Ohio Polymer and Soft Matter Symposium
SAVE THE DATE: May 20 - May 22, 2024
Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, Ohio
The Ohio POlymer and Soft Matter (OPoSM) symposium will have its inaugural meeting in May 2024 at Case Western Reserve University. OPoSM is a regional forum for Ohio-based researchers in academia, industry, and national labs working broadly in the area of polymer science and soft matter. Faculty, industrial and national lab researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students performing fundamental and applied polymer and soft matter research are encouraged to attend. The symposium will feature invited talks and a poster session, with time for meeting and networking with our Ohio peers.
Deadline for registration is extended to April 12. After that, registration will increase by $75. Cancellation non-refundable after April 19.
Students, postdocs, and participants are encouraged to present posters.
Invited speakers
Valentin Rodionov - Case Western Reserve University. Adding dimensions to polymer synthesis: Beyond Staudinger’s linear macromolecules
Greg Beaucage - University of Cincinnati. Hierarchical dispersion and distribution for commercial pigments and fillers (Site: eng.uc.edu/~beaucag/BeaucageResearchGroup)
Erick Vasquez - University of Dayton. Magnetic biobased-polymer nanocomposites: synthesis and applications (Site: sites.google.com/udayton.edu/nemlab)
Kevin Cavicchi - University of Akron. Shape-morphing polymers (Site: uakron.edu/polymer/about-us/our-people/profile.dot?u=kac58)
Chris Wirth - Case Western Reserve University. Watching paint dry: Non-invasive detection of defects and skinning in drying complex fluids (Site: case.edu/engineering/labs/wirth)
Peter Polyak / Judit Puskas - The Ohio State University. Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polydisulfide elastomer from renewable resources (Site: biomerg.osu.edu)
Sumit Sharma - Ohio University. Effects of single atom modifications on protein-ligand interactions studied using Markov state modeling (Site: sharma-research.com)
Matt Lynch - Procter and Gamble. Polymers for preparing sprayable yield-stress fluids.
Anesia Auguste - Air Force Research Lab. Additive manufacturing of functional polymers.
Amy Yousefi - Miami University. Numerical and statistical modeling in polymer processing and biomedical fields (Site: miamioh.edu/profiles/cec/azizeh-mitra-yousefi.html)
Eugene Pashkovski - Lubrizol. Associative polymers in capillary breakup and rotary atomization of weakly elastic polymer solutions
Andrew Recker - Former VP, Sherwin Williams. Innovating in the industry.
Stephanie Vivod - NASA. Polymer aerogels for lunar applications and beyond.
Sveta Morozova - Case Western Reserve University. Polymer dynamics near complex surfaces. (Site: morozovalab.net)
Jonathan Pham - University of Cincinnati. Wetting, adhesion, and friction of soft material surfaces (Site: sites.google.com/view/phamlab)
We are thankful to our sponsors!
Case Western Reserve University
NSF Engines award 2302943
Dorm option: If you would like a dorm on campus, please apply for apartment style on-campus rooms here:
https://cwru.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalXConference/6EE93CF5/25/422/Home-Home?UrlToken=CEF58692
Tentative scheduling
Monday, May 20
5:00-8:00 Registration and poster hanging
5:00-8:30 Informal gathering for people who arrive this evening
Tuesday, May 21
7:45-8:30 AM Breakfast and registration
8:30-12:00 Talks and coffee discussion break
12:00-1:30 Lunch break
1:30-5:00 Talks and coffee discussion break
5:00-7:00 Poster Session
7:00-9:00 Banquet (Casual dinner)
Wednesday
7:45-8:30 AM Breakfast and registration
8:30-12:15 Talks and coffee discussion break
11:50-1:20 Lunch break
1:20-2:40 Talks
3:00 Closing remarks and departure