Polymer Physics Insights from Computational, Theoretical, and Data-Driven Methods I

Presentations

• Unifying Polymer DFT with SCFT and DPD:  Phase behavior and self-assembly of associating polymers

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Walter G Chapman

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Walter G Chapman

    • Rice University

  • Maximo Estrada

    • Rice University

  • Nanning Jaeschke

    • Hamburg University of Technology

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• Exploring Novel Block Copolymer Microstructures via Reciprocal-Space Niching Genetic Algorithms and Self-Consistent Field Theory

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 8:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Sheng-Jer Chen

    • National Taiwan University

  Authors

  • Sheng-Jer Chen

    • National Taiwan University

  • Le-Chi Lin

    • National Taiwan Univeristy

  • Hsiu-Yu Yu

    • National Taiwan University

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• SoftDFT: Classical Density Functional Theory for Predicting the Structure and Thermodynamics of Complex Fluids

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 8:24 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Alejandro A Gallegos

    • New Mexico State University

  Authors

  • Alejandro A Gallegos

    • New Mexico State University

  • Jianzhong Wu

    • University of California, Riverside

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• Molecular closure to the PRISM equation derived from nonlinear response theory

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: J. Chem. Phys. 161, 124902 (2024).

  Presenters

  • James Donley

    • University of Oregon

  Authors

  • James Donley

    • University of Oregon

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• Universality of the Perturbative Definition of the Flory-Huggins Parameter

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Publication: Artem Petrov, Guillermo Hernandez-Mendoza, Alfredo Alexander-Katz. "Universality of the Perturbative Definition of the Flory-Huggins Parameter" Physical Review Letters, In Revision

  Presenters

  • Artem Petrov

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Artem Petrov

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Guillermo Alejandro Hernandez-Mendoza

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Alfredo Alexander-Katz

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Topological transitions in Reversible and Active Hydrogels

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Publication: [1] Sol-gel transition in heteroassociative RNA-protein solutions: A quantitative comparison of coarse- grained simulations and the Semenov-Rubinstein theory
  X. Chen, J. A. Vishnu, P. Besenius, J. König, F. Schmid, Macromolecules, accepted (2025).
  doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.4c03065
  
  [2] Dilute but dense - Reversible crosslinking enables water-rich
  (bio)polymer condensates
  X. Chen, J. A. Vishnu, P. Besenius, J. König, F. Schmid, submitted.
  
  [3] X. Chen et al, in preparation.
  
  [4] Scalable approach to molecular motor-polymer conjugates for light-driven artificial muscles
  X. Yao, J. A. Vishnu, C. Lupfer, D. Hoenders, O. Skarsetz, W. Chen, D. Dattler, A. Perrot, W-Z. Wang, C. Gao, N. Giuseppone, F. Schmid, A. Walther, Advanced Materials 36, 2403514 (2024).
  doi: 10.1002/adma.202403514
  
  [5] J. Vishnu et al, in preparation.

  Presenters

  • Friederike Schmid

    • University of Mainz

  Authors

  • Friederike Schmid

    • University of Mainz

  • Jude Ann A Vishnu

    • University of Mainz

  • Xinxiang Chen

    • Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

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• Fluctuation/Correlation Effects on Block Copolymer Self-Assembly 

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Vugar Hajizada

    • Colorado State University

  Authors

  • Vugar Hajizada

    • Colorado State University

  • Akshay Malik

    • Colorado State University

  • Qiang Wang

    • Colorado State University

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• Including polymer stiffness, ion solvation, and glass transition temperature differences in a coarse-grained model of solid polymer electrolytes

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Lisa M Hall

    • Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Yuanhao Zhang

    • Ohio State University

  • Lisa M Hall

    • Ohio State University
    • The Ohio State University

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• General equilibration of macromolecular systems by Kuhn-scale mapping and dynamic backmapping

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Publication: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation: under review

  Presenters

  • Jacob K Metcalfe

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Jacob K Metcalfe

    • Princeton University

  • Michael A. Webb

    • Princeton University

  • Ryan J Szukalo

    • Chemical & Biological Engineering Princeton University

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• Architecture-Dependent Compatibilization in Immiscible Polymer Blends via Molecular Simulations

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Sangyeop Lee

    • Chonnam Natl Univ

  Authors

  • Sangyeop Lee

    • Chonnam Natl Univ

  • Vikram Thapar

    • Chonnam Natl Univ

  • Jinhyuk Joo

    • Korea University

  • Kihong Choi

    • Korea University

  • Joona Bang

    • Korea University

  • Myungeun Seo

    • KAIST

  • Su-Mi Hur

    • Chonnam Natl Univ

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• Scattering from Melts of Combs and Bottlebrushes: Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Theory and Experiments.

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Andrey V Dobrynin

    • University of North Carolina

  Authors

  • Andrey V Dobrynin

    • University of North Carolina

  • Zilu Wang

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Claire J Wang

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Emilie A Moses

    • University of North Carolina
    • Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Akmal Umarov

    • Moscow State University

  • Dimitri A Ivanov

    • Moscow State University
    • Universite Halte-Alsace
    • Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse-IS2M

  • Sergei S Sheiko

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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• Critical Micelle Concentration of Multiblock Copolymer Micelles in Immiscible Homopolymer Blends

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Cyrus A Watrin

    • University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Cyrus A Watrin

    • University of Minnesota

  • Benjamin R. Magruder

    • University of Minnesota

  • Ashutosh K Nehete

    • University of Minnesota

  • Frank S Bates

    • University of Minnesota

  • Kevin D Dorfman

    • University of Minnesota

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• Behavior of a Grafted Flexible Homopolymer Under Applied Force

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 10:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • John M Smith

    • University of Georgia

  Authors

  • John M Smith

    • University of Georgia

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