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A national conference series focused on polymer science and engineering for both

graduate and undergraduate students

For online registration, abstract submission and more information, visit:

ngrpc16.uakron.edu

Hosted by The University of Akron’s College of Polymer Science and

Polymer Engineering and ACS POLY

WHO IS THIS CONFERENCE FOR?

• Graduate and undergraduate students interested in research and careers in polymers and soft matter.

• Students who are interested in sharing their research with and learning from their peers.

• Students interested in an opportunity to meet representatives from industry and national labs.

• Students interested in networking with other young polymer scientists and engineers.

• Anyone who would like to enjoy the Akron/ Cleveland area and all it has to offer!

Symposia topics will include:

• Novel synthetic strategies

• Polymer characterization

• Responsive polymers

• Biomaterials

• Interfacial phenomena

• Soft matter

• Mechanical/rheological properties of polymers and composites

Conference events include pre-conference workshops

on the topics of Biomaterials, Additive Manufacturing,

Modeling and Simulation, and Career Readiness,

a career fair, job interview opportunities with

representatives from industry, government labs, and

academic institutions, and visits to local sites such as

the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Area attractions

include Cedar Point amusement park, the Akron Art

Museum, the Cleveland Zoo and the Rock and Roll Hall

of Fame. Students will have a chance to enjoy the city

and surrounding area during the symposium.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

THE COLLEGE OF POLYMER SCIENCE AND POLYMER ENGINEERING

The University of Akron’s College of Polymer Science

and Polymer Engineering is recognized as being a top

program in research and education for all areas of

polymers. The program is the largest (~34 faculty, ~300

graduate students and postdocs) and broadest in the

U.S., dating from 1910. Its traditional strengths in new

polymer synthesis and their manufacturing processes

which compound, shape, and assemble polymer products,

have been complemented in the past two decades by

computational simulations, morphological, surface and

optical characterization, as well as a number of added

specializations, such as nanotechnology, biomaterials,

and photonics. College faculty members have generated

over 160 active patents and have licensed technologies

that have been commercialized worldwide.

AKRON, OH

Akron is located about 45 min to the southeast

of Cleveland, and the conference will take place on

The University of Akron campus. Housing will be

available for conference participants in University of

Akron dorms.

Registration is now open and the abstract submission deadline is March 15, 2016.

Polymer Engineering Academic Center

Goodyear Polymer Center

2016 NATIONAL GRADUATE RESEARCH POLYMER CONFERENCE

Since 1996 the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division (POLY)

has organized the National Graduate Research Polymer

Conference (NGRPC). This is a national conference series

focused on polymer science and engineering for both

graduate and undergraduate students.

The 12th NGRPC will be hosted by The University of Akron’s

College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, in

Akron, OH, from June 19th – 22nd.

Welcome to The University of Akron! Graduate Research