAY

Malika JeffriesEl

6

Prof. Malika Jeffries El, Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University

TOPIC: Tuning the properties of conjugated polymers via atomic engineering”

JeffreySMoore2-4-2015

13

Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois

“Polymer Mechanochemistry and
Self-Healing Materials”


SPECIAL LOCATION THIS WEEK: 54-100

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