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 Alfredo Alexander-Katz at aalexand@mit.edu.

MIT PPSM YouTube Channel

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJXFS-b5uRqxEdba_u78zA/featured

All Spring 2021 PPSM seminars will be presented virtually on Wednesdays.
An attendance link will be posted with each seminar below.

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
		FEBRUARY
	10	“Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs): generating, losing, and using free volume for membrane applications” Prof. Neil B. McKeown Chair, Chemistry and Director of Research School of Chemistry University of Edinburgh   SEMINAR VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw4g2TbCmE4
		MARCH
	3	“Liquid Crystals: From Simple Self-Assembled Constructs, to Autonomous Materials” Prof. Juan de Pablo Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering University of Chicago SEMINAR VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPoXVHsamVg
	10	“Bridging the gap between molecules and nanoparticles” Prof. Eugenia Kumacheva Department of Chemistry University of Toronto SEMINAR VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkZ45g56j1o
	17	“Biomaterials for mechanistic understandings and therapeutic interventions” Prof. Shyni Varghese Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University SEMINAR VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-i5P6Rd9o
	31	“Well-Defined Conjugated Polymers” Prof. Dwight S. Seferos Department of Chemistry University of Toronto SEMINAR VIDEO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jkT5ExPygo&t=32s
		APRIL
	14	“Engineering the Bio/Nano Interface of Soft Nanobiomaterials for Immunotherapy” Prof. Evan A. Scott Department of Biomedical Engineering Northwestern University SEMINAR VIDEO:  COMING SOON
	28	MIT POLYMER DAY All virtual event FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://polymerday.mit.edu/

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