PROGRAM
From June 6 to June 9 2010, UNC Chapel Hill will host the 9th
National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, the largest meeting for
polymer graduate students in the nation.
We anticipate more than 200 students, professors, and researchers
from across the country, as well as another 50 participants from the
Triangle area will travel to UNC Chapel Hill for four days to share
their research results and exchange ideas,
and to nurture friendship.
UNC is the oldest public institution of higher
learning in the U.S., and currently boasts one of the strongest
polymer/materials graduate programs in the country.
The “southern part of heaven” as Chapel Hill is known, provides a
warm and friendly atmosphere for scientific and social interaction, and we
are proud to host this important national meeting.
Graduate students in polymer disciplines need to be poised as the Great
Recession recedes and the country’s industries face up to the challenging
interdisciplinary science problems facing all of us.
The goal of the NGRPC is
to foster connections between academe and industry via a focused networking
opportunity.
Plenary speakers include:
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Joe DeSimone
(UNC Chapel Hill)
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Jan Genzer
(NC State)
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Marc Hillmyer
(U of Minnesota)
Career panel discussion on career
options for polymer/materials students
Career fair is being organized
Topics include:
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Bio related materials
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Energy related materials
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Photonics and electronics
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Surfaces
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Nanostructured materials
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Characterization/kinetics/theory
