Transport Phenomena in Polymer Membranes: Experimental

Presentations

• Leveraging the unusual polymer physics of grafted nanoparticles to design improved gas separation membranes

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 19, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Sanat Kumar

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Sanat Kumar

    • Columbia University

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• Mechanisms underlying Organic Solute Selectivity of Zwitterionic Ligand Functionalized Polymer Membranes

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Kazuya Morishita

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Kazuya Morishita

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Ashleigh Herrera

  • Nafiseh Khoshnevisan

  • Ying Zheng

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Zidan Zhang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Ayse Asatekin

  • Venkat Ganesan

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Water channel structure and ion conductivity in simulations of precise anion exchange membranes

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Karen Winey

    • University of Pennsylvania

  Authors

  • Karen Winey

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • William Drayer

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • William Presson

  • Alexandra Whittle

  • Nadia Singleton

  • Justin Kennemur

    • Florida State University

  • Amalie Frischknecht

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Multiscale understanding of ion and water transport in weak polyelectrolyte membranes for sustainable technologies

  Oral-In-person

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

  Publication: 1. Y. Kim, and H. J. Oh* et al., "Effect of external salt solution concentration on carboxyl dissociation degree and pKa of weak polyelectrolyte membranes for sustainable technologies," Soft Matter, 2025 (Under review)
  2. Y. Kim, and H. J. Oh* et al., "Carboxyl dissociation degree and pKa of weak polyelectrolyte membranes in dilute and concentrated external salt solution for sustainable technologies," Macromolecules, 2025 (Under review)
  3. Y. Kim, and H. J. Oh* et al., "Determination of carboxyl dissociation degree and pKa in weak polyelectrolyte membranes via POT titration and FTIR analysis for clean technologies in sustainability," Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 10844-10860, Selected as journal cover image
  4. Y. Kim, and H. J. Oh* et al., "Weak polyelectrolyte membranes with a wide ion-exchange capacity (IEC) range and limited water swelling in clean technologies for sustainability," ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2024, 6, 11334-11349

  Presenters

  • Yongha Kim

    • Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Yongha Kim

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Hee Jeung Oh

    • Pennsylvania State University

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• Understanding Ion Transport and Selectivity of Lanthanide Series in Zwitterionic Polymer Membranes

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Ying Zheng

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Ying Zheng

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Nafiseh Khoshnevisan

  • Kazuya Morishita

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Zidan Zhang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Ayse Asatekin

  • Venkat Ganesan

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Nanoscale Structure–Conductivity Relationships in Hydrated Anion Exchange Membranes with Aromatic Backbones

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Xinyu Guo

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Xinyu Guo

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Sariah Marth

  • Yui Koyama

  • Ramali C. Walgama

  • Chulsung Bae

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Benjamin Paren

    • Stevens Institute of Technology

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• Mechanistic Insights into Ion Transport and Selectivity in Membrane embedded Ligand-Appended Pillar[5]arene and Pillar[6]arene Channels

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Siqi Wang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Siqi Wang

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Tuning the permeability and selectivity in polymer-grafted nanoparticle membranes for gas separations

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

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

  Presenters

  • Maninderjeet Singh

    • Columbia University

  Authors

  • Maninderjeet Singh

    • Columbia University

  • Sanat Kumar

    • Columbia University

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• Sorption and Diffusion of Ionic Chemotherapy Drugs in Charged Biosponge Block Copolymer Membranes

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Hee Jeung Oh

    • Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Akshay Krishnam

  • Yongha Kim

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Luis Felipe Caspari Thiele

    • Penn State University

  • Hee Jeung Oh

    • Pennsylvania State University

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• SISV tetrablock terpolymers as a universal material platform for co-designing the mechanical and transport properties of membranes

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Adam Mann

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Adam Mann

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Noah Wamble

  • Louise Kuehster

  • Ben Pedretti

  • Jose Diaz

  • Glenn Fredrickson

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Gregory Su

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Nathaniel Lynd

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Benny Freeman

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Gabriel Sanoja

    • The University of Texas at Austin

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• Solvation and ion transport within nanoporous polymers derived from lyotropic mesophases

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

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

  Publication: 1. Dong, R.; Johnson, C.; Osuji, C. Fast potassium ion transport in sub-1 nm pores of self-assembled polymer membranes derived from linoleic acid. ACS Materials Letters (2025).
  2. Ball, R.; Johnson, C.; Zhang, L.; Hopkins, R.; Hwang, J.; Winey, K.; Patel, A.; Osuji, C.; Anna, J. Correlating Solvation Shell Dynamics and Ion Transport in Highly Ordered Nanoporous Polymers. ChemRxiv (2025). (Preprint.)
  3. C. Johnson, L. Zhang, K. Culley, S. Oh, D. Gin, G. Geise, A. Patel, K. Winey, C. Osuji. The Effects of Morphology and Hydration on Anion Transport in Self-Assembled Nanoporous Membranes. ACS Nano (2025).
  4. C. Johnson, L. Zhang, R. Ball, K. Culley, S. Oh, D. Gin, G. Geise, A. Patel, J. Anna, K. Winey, C. Osuji. Ion-specific effects on conductive behavior in nanometer scale confined lyotropic mesophases. (Planned).

  Presenters

  • Christopher Johnson

    • University of Maryland College Park

  Authors

  • Christopher Johnson

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Chinedum Osuji

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Amish Patel

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Karen Winey

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Jessica Anna

  • Lizhu Zhang

  • Ranadeb Ball

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• Granular double networks as a platform for mechanically tough facilitated transport membranes for olefin/paraffin separations

  Oral-In-person

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

  Presenters

  • Tiffany Jeng

    • The University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Tiffany Jeng

    • The University of Texas at Austin

  • Aaliyah Dookhith

    • Columbia University

  • Jackson Frazier

  • Gabriel Sanoja

    • The University of Texas at Austin

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