2020 ACS Spring National Meeting Symposium Macromolecular Science at the Dawn of its Second Century
Abstract
The 259th Spring National ACS Meeting, which will take place on March 22-26, 2020 inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania will feature a special symposium, entitled ~Macromolecular Scienceat the Dawn of its Second Century.~ This POLY/PMSE symposium will be a presidential eventas it coincides with the theme of the 2020 ACS Spring Meeting, Macromolecular Chemistry: TheSecond Century. The year 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of Professor HermannStaudinger~s paper describing his ~macromolecular hypothesis~ and thus the centenary of polymer chemistry. This symposium with 26 invited speakers will focus on the most important discoveries in recent years and new forthcoming challenges in macromolecular science.The proposed budget will follow well-established guidelines set forth by the Polymer Division ofthe ACS. Registration support only will be provided to several of the invited speakers. Theallocation of ONR funds will be to provide partial travel support for 10 invited speakers/ sessionchairs at a level of $1,000.00USD. No ONR funds will be used to support 100% travelreimbursement for any invited speakers, as this is contrary to ACS guidelines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 11, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012192
Entities
People
- Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy