About the Forum
Soft matter are critical materials that provide solutions to variety of societal challenges. The development of novel soft materials requires in-depth understanding of the structure-property relationships via precision synthesis, in-depth characterization, and high performance computing. The exchange of ideas between experts in the field can create ideas and new opportunities that lead to discoveries and innovation of soft matter. With the expertise in soft matter synthesis, characterization, and simulation at ORNL and southeast region (e.g.., ORNL’s core universities), there is a strong motivation to establish and strengthen collaborations throughout southeast region to address energy, health, and climate challenges.
We are resuming Southeast Polymer Forum for the first time since 2019. Faculty, postdocs, and students in polymer science from southeast universities and institutes including the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Virginia Tech, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will get together for this 3 day workshop. The primary objective of this symposium is to learn the progress of cutting edge polymer science and to establish stronger collaboration in the southeast region and beyond. Especially, ORNL has user facilities related to soft matter, Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) and neutron scattering (SNS and HFIR) in addition to various active soft matter research projects. Furthermore, to strengthen polymer science collaboration beyond southeast region, we are inviting leaders in the field from outside of southeast institutes as keynote speakers.
Please register and submit abstracts by August 5, 2024.
Organizers:
From ORNL, Tomonori Saito, Jeff Foster, Lilin He, Naresh Osti, and Jan Michael Carrillo. Others include, Mark Dadmun (UTK), Bob Moore (Virginia Tech), Blair Brettmann and Scott Danielsen (Georgia Tech), Sarah Morgan and Derek Patton (University of Southern Mississippi).
Keynote Speakers:
William Dichtel from Northwestern University
Bradley Olsen from MIT
