de Gennes Discussion Conference
February, 2-5, 2009
Sunday, February 1st
Welcome reception
Monday, February 2
Morning
Introduction to the conference
Invited LecturesT. Mc LEISH, University of Leeds
From logarithmic relaxations to LDPE - entangled arms 30 years onR. COLBY, Penn State University
Rheology of unentangled polyelectrolytes and neutral polymers
L. LEGER, Université Paris Sud
Connector molecules: their role in friction and adhesion at soft polymer interfaces
Afternoon
Invited Lectures
G. MARRUCCI, Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Non-linear rheology of branched polymers
R. LARSON, University of Michigan
Tubes and blobs: validation and refinement through new experiments and simulations
M. RUBINSTEIN, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Molecular model of muco-ciliary clearance of a lungPoster presentation 1
Industrial Scientific Conference
J.F. MINSTER, Scientific Head, TOTAL
R&D at Total: a world of complex materials
Tuesday, February 3
Morning
Invited Lectures
S. GRANICK, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Interfacial rheology and Janus spheres
M. MACKLEY, University of Cambridge
Stretching polymer chains
D. VLASSOPOULOS, University of Crete
From cooperative diffusion to the flow of architecturally complex polymers
Oral poster presentations 2
Ski, shopping, nap
Poster presentation 2
Afternoon
Industrial Scientific Conference
A. AJDARI, Deputy R&D Director, Saint-Gobain
R&D at Saint-Gobain
Wednesday, February 4
Morning
Invited Lectures
H. WATANABE, Kyoto University
Polymer Dynamics in Miscible Blends
G.G. FULLER, University of Standford
Interfacial Flow Processing of Collagen Substrates
R. C. BALL, University of Warwick
Dynamics of polymer translocation through a membrane pore
O. HASSAGER, Technical University of Denmark
Extensional rheology of entangled polymer melts
Afternoon
Invited Lectures
Industrial Scientific Conference
J. DEALY, McGill University
Wall slip of molten polymers at a high-energy surface
M. DOI, University of Tokyo
Adhesion of very soft rubber
M.E. CATES, University of Edinburgh
Dynamics of Bacterial Suspensions
E. RAPHAEL, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris
Dewetting dynamics of thin polymer films
L'ORÉAL
Thursday, February 5
Morning
Invited Lectures
A.N. SEMENOV, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg
Theoretical views on long-range correlations in certain glass-forming liquids
M. WAGNER, Technical University of Berlin
The interchain pressure effect in entangled polymer melts : relating tube diameter relaxation and Rouse time of the chain
L. LEIBLER, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris
Dynamics of supramolecular plastics and rubbers
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