Polymer Physics Prize

Presentations

• Current-Induced Motion of Polymer Chains and Relevance to Rechargeable Batteries

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Nitash P Balsara

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Nitash P Balsara

    • University of California, Berkeley

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• Machine Learning-Based Computational Methods for Interpreting Small Angle Scattering Data from Soft Materials

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Publication: Selected Publications on CREASE:
  1. S. V. R. Akepati et al., Tutorial: Machine-Learning-Based CREASE-2D Analysis of 2D SAXS Profiles to Characterize Anisotropic Nanostructures in Soft Materials, ACS Measurement Science Au (2025) in press
  2. S. V. R. Akepati, N. Gupta, A. Jayaraman*, Computational Reverse Engineering Analysis of Scattering Experiments Method for Interpretation of 2D Small-Angle Scattering Profiles (CREASE-2D) JACS Au (2024) 4, 4, 1570–1582
  3. Heil, C. M.; Ma, Y.; Bharti, B.; & Jayaraman, A. Computational Reverse-Engineering Analysis for Scattering Experiments for Form Factor and Structure Factor Determination ('P(q) and S(q) CREASE'). JACS Au (2023) 3, 3, 889-904.
  4. Heil, C. M.; Patil, A.; Dhinojwala, A.; & Jayaraman, A. Computational Reverse-Engineering Analysis for Scattering Experiments (CREASE) with Machine Learning Enhancement to Determine Structure of Nanoparticle Mixtures and Solutions. ACS Central Science (2022), 8, 7, 996-1007.
  

  Presenters

  • Arthi Jayaraman

    • University of Delaware

  Authors

  • Arthi Jayaraman

    • University of Delaware

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• Modeling ion correlations in electrical double layers and its applications to inhomogeneous charged polymers

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 17, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Rui Wang

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Rui Wang

    • University of California, Berkeley

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• Redox-Active Polymers as Platforms for Adaptive and Trainable Soft Materials

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 17, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Shrayesh Patel

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Shrayesh Patel

    • University of Chicago

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• Exploring Network Morphologies in Block Copolymers

  ORAL · Invited

  March 17, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 17, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Moon Park

    • Pohang University of Science and Technology
    • Pohang Univ of Sci & Tech

  Authors

  • Moon Park

    • Pohang University of Science and Technology
    • Pohang Univ of Sci & Tech

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