CHEDMonday, 27 March 2006

11:00 AM-1:00 PM Georgia World Congress Center -- Ex. Hall B4, Poster
Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry
Organizer:LaTrease E. Garrison
Polymerization of D,L-lactide with titanium (IV) binolates
Amanda Fenner, Suzanne Crumley, Elizabeth Matzen, Heidi Schwanz, Bradley M. Chamberlain
A comparison of polymerized asphalt emulsions
Amy C Shemak
Compatibilization effects of a diblock copolymer on a polystyrene - polybutadiene blend using high temperature dynamic light scattering
Allison C. Kanarr, Dean A. Waldow
Controlling surface properties using a thermoresponsive polymer
Ellane J. Park, Nolan T. Flynn
Doped co-polymers of polyfuran: A mechanistic study
James Lindley, Matthew S. McConnell, Adam Green, Kelley Sayyar, Walter E. Godwin, Rose M. McConnell
Effect of copolymer additives on thin film polymer blend morphology studied by optical microscopy
Kristina M. Peterson, Dean A. Waldow
Effects of a triblock copolymer additive on the phase boundary and phase separation kinetics of a polymer blend
Joseph M. R. Meszaros, Dean A. Waldow
Paper Withdrawn
Experimental comparison of ionic polymer-metal composites and conventional actuation technologies for biomedical applications
Rachel L. Hansen, Raul Fernandez
External plasticization of Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc): A study of thermal properties
Ronald P. D'Amelia, Daniel Clark
Filtration of m-Nitroaniline from aqueous samples using Sol-Gels
Jennifer Ash, Chasity Ellison, David Nguyen, Aaron Adams, Catrena H. Lisse
Hydrogen sulfide reactivity with hemeproteins encapsulated in sol-gel matrices
Edelmira Bosques, Tatiana Bohec, Juan López-Garriga
Hyperbranched polyethers for general multivalent attachment of cytokines and other immunomodulating agents
Raymond J. Terryn III
Ionic liquid epoxy polymers
Braden D. Echols, Christopher A. Turney, Martin J. Campbell
Model study of chain transfer reactions during the free radical polymerization of VOMMs
Lance M. Baird
Nanocomposites: Development of reproducible cure cycle for phenol-formaldehyde systems
Zachary A. Whitfield
Novel hydrogels using click chemistry
Brodie Maag, Robert Vestberg, Nalini Gupta, Kevin Kingsbury, Craig Hawker
Phase transitions and spectroscopy of hydrogels containing metal nanostructures
Yechiel N. Robinson, Nolan T. Flynn
Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) gels as potential drug delivery vehicles
Munzarin F. Qayyum, Nolan T. Flynn
Polyesterifications of boltorn style polymers using Scandium III triflate
Mario Fusaro, Sachin Borkar, Ayusman Sen
Polymerization of a paracyclophane diene oxide
Paul Yarincik, Jeffrey H. Glans
Probing the microenvironment of polymer-supported reagents
Christopher E. Hobbs, Patrick N. Hamilton, David Bergbreiter
Protection of GMR heads against corrosion in tape environments
Bradley N. Hampton, James S. Burgess, Jacqueline A. Nikles, Shane Street, John M. Wiest, David E. Nikles
Reactivity ratios of silicone acrylates with common monomers
Charles M. Baldwin, Kenneth B. Lewoczko
Recycling waste PET into free-radical curable oligomers
Stephanie Martindale, Jacqueline A. Nikles, David E. Nikles
Reduction of adhesive properties in mixtures of triblock copolymers and tackifiers
Ryan R. Stephen, Erin L. Fortenberry, David T. Heaps, Steven Stevenson, Tim E. Long, J. Paige Phillips
Star burst polymers (super -absorbents) from natural hydrocolloids
Jennifer Jackson, Subodh K. Singh
Strong improvement of nitroxide-mediated polymerizations of methyl methacrylate by a copolymerization approach: Polymer synthesis and characterizations
Julien Nicolas, Laura Mueller, Joël Belleney, Bernadette Charleux
Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer networks for gas separations
Martin J. Groenewegen, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Scott Matteucci, Benny D. Freeman, Douglass S. Kalika
Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of poly[2-(2-carbazol-9-yl-ethoxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]
Donald J. Knobloch, Daryle H. Fish
Synthesis of a BODIPY dye derivative and its use in the characterization of thermorepsonsive block copolymers
Ellen Gilson, Katherine B. Aubrecht
Synthesis of amphiphilic hydrogels from hyperbranched polymers and star-like poly(ethylene glycol)
Katie N Bartlett, Caiping Lin, Ivan Gitsov
Synthesis of poly(butadiene-b-styrene) copolymers via anionic to atom transfer radical polymerization crossover reactions
Brandon A. Stickelmeyer, Dean A. Waldow
Synthesis of terphenylene vinylenes
Matthew James Vanden Eynden, William A. Feld
Synthesis of thermoresponsive block copolymers
Patrick Kincaid, Katherine B. Aubrecht
Terminal group functionalization of star-shaped polystyrene
Brett C. Carter, V. Y. Lee, J. D. Jeyaprakash Samuel, Robert D. Miller
The characterization of biodegradable polymer blends with emphasis on hemicellulose from lignocellulosic feedstocks
Haghpanah Jennifer, Arthur J. Stipanovic
Urethane oligomers as bound lubricants for magnetic tape surfaces
M. Andrew Nix, Brian Johnson, James S. Burgess, Shane C. Street, John M. Wiest, David E. Nikles

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