Provide local thematic programming on polymers; consisting of presentations,
discussion, and a venue for informal interaction and networking
Provide a forum to enable the advancement of all aspects of the local polymer
enterprise – academic, industrial, governmental and not-for-profits
Overview of the Polymer
Topical Group
For a PowerPoint/PDF presentation giving an overview of the Polymer Topical
Group, click here.
Advisory Board Planning
Meetings
Planning meetings usually occur in February-March and in September-October.
If you want to be alerted about location and time, please send an email request
to
or fill out the form below.
“From Willow Bark to PolyAspirin”, Dr. Kathryn Uhrich (RutgersUniv.)
“Biopolymers in Tissue Engineering”, Dr. David Kaplan (TuftsUniv.)
“Biocompatibility Evaluation of Biomaterials”, Dr. Richard Hutchinson
and
Dr. Thomas Barbolt, (Johnson & Johnson)
“Application of Peptide Nanotubes in Virus
Detection”, Dr. Hiroshi Matsui (CUNY)
“Human Tropoelastin as a Bioactive
Polymer”, Dr. Burt Ensley (DermaPlus, Inc.)
“Novel Absorbable Polymers and Their Applications”, Dr. Rao Bezwada (Bezwada
Biomedical)
Poster
Session
Dr. Bin Wei (ICI National Starch and
Chemical), organizer and presiding
Mixer
The symposium is presented by the Polymer Topical Group of
the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society. This event features
presentations contributed by leading scientists from both academia and
industry. This symposium is intended to bring the local polymer science
community up to date on the advancement of biomaterials in a range of
applications such as medical devices, tissue engineering, diagnostics, and many
other exciting areas.
This event features presentations, posters and networking
opportunities at a mixer during the poster session. In
addition to posters on biomaterials, general polymer posters are being
requested. We are lookingfor poster submissions in
polymer research in diverse areas, such as polymers in health care, green
polymers, advanced polymer materials, polymer characterization etc. Whether you
are from academia, large corporations or local businesses, this is a good
opportunity for you to showcase your research, network with other people and
contact possible employers and clients. Any registered conference attendee may
sign up to present a poster on any scientific topic.
We are looking forward to seeing you at this both scientific
and networking event.
Second, pay the registration fee by following the
payment arrangements
instructions below.
(Alternatively you may register and pay the fee by U.S. mail using the
mail-in form).
Name badge and program will be
available at Trayes Hall beginning at 12 noon on May
1, 2008.
Registration Fee:
The deadline for advance registration is April 17. The fee is:
ACS Member $40
Non-member $50
Student $25
After April 17, 2008, the fee increases to:
ACS Member $45
Non-member $55
Student $30
Payment Arrangements:
Advance payment of the registration fee is required:
We now accept online payment by credit card . . .
.
First, select your registration category:
.
Then:
Don't forget to also complete and submit the
registration form, if you haven't already
done so.
Alternatively, you may register and pay by U.S. Mail:
Send your full
contact information along with a check made payable to
NJACS-Polymer Group
to
Dr. Willis B. Hammond,
Treasurer, NJACS-PTG, 128 Center Ave.,
Chatham, NJ 07928,
using the
mail-in registration & payment form.
Poster Submission: Please send title, abstract, and contact
information (affiliation, mail and e-mail address, phone number) to
Dr. Bin Wei (ICI National Starch and Chemical),
.
Send registration fee to Dr. Willis B. Hammond at the address
given above. Please note: abstracts must be 400 words or less. No tables and
graphics. The size of the poster board is 5' wide and 3' high. All poster
abstracts must be submitted to Dr. Bin Wei by April 17, 2008.
More Information:
Contact Dr. Hongbo Liu
or Dr. Willis Hammond
.
Registration for Biomaterials in Medicine and Personal Care
Use the form below to:
A.
Register online for the May 1st Symposium, or
B.
Register online to attend & give a poster, or
C.
Cancel your registration.
Please fill in ALL fields and
click ONCE on the Submit button to ensure proper registration.
Future Symposia
October 29, 2008
Functional
Packaging through Chemistry
This symposium is in the
planning stage. Dr. TamalGhosh is the organizer; and Dr. Bin Wei (ICI National Starch and Chemical) and Dr. Ankur S. Kulshrestha
(BD Medical Surgical Division) are co-organizers. A
focus is being placed on everyday packaging, e.g., food, beverages,
pharmaceuticals, etc. The organizers envision 2 sessions; one for existing
chemistry and the other on futuristic or emerging chemistries (e.g.
biomaterials and nano-materials)
Past Symposia
Green Polymers:
Materials, Processes and Products
This
symposium was held on November
8, 2007 at the Busch Campus of RutgersUniversity.
Approximately 150 colleagues attended from 10 states as far away as Minnesota and Nevada.
There were two presentation sessions consisting of 7 presentations and a
poster/mixer session consisting of 27 industrial and academic posters.
For the program brochure including oral and poster presentation abstracts, click here.
The 9th New Jersey
Symposium on Biomaterials Science and Regenerative Medicine(hyperlinkhttp://www.njbiomaterials.org/web/index.php?p=news-events&s=7794)
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