DPOLY Short Course on Physics of Charged and Ion-Containing Polymers I

This short course will introduce attendees to the physics of charged and ion-containing polymers. The short course will cover (1) the fundamental physics of charge interactions, and the features that make thinking about charge in a polymer different from thinking about charge in a vacuum or homogeneous dielectric; (2) methods for simulating and modeling the structure and dynamics of charged and ion-containing polymers; (3) applications to specific types of charged polymers, including ionomers, bulk electrolytes, polyelectrolyte solutions, and charged biopolymers, as well as relevant methods for characterizing these systems; and (4) uses of charged polymers in commercial products.

Speakers:

Fundamentals, Part I: Ralph Colby, Pennsylvania State

Fundamentals, Part II: Murugappan Muthukumar, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Field Theory: Glenn Fredrickson, University of California, Santa Barbara

Simulations: Amalie Frischknecht, Sandia National Laboratories

Ionomers: Karen Winey, University of Pennsylvania

Polymer Electrolytes: Alexei Sokolov, University of Tennessee

Polyelectrolytes: Carlos Lopez, Pennsylvania State University

Charged Polymers in Biological Environments: Lois Pollack, Cornell University

If you have already registered for the meeting but would like to add the Short Course, please contact registrar@aps.org