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Join us for the 3rd installment of the Virtual Polymer Physics Symposium, taking place on August 7th - 8th, 2023 on the virtual platform Spatial Chat!
View the VPPS 2023 Program and more information about this conference below.
Learn more about our career panelists here.
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and organizers.
Abstract submission is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted!
If you would like to attend, register here by August 2nd!
Day 1: August 7, 2023
Day 1: August 7, 2023
(all times in EST)
(all times in EST)
Day 2: August 8, 2023
Day 2: August 8, 2023
(all times in EST)
(all times in EST)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Structure-property relationships in polymeric materials
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Career Panel
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Polymer Dynamics & Glass transition
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: TOC Poster Competition
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Networking hour
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Bioinspired polymeric materials and phenomena
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: DEI Discussion Hour
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Polymeric nanomaterials
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM: TOC Poster Competition
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Networking hour
5:00 PM: TOC Competition Winners Announced
Speaker Sessions
Speaker Sessions
Sessions will feature talks exclusively by graduate students and postdocs. Priotity is given to outstanding submissions from first time presenters or ECRs who couldn't attend the APS March 2023 meeting due to visa/funding constraints, but submissions welcome from all graduate students and postdocs.
TOC Poster Competition
TOC Poster Competition
Graduate students and postdocs are welcome to submit TOC graphics for a poster-style competition with cash prizes up to $100 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners!We invite you to refer to our guidelines and/or these guidelines for instructions on creating your TOC graphic.
Career Panelists
Career Panelists
This conference will include networking sessions and a career panel with a mixture of scientists from Industry, Academia and Government. More information on each of our career panelists can be found here.Special thanks to our wonderful panelists: Dr. R. Kōnane Bay; Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado BoulderDr. Arthi Jayaraman; Centennial Term Professor for Excellence in Research and Education in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering; University of DelawareDr. Jeffrey Ting; Senior Scientist at NaniteDr. Rohini Gupta; Innovation Manager at BASF California Research Alliance (CARA)Dr. Jelena Dinic; Postdoctoral Researcher at Argonne National LaboratoryDr. Marc Charendoff; Senior Staff Engineer at Kraton Corporation
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hour
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hour
Graduate students and postdocs will lead small-group discussions on pertinent topics in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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