Polymer Structure and Dynamics Across Multiple Length and Time Scales

Presentations

• Enabling Polyolefin Circularity through Melt Functionalization and Upcycling

  ORAL · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Megan L Robertson

    • University of Houston

  Authors

  • Megan L Robertson

    • University of Houston

  • Ronard Herrera Monegro

    • University of Houston

  • Ioannis Mountziaris

    • University of Houston

  • Josiah Hanson

    • University of Houston

  • Ramanan Krishnamoorti

    • University of Houston

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 16, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:48 PM

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• From Atomistic and Mesoscopic Insight to Macroscopic Shear Response of Ionizable Polymers

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Publication: Meedin, S., Grest, G.S. and Perahia, D., 2025. Shear Response of Ionizable Polymer Melts at the Crossover from Ionomers to Polyelectrolytes. ACS Polymers Au
  
  Meedin, S., Grest, G.S. and Perahia, D., 2025. Structure and Dynamics of Ionizable Polymer Melts at the Crossover from Ionomers to Polyelectrolytes. Macromolecules.

  Presenters

  • Dvora Perahia

    • Clemson University
    • Department of Chemistry & Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
    • Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

  Authors

  • Dvora Perahia

    • Clemson University
    • Department of Chemistry & Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
    • Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

  • Shalika Meedin

    • Clemson University

  • Chsathurika Kosgallana

    • Clemson university

  • Gary S Grest

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Center of Integrated Nano Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
    • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

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• Shear Banding in Polymer Melt Simulations Depends on Convective Constraint Release

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Publication: L. L. Nelson, G. S. Grest, and P. D. Olmsted, Shear Banding in Simulations of Polymer Melts, in preparation.

  Presenters

  • Lucas L Nelson

    • Georgetown University

  Authors

  • Lucas L Nelson

    • Georgetown University

  • Gary S Grest

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Center of Integrated Nano Technology, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
    • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

  • Peter D Olmsted

    • Georgetown University

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• Conformation and Dynamics of Bottlebrush Polymers

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Gerald J Schneider

    • Louisiana State University

  Authors

  • Gerald J Schneider

    • Louisiana State University

  • Karin J Bichler

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Bruno Jakobi

    • Louisiana State University

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• A polymeric defense coat – characterization of a unique exopolysaccharide from Vibrio cholerae biofilm

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 16, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Jing Yan

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Jing Yan

    • Yale University

  • Alexis Pierre Moreau

    • Yale University

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• Mapping Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Structural Evolution in Semi-Dilute Polymer Solutions and Hydrogels

  ORAL · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • William N Sharratt

    • University of Liverpool

  Authors

  • William N Sharratt

    • University of Liverpool

  • Joao Tavares Cabral

    • Imperial College London

  • Gregor Miklosic

    • University of Liverpool

  • Robert Delooze

    • University of Liverpool

  • Moira Lorenzo-Lopez

    • University of Liverpool

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• Anisotropic Diffusion of Nanorods within Entangled Polymer Network and Gel

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Mary Mel B Baynosa

    • Wayne State University

  Authors

  • Mary Mel B Baynosa

    • Wayne State University

  • Ashis Mukhopadhyay

    • Wayne State University

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• Diffusive motion in polymer composites: coupling particle and polymer dynamics across scales

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Christian A Aponte-Rivera

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Christian A Aponte-Rivera

    • Syracuse University

  • Benjamin Eric Dolata

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology

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• Understanding Perylene's Sensitivity to Local Polymer Dynamics at Short Nanosecond Relaxation Times

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 16, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Sarita Yadav

    • Emory University

  Authors

  • Sarita Yadav

    • Emory University

  • Mark Maust

    • Emory University

  • Simon B Blakey

    • Emory University

  • Connie Barbara Roth

    • Emory University

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• Correlating Structural Disorder and Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectra through Graph-Based Voxelization Technique

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 2:48 PM – March 16, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Toulik Maitra

    • University of California, Davis

  Authors

  • Toulik Maitra

    • University of California, Davis

  • Chih-Hsuan Yang

    • Iowa State University

  • Adam J Moule

    • University of California, Davis

  • Baskar Ganapathysubramanian

    • Iowa State University

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