Polymer Structure, Morphology, and Self-Assembly

Presentations

• Phase behavior and dynamics of charge-neutral AB, ABA, and BAB block ionomer melts

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:12 PM

  Publication: Tsai, C.-C.; Fan, H.; Zhou, Y.; Xie, S. Rational Design of Ionomer Microstructures for Thermally Reprocessable Materials with Creep Resistance and Recoverability. Under review

  Presenters

  • Shuyi Xie

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  Authors

  • Shuyi Xie

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Chia-Chi Tsai

    • Texas A&M University College Station

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• Influence of Molecular Architecture on the Dynamics of Block Copolymer Chains at Equilibrium

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 12:12 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:24 PM

  Publication: We have manuscripts in preparation.

  Presenters

  • Suwon Bae

    • Pusan National University

  Authors

  • Suwon Bae

    • Pusan National University

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• Effect of Shear Flow and Precursor Polymer Design on Single-Chain Nanoparticle Formation

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 12:24 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Publication: ChemRxiv: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-sr2np
  Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/17203738

  Presenters

  • Matthew Chertok

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Matthew Chertok

    • Princeton University

  • Howard Stone

    • Princeton University

  • Michael Webb

    • Princeton University

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• Enhanced Electromechanical Responses in Films Containing Charged Di-block Copolymers

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Rajeev Kumar

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Rajeev Kumar

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Panagiotis Christakopoulos

  • Jong Keum

    • Oak Ridge National Lab

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• Kinetics of Formation and Fusion of Block Copolymer Particles in Solvent

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrei Zvelindovsky

    • University of Lincoln

  Authors

  • Andrei Zvelindovsky

    • University of Lincoln

  • Javier Diaz

  • Marco Pinna

  • Ignacio Pagonabarraga

    • University of Barcelona

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• Controlling the Non-Conventional Self-Assembly of Charged Block Copolymer Thin Films

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Sang Hyun Choi

    • Seoul National University

  Authors

  • Sang Hyun Choi

    • Seoul National University

  • So Youn Kim

    • Seoul Natl Univ

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• Simulating network phase formation in diblock bottlebrush copolymers

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Luyang Li

    • University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Luyang Li

    • University of Minnesota

  • Kevin Dorfman

    • University of Minnesota

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• Architecture-driven surface conformations of backbone dictate folded morphology in bottlebrush amphiphiles

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Kireeti Akkunuri

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Kireeti Akkunuri

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Thi Vo

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Chiral Phases with Controlled Handedness from Block Copolymer Self-Assembly Induced by Chiral Small Molecules

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Publication: ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 6, 734–740

  Presenters

  • Sheng-Wei Shao

    • National Tsing Hua University

  Authors

  • Sheng-Wei Shao

    • National Tsing Hua University

  • Yung-Chuan Chuang

  • Jing-Cherng Tsai

  • Eiji Yashima

  • Rong-Ming Ho

    • National TsingHua University

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• Brute Force Investigation of Complex Branched Block Copolymers to Stabilize Network Phases

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Daeseong Yong

    • Korea Institute for Advanced Study

  Authors

  • Daeseong Yong

    • Korea Institute for Advanced Study

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• Leveraging Shape and Interactional Anisotropy to Enhance Structural Control During Block Polymer Folding

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Publication: Manuscript under preparation

  Presenters

  • Yulu Teng

    • Johns Hopkins University

  Authors

  • Yulu Teng

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Thi Vo

    • Johns Hopkins University

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• Controlling the Hierarchical Porosity and Nanostructure of Polyethylene using Amphiphilic Additives

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Niloofar Afshari

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Niloofar Afshari

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Inna Yusnila Khairani

  • Manuel Häußler

  • Benjamin Paren

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

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• Rational design of thermally reprocessable microphase-separated ionomer with creep resistance and recoverability

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Chia-Chi Tsai

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  Authors

  • Chia-Chi Tsai

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Shuyi Xie

    • Texas A&M University College Station

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• Machine Learning-Enhanced First Principles Inverse Design of Anion Exchange Membrane Morphology and Performance

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 19, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Justin Tahmassebpur

    • Cornell University

  Authors

  • Justin Tahmassebpur

    • Cornell University

  • Mariel Tader

    • Cornell University

  • Héctor Abruña

  • Tomas Arias

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• Block copolymer membrane fabrication via EISA and NIPS

  Oral-In-person

  March 19, 2026, 2:48 PM – March 19, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Marcus Müller

    • University of Gottingen

  Authors

  • Marcus Müller

    • University of Gottingen

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