Padden Award Symposium

Presentations

• Miscibility and Immiscibility in Multiphase Complex Coacervate Droplets

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 2:30 PM – March 7, 2023, 2:42 PM

  Publication: Agrawal A, Douglas JF, Tirrell M, and Karim A, Manipulation of Coacervate Droplets with an Electric Field,
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, 32, 2022.
  Agrawal A, Neitzel A, Fang Y, Rizvi S, Azman NFN, Karim A, and Tirrell M, Polyelectrolyte backbone govern the multiphase behavior of multicomponent coacervate droplets, to be submitted.

  Presenters

  • Aman Agrawal

    University of Houston

  Authors

  • Aman Agrawal

    University of Houston

  • Angelika S Neitzel

    University of Chicago, Universitu of Chicago

  • Yan Fang

    University of Chicago

  • Syed Rizvi

    University of Houston

  • Nur Fariesha Noor Azman

    University of Houston

  • Alamgir Karim

    University of Houston, University of Houston, TX, USA, William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston

  • Matthew V Tirrell

    University of Chicago

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• Electrostatic Manipulation of Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 2:42 PM – March 7, 2023, 2:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Christopher Balzer

    Caltech

  Authors

  • Christopher Balzer

    Caltech

  • Zhen-Gang Wang

    Caltech

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• Engineering periodic dynamic polymer microstructure to design artificial muscles and multilayered, self-healing electronics

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 2:54 PM – March 7, 2023, 3:06 PM

  Publication: Using Periodic Dynamic Polymers to Form Supramolecular Nanostructures
  DOI: 10.1021/accountsmr.2c00101
  
  High Energy Density Shape Memory Polymers Using Strain-Induced Supramolecular Nanostructures
  DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00829
  
  Multivalent Assembly of Flexible Polymer Chains into Supramolecular Nanofibers
  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07651

  Presenters

  • Christopher B Cooper

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Christopher B Cooper

    Stanford University

  • Jian Qin

    Stanford University

  • Zhenan Bao

    Stanford University

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• Electron Transport Physics of n-Type Semiconducting Polymers: Effects of chain topology and chain length

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 3:06 PM – March 7, 2023, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Duyen K Tran

    University of Washington

  Authors

  • Duyen K Tran

    University of Washington

  • Sarah M West

    University of Washington

  • Samson A Jenekhe

    University of Washington

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• Surface and Bulk Relaxation of Vapour-Deposited Polystyrene Glasses

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 3:18 PM – March 7, 2023, 3:30 PM

  Publication: J. Yin, M. F. Thees, C. Pedersen, A. Carlson, T. Salez, and J. A. Forrest, "Surface and bulk relaxation of vapour-deposited polystyrene glasses", In preparation (2022)

  Presenters

  • Junjie Yin

    University of Waterloo

  Authors

  • Junjie Yin

    University of Waterloo

  • Michael F Thees

    Emory University, University of Waterloo

  • Christian Pedersen

    University of Oslo

  • Andreas Carlson

    Univ of Oslo

  • Thomas Salez

    Univ. Bordeaux

  • James A Forrest

    University of Waterloo

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• Linking molecular structure to macroscopic rheology of dynamically associating polymer networks

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 3:30 PM – March 7, 2023, 3:42 PM

  Publication: Cai, P. C., Krajina, B. A., & Spakowitz, A. J. (2020). Brachiation of a polymer chain in the presence of a dynamic network. Physical Review E, 102(2), 020501.
  Cai, P. C., Su, B., Zou, L., Webber, M. J., Heilshorn, S. C., & Spakowitz, A. J. (2022). Rheological Characterization and Theoretical Modeling Establish Molecular Design Rules for Tailored Dynamically Associating Polymers. ACS central science.

  Presenters

  • Pamela Cai

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Pamela Cai

    Stanford University

  • Andrew J Spakowitz

    Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford University

  • Sarah Heilshorn

    Stanford University

  • Matthew Webber

    University of Notre Dame

  • Brad Krajina

    Stanford University

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• Predicting semiconducting polymer blend local structures and miscibility with simulations

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 3:42 PM – March 7, 2023, 3:54 PM

  Publication: Published: Agarwala, P., Gomez, E. D., & Milner, S. T. (2022). Fast, Faithful Simulations of Donor–Acceptor Interface Morphology. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. DOI:10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00470
  Planned: Agarwala, P., Shetty, S., Gomez, E. D., & Milner, S. T. (2023). Induced concentration gradient in simulation predicts polymer mixing free energy. Macromolecules

  Presenters

  • Puja Agarwala

    Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Puja Agarwala

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Enrique D Gomez

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Scott T Milner

    Pennsylvania State University

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• Atomistic Simulations of Drops and Nanoparticles Interacting with Surface Grafted Polymeric Layers

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 3:54 PM – March 7, 2023, 4:06 PM

  Publication: Etha, S. A., Pial, T. H., & Das, S. (2022). Extensive Stable Physical Contacts between a Nanoparticle and a Highly Repulsive Polymeric Layer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 126(30), 5715-5725.
  Etha, S. A., Desai, P. R., Sachar, H. S., & Das, S. (2021). Wetting Dynamics on Solvophilic, Soft, Porous, and Responsive Surfaces. Macromolecules, 54(2), 584-596.

  Presenters

  • Sai A Etha

    University of Maryland, College Park

  Authors

  • Sai A Etha

    University of Maryland, College Park

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• Controlling interface topography via degradation of soft nanogel particles adsorbed at a liquid-liquid interface

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 4:06 PM – March 7, 2023, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Vaibhav A Palkar

    Clemson University

  Authors

  • Vaibhav A Palkar

    Clemson University

  • Olga Kuksenok

    Clemson University

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• Molecular structure and conformational design of Donor-Accepter conjugated polymers to enable predictable optoelectronic property

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 4:18 PM – March 7, 2023, 4:30 PM

  Publication: 1. Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Tolba, S.; Mason, G.; Xiong, M.; Ocheje, M.; Alesadi, A.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Lei, T.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Probing Single-chain Conformation and Its Impact on Optoelectronic Properties of Donor-Accepter Conjugated Polymers. Submitted to Nat. Commun.
  2. Cao, Z.; Tolba, S.; Li, Z.; Mason, G.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Molecular structure and conformational design of Donor-Accepter conjugated polymers to enable predictable optoelectronic property. To be Submitted.

  Presenters

  • Zhiqiang Cao

    University of Southern Mississippi

  Authors

  • Zhiqiang Cao

    University of Southern Mississippi

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• Machine learning enhanced computational reverse-engineering analysis for scattering experiments (CREASE) for analyzing fibrillar structures in polymer solutions

  ORAL

  March 7, 2023, 4:30 PM – March 7, 2023, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Zijie Wu

    University of Delaware

  Authors

  • Zijie Wu

    University of Delaware

  • Arthi Jayaraman

    University of Delaware

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