Denver 2024 ACS National Meeting

In 1924 at the 67th National American Chemical Society Meeting, the Paint and Varnish Section held their first symposium on paint and varnish chemistry. The celebration of 100 years of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division continues in Denver, Colorado.

At the 268th American Chemical Society meeting in Denver, CO, the Division plans to host multiple symposium and events celebrating the past success and future of polymer material science through chemistry.

The PMSE / POLY Plenary and Award Presentation will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21st in the Sheraton Downtown Denver hotel, Grand Ballroom II

Key Events

Panel Discussion: Opportunities And Challenges In AI-Accelerated And Data-Driven Design Of Polymeric Materials
Tuesday, August 20, 2:30 – 4:00 pm, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Windows Room.

Panel Discussion: Collaboration Between PMSE And Polymer Society Of Korea For Innovation In The Next Frontier And Beyond
Wednesday, August 21, 4:40 – 5:40 pm, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Columbine Room.

Sci-Mix
Monday, August 19, 8:00 – 10:00 Pm, Colorado Convention Center, Hall A-C.

PMSE Poster Sessions
Four poster sessions will be held throughout the meeting in the Plaza / Exhibit Foyer

PMSE General Poster Session I – Sunday, August 18, 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza/Exhibit Foyer
PMSE General Poster Session II – Sunday, August 18, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza/Exhibit Foyer
PMSE Graduate Research Poster Session I – Monday, August 19, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza/Exhibit Foyer
PMSE Graduate Research Poster Session II – Wednesday, August 21, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Sheraton Denver Downtown, Plaza/Exhibit Foyer

PMSE AWARDS

PMSE Awards

ACS Fellows from PMSE
TBD

ACS Global Outstanding Student Award in Polymer Science and Engineering
Pamela Cai, Laura Rijns

ACS Global Outstanding Mentor Award in Polymer Science and Engineering
Patricia Dankers, Andrew Spakowitz

Best Poster Awards for Graduate Students
Best Poster Awards for Undergraduate Students
Winners chosen at the Poster Session

Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science Finalists
Hesham Aboukeila, Sarah Fisher, Rishi Gurnani, Tianjian Yang, Matthew Sanders, Rachel Huang

Graduate Student Travel Award
TBD

Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science and Engineering
Shu Wang

PMSE Early Investigators
Stephanie Barbon, Johannes C. Brendel, Liheng Cai, Wan-Ting Chen, Kaitlyn Crawford, Yifan Dong, Matthew Golder, Miao Hong, Jovan Kamcev, Laure Kayser, Yoonseob Kim, Abigail Knight, Svetlana Morozova, Poornima Padmanabhan, Jihye Park, Luqing Qi, Eleftheria Roumeli, Michael Schulz, Amir Sheikhi, Junpeng Wang, Xiaoguang Wang, Mostafa Yourdkhani, Cheng Zhang, Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy

PMSE Future Faculty
Jill Alty, W. Ryan Archer, Pamela Cai, Chaojian Chen, Ryan Clarke, Leiqing Hu, Kuljeet Kaur, Seunghyeon Kim, Jianhui Liu, Lukas Michalek, Matthew Ribera, Tracy Schloemer, Bharath Venkatesh, Kunyu Wang, Shu Wang, Zhen Wang, Peiran Wei, Kelsie Wentz, Lianqian Wu, Hao Yu
Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings – Wenjun Wu

Emerging Stars of Regenerative Engineering
Amir Abedini, Shivakalyani Adepu, Seyyedmorteza Attari, Manaswee Barau, Timothy Cheung, Madeleine Goedegebuure, Fatemeh Hosseini, Amir Khan, Rachel Marchini, Elnazsadat Mirdamadi, Chinedu Ude, Taraje Whitfield
Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering – Jason Burdick, Johnny Huard, Phi;lip Messersmith, Laura Niklason, Buddy Ratner, Molly Shoichet, William Wagner, Fan Yang

Shining Stars of Regenerative Engineering
Whitney Stoppel, Xinlong Wang

ACS AWARD SYMPOSIA IN PMSE

ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science
Frank Bates

Bioconjugate Chemistry Young Investigator Award
Abhishek Chatterjee

Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award
Athina Anastasaki

Symposium Sponsors

Antor Parr

Cornell University, Material Science and Engineering

Journal of Polymer Science
Award Sponsor

Tosoh

PMSE Schedule

Please see the full list at: https://tinyurl.com/PMSEprogramFa24

Sunday Sessions

Morning

Advanced Polymers for Purification of Water & CO2, and their Direct Capture from Air CO2 Capture
Navigating the Nanoscale: Innovations in Molecular Dynamics Simulations & Machine Learning for Polymeric Materials
PMSE Future Faculty Symposium
The Fate of Polymers: Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Microplastics & Degradation Strategies
Characterization & Prediction of Properties of Polymeric Materials
Fabrication & Processing of Polymeric Materials

Afternoon

PMSE Future Faculty Symposium
Porous Polymers
The Fate of Polymers: Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Microplastics & Degradation Strategies
Advanced Polymers for Purification of Water & CO2, and their Direct Capture from Air
Fabrication & Processing of Polymeric Materials
Navigating the Nanoscale: Innovations in Molecular Dynamics Simulations & Machine Learning for Polymeric Materials
Novel Applications of Polymeric Materials

Poster Sessions

PMSE General Posters, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
PMSE General Posters, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Monday Sessions

Morning

Advanced Polymers for Purification of Water & CO2, and their Direct Capture from Air
Bioconjugate Chemistry Young Investigator Award
Navigating the Nanoscale: Innovations in Molecular Dynamics Simulations & Machine Learning for Polymeric Materials
PMSE Future Faculty Symposium
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers
Advanced Patterning Chemistry: Materials & Methods for Next Generation Semiconductors
Advanced Patterning Chemistry: Materials & Methods for Next Generation Semiconductors
Novel Applications of Polymeric Materials
Porous Polymers

Afternoon

Advanced Polymers for Purification of Water & CO2, and their Direct Capture from Air CO2 Capture & Water Harvest
Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science
PMSE Early Investigator Symposium
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers
Advanced Patterning Chemistry: Materials & Methods for Next Generation Semiconductors
Navigating the Nanoscale: Innovations in Molecular Dynamics Simulations & Machine Learning for Polymeric Materials
Novel Applications of Polymeric Materials
Porous Polymers

Poster and Virtual Sessions

PMSE Sci-Mix (Evening)
PMSE Graduate Researchers Poster Session, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Science & Engineering of Polymeric Materials

Tuesday Sessions

Morning

Characterization & Prediction of Properties of Polymeric Materials
Novel Applications of Polymeric Materials
PMSE Early Investigator Symposium
Porous Polymers
Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings: Symposium in Honor of Wenjun Wu
Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Science & Engineering: Symposium in honor of Shu Wang
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers

Afternoon

Climbing Macromolecular Ladders: Elevating the Design, Synthesis, Properties & Applications of Ladder Polymers
ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science: Symposium in Honor of Frank S. Bates M. A. Hillmyer, Organizer, Presiding
PMSE Early Investigator Symposium
Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings: Symposium in Honor of Wenjun Wu
Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award: Symposium in Honor of Athina Anstasaki Financially supported by Wiley
Novel Applications of Polymeric Materials
Porous Polymers
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers

Poster and Virtual Sessions

Science & Engineering of Polymeric Materials

PMSE General Posters, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

PMSE Graduate Researchers Poster Session, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Wednesday Sessions

Morning

Climbing Macromolecular Ladders: Elevating the Design, Synthesis, Properties & Applications of Ladder Polymers
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers
PMSE/PSK Joint Symposium: Chemistry Knows No Borders
Porous Polymers
Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering

Afternoon

Characterization & Prediction of Properties of Polymeric Materials
Climbing Macromolecular Ladders: Elevating the Design, Synthesis, Properties & Applications of Ladder Polymers
PMSE/PSK Joint Symposium: Chemistry Knows No Borders
Fabrication & Processing of Polymeric Materials
Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering
Synthesis, Properties & Application of Sustainable Polymers

Poster and Virtual Sessions

PMSE Graduate Researchers Poster Session, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Science & Engineering of Polymeric Materials

PMSE Co-Sponsored Symposia Schedule

Sunday Sessions

CME-NASA Symposium
Interfacial Processes for Microplastics Removal from Water
Mark Scholar Young Award
Phosphorus-Containing Polymers
Chemistry & Physics of Polymer Interlayers for Solar Cells
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers as Functional Biomaterials

Monday Sessions

Advances in Fluorine Containing Polymers & Composites
Chemistry & Physics of Polymer Interlayers for Solar Cells
CME-NASA Symposium
Elevating Waste Carbon Utilization for a Circular Economy
Interfacial Processes for Microplastics Removal from Water
Phosphorus-Containing Polymers
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers as Functional Biomaterials
20 Years of Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute

Tuesday Sessions

Advancing Protection Through Materials Design Current Topics in Tunable & Adaptive Materials
CME-NASA Symposium
Data Analytics & AI for Manufacturing & Healthcare
Elevating Polymer Chemistry to New Heights: Polymers for Future Space Missions: Academia & Government
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers as Functional Biomaterials
20 Years of Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute
WCC Celebrates Chemistry Beyond the Binary

Thursday Sessions

Advancing Protection Through Materials Design
Data Analytics & AI for Manufacturing & Healthcare
Chemical Recycling & Upcycling of Polymer Waste
Elevating Waste Carbon Utilization for a Circular Economy Biomass & Analysis

Wednesday Sessions

Advances in Fluorine Containing Polymers & Composites
Chemical Recycling & Upcycling of Polymer Waste
Data Analytics & AI for Manufacturing & Healthcare
Elevating the Power of Data for Materials & Chemical Scientists
Elevating Waste Carbon Utilization for a Circular Economy
20 Years of Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute