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Registration - School of Management
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| 12:30 |
Lunch - Core West
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| 13:55 |
Welcome and Introduction - School of Management
Anthony Higgins - Swansea University
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Session 1 - Nanocomposites
Chair: James Elliott, University of Cambridge, UK
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| 14:00 |
(INVITED) Fundamental polymer physics in nanocomposites
Nigel Clarke, University of Sheffield, UK
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| 14:45 |
Effective interactions between nano-particles mediated by reversibly adsorbed polymers
Alexander Chervanyov, WWU University Münster, Germany
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| 15:05 |
Multi-scale scattering studies of polymer-graphene nanocomposites
Mike Weir, University of Sheffield, UK
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| 15:25 |
Spatially dependent dynamics of filled rubbers
Richard Thompson, Durham University, UK
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| 15:45 |
Refreshment break
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Session 2 - Rheological measurements
Chair: Ann Terry, Lund University, Sweden
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| 16:10 |
Vibrations of viscoelastic polymer solution droplets
James Sharp, University of Nottingham, UK
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| 16:30 |
Mesoscopic simulation of the transient behaviour of semi-diluted polymer solution in a microchannel following extensional flow
Marco Ellero, Swansea University, UK
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| 16:50 |
The effect of extensional flow on shear viscosity
Richard Hodgkinson, University of Sheffield, UK
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17:10
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Flash posters (5 x 3 min. each)
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Optimisation of mechanical properties of waterborne poly(Chloroprene) films
Philip Richardson, University of Surrey, UK
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The impact of molecular weight on composition profiles in polymer/fullerene bilayers
Elizabeth Hynes, Swansea University, UK
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Microfludic-SANS: high throughput phase mapping and contrast variation
Marco Adamo, Imperial College London, UK
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The structural evolution of ultra-white biomimetic polymer films
Stephanie Burg, University of Sheffield, UK
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Analysing conformation and hydration in silk feedstock
Peter Laity, University of Sheffield, UK
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| 17:30 |
Polymer Physics Group - AGM
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| 17:45 |
Refreshments and Poster Session - School of Management
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| 19:30 |
Dinner - The Core
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