Third International Symposium
Frontiers in Polymer Science
In association with the journal polymer
21-23 May 2013, Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain
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Plenary Speakers
Takuzo Aida, University of Tokyo, Japan
Stephen Z.D. Cheng, University of Akron, USA
Stephan Förster, Universität Bayreuth, Germany
Benny D. Freeman, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Paula T. Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Ivan Huc, CNRS - Université de Bordeaux, France
Luis M. Liz-Marzán, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastián, Spain
Stephen Mann, University of Bristol, UK
Helmut Möhwald, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany
Roeland J.M. Nolte, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Julio San Román, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Mitsuo Sawamoto, Kyoto University, Japan
Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell University, USA
Mitchell Winnik, University of Toronto, Canada
Xi Zhang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Symposium Chairs
Stephen Z.D. Cheng, University of Akron, USA
Axel H. E. Müller, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Local Chairs
José M. Kenny, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
María J. Vicent, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
The 3-day symposium will consist of 15 plenary lectures (of 50 minutes each), given by outstanding scientists whose exceptionally creative work opens up new frontiers for polymer science. In addition, there will be three poster sessions (each consisting of two parts within the same day) allowing for the viewing of a large number of poster presentations. Abstracts for poster presentations covering all aspects of modern polymer science are welcome.
Previous Symposium
The First International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science took place in Mainz, Germany from 7-9 June 2009 and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the journal polymer. The Second Symposium took place in Lyon, France from 29-31 May 2011. This extremely successful international event offered 15 plenary lectures and 494 poster presentations and was attended by 598 participants from 54 countries and 8 commercial exhibitors.
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