Scanning Probe Microscopies in Polymer Science

This is the first announcement of the symposium entitled "SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPIES IN POLYMER SCIENCE" to be held at the 212th American Chemical Society National Meeting (August, 25-30, 1996, Orlando, FL). We plan on having four half- day sessions over three days accompanied by a poster session and an equipment exhibition.

The symposium will provide for latest advances in applications of scanning probe microscopies for studying of polymeric and organic materials. We will have invited critical reviews at oral sessions and original contributions at the poster session. We expect prominent speakers from the USA, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Holland, France, and Japan to participate in this symposium.

A tentative program features:

  
Oral sessions (invited lectures only)

  I, II.  Polymer morphology and structure: 

  i)   Crystalline, mesomorphic, and amorphous polymers 

  ii)  Molecular films and interfaces 

  iii) Composites and fibers 

  iv) Probing of local surface properties

  III. Biopolymers and related materials

  IV. SPM techniques: current status (achievements and problems) 

    and future trends

  V. Poster session - Original contributions

Second detailed information with topics, speakers, and instructions for submission of abstracts and manuscripts will be posted in January-February, 1996.

Several slots for oral presentations might be available to balance a program. If you have serious suggestions please contact co-chairs. We look forward to your participation in this symposium.

Vladimir Tsukruk                                Buddy Ratner



B. D. Ratner (sessions III, IV) 

Center for Bioengineering, Box 351750, University of Washington, 

Seattle, WA 98195, USA (206) 685-1005, fax: 

(206) 543-3778, email: ratner@cheme.washington.edu



V. V. Tsukruk (sessions I, II, IV) 

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA (616) 

387-6510, fax: (616) 387-6517, email: vladimir@wmich.edu