MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Classes Begin

Thermally Responsive Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Prof. Horst von Recum
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Carbon Nanotube Bio-Sensors and Non-Volatile Memory Devices

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Prof. Massood Tabib-Azar
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Ring Chain Equilibrium in Supramolecular Polymers: Computer Modeling

Matthew Hagy

A Novel Approach to Fabricating Surface-Directed Microfluidic Platforms

Michael Swickrath, Chemical Engineering Department

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Graduate Student Seminar
Moderator: Dr. Yuyan Shao

Novel Biodegradable Polyurethanes Containing POSS for Biomedical Applications

Pamela Knight

1D Photonic Crystals: Opportunities and Challenges

Dr. Tomasz Kazmierczak

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Graduate Student Seminar
Moderator: Dr. Bin Dong

Self-Assembly of Biologically-Inspired Materials

Lauren Buerkle

A New Class of Polyelectrolytes: Poly(p-phenylene disulfonic acids)

Junwon Kang

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Graduate Student Seminar
Moderator: Dr. Jenny Cho

12-16

Spring Break

New Materials via a Biomimetic Mineralization Process

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Prof. Elliot P. Douglas
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes: Experiments, Simulations and Applications in Biomineralization

Pritesh Patel

Gel Formation of Supramolecular Polymers

Wengui Weng

Macromolecular Science and Engineering Graduate Student Seminar
2007 Bayer Fellowship Finalists

Moderator: Prof. Gary Wnek

11-12

Research ShowCASE

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Overview of Activities and Opportunities

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Dr. Kathleen O. Havelka
Consumer Products, Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, OH

Side-Chain Crystalline Polymers: Structure, Properties and Applications

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Center for Layered Polymer Systems (CLiPS), NSF Science and Technology Center (http://clips.case.edu)

Prof. Donald Paul
Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Considerations in the Development of Drug Eluting Stents

Macromolecular Science Colloquium / Raymond F. Boyer Lecture Series
Dr. Lothar Kleiner
Advisor, Controlled Release Technologies Cardiac Therapies, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA