MACRO GROUP UK POLYMER PHYSICS GROUP BULLETIN

Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014
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M AC RO G RO UP UK
P O LYME R P HY SIC S G RO UP
B ULLETIN
Editorial
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Views from the Top
2
Committee members
3
News
4
Awards
6
Welcome to the February edition of the Macro Group and PPG bulletin.
Firstly we would like to congratulate our distinguished award winners; Dr.
Ezio Rizzardo (CSIRO) for the Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding
Achievement, Professor Ullrich Steiner (University of Cambridge) for the
Macro Group UK Medal and Dr Lorna Dougan (University of Leeds) for
the Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal.
Medal. The Macro Group
medals will be awarded at a special one-day symposium to be held at the
SCI in London in December 2014.
Competitions announcements
8
As usual we have many notices of forthcoming meetings and we would
like to highlight in particular the YRM and RAPS meetings dedicated to
young scientists entering the field.
Bursaries
8
Thank you to everyone who has contributed an item to this newsletter.
Forthcoming Meetings
9-15
Nathalie Lavignac
Steve Eichhorn
Bulletin Officers
Contributions for inclusion in the BULLETIN should be emailed (preferably)
or sent to either:
Dr Nathalie Lavignac (MGUK)
Medway School of Pharmacy
University of Kent,
Chatham, ME4 4TB
[email protected]
or
Professor Stephen Eichhorn (PPG)
School of Physics
College of Engineering, Maths and Physical
Sciences
University of Exeter
[email protected]
Tel: (01392) 72 5515
The deadline for contributions for the next
issue is
31 July 2014
The Pure and Applied Macromolecular Chemistry Group
(Macro Group UK) is a joint group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the
Society of Chemical Industry.
The Polymer Physics Group is a joint group of the Institute of Physics and the
Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Views from the Top
From the Chairman of
Macro Group
Welcome to the latest issue of the Macro Group
UK Bulletin. I hope you all had an enjoyable
break during the holiday period and that you are ready for another year of exciting polymer science!
There are two items in this issue of the Bulletin that I would
particularly like to mention. The first is to highlight the winners
of the 2013 Macro Group UK medals: Professor Ezio Rizzardo
of CSIRO (Medal for Outstanding Achievement); Professor
Ullrich Steiner of the University of Cambridge (Macro Group
Medal); and Dr Lorna Duggan of the University of Leeds (Young
Researchers’ Medal). Congratulations to all three on their fantastic achievements! The medals will be awarded at a dedicated one-day symposium to be held at the SCI in London in December, details to be announced soon so keep an eye out and
note the date in your diaries.
The second item I would like to mention is The 2014 Young
Researchers’ Meeting, which will be held at Durham University
on July 24th-25th (see advert in the Bulletin). The YRM is a tremendous opportunity for young researchers (PhD students and
post-docs) to give an oral presentation, perhaps their first to a
public audience, in a friendly and informal environment. The
programme is largely composed of YRM talks, plus a small
number of invited talks from established researchers from academia and industry. This year the invited talks are provided by
Professor Sebastien Perrier (University of Warwick/Monash
University), Professor Bill MacDonald (DuPont Teijin Films) and
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester) – a great line up to
support the young speakers! I strongly encourage you to bring
your students and post-docs to the meeting, which I am confident will be a great success. Registration fees are very heavily
subsidized to encourage as wide participation as possible.
Finally, in the previous Bulletin I mentioned that I wanted to
increase our interactions with sister societies in Europe. I can
report that we are in discussion with both the Belgian Polymer
Group (www.belgianpolymergroup.be) and the Gesellschaft
Deutscher Chemiker (www.gdch.de) about how we can work
together for mutual benefit. We also, through our current and
incoming EPF reps Ian Hamley and Lian Hutchings, are involved in developing the programme of the 2015 European
Polymer Congress in Dresden (www.europolyfed.org/events/
european-polymer-congress) to ensure that UK speakers are
appropriately represented.
I wish you all the very best for the coming year and hope to see
many of you at the MGUK events mentioned above.
Neil Cameron
Chairman Macro Group
From the
Chairman of the PPG
At the Polymer Physics Group Biennial
Meeting in Sheffield last September, I was
pleased to meet so many talented and enthusiastic PhD students and Early Career Researchers who were
presenting their results. The health of our field depends on a
steady and invigorating stream of people joining us.
In higher education circles nowadays, there is a growing awareness of the importance of transferrable skills and
employability skills. Certainly in Sheffield, I spotted numerous
demonstrations of strong skills in analytical thinking and in
communication when presenting research results. Obtaining
those results required skills in team-working and all-important
time management in combination with a deep subject
knowledge. So it seems that the sticking point is not in the development of transferrable skills per se, but in knowing where
and how to “transfer” them. For those who want to build careers relevant to polymer physics, it is not always apparent
which industries need and value their knowledge and skills set.
Moreover, when students are in the midst of completing doctoral research and when researchers are entrenched in
a large project, all attention is focussed on the problems at
hand. Often not much thought goes into what lies ahead in a
career. This is fully understandable, but it can lead to a shock
after the thesis or final report has been submitted.
At the most recent Annual General Meeting, we discussed the
topic of careers in polymer physics, and it was generally agreed
that the Polymer Physics Group could do more to help perplexed students and early career researchers. The MacroGroup
likewise discussed this topic at a recent committee meeting.
Plans are now underway for the two Groups to offer jointly a
“Careers in Polymers” event, probably in November of this year.
The idea is to have representatives from a wide range of industries speak about opportunities for careers and to offer workshop activities. We plan to have a lot of interaction with the
delegates and many opportunities for them to ask questions.
As the programme is still being developed, we are looking for
suggestions and volunteers for speakers, especially from industry. Please contact me ( [email protected] ) if you would
like to contribute or have any recommendations.
At the time of writing this article in mid-January, there
are already more than 170 abstracts submitted for the upcoming meeting on “Soft and Biological Matter”, which will be held
from April 14th to 16th at Homerton College in Cambridge. Cosponsored by the Polymer Physics Group with three other IOP
Groups, the meeting is looking to be very exciting with its diverse range of topics that unite the broader soft matter community. With particular relevance to polymer physics, Prof. Kari
Dalnoki-Veress will be speaking about his work on capillarydriven flow in thin polymer films. If you register before March
10th, you will enjoy a cost savings on the registration fee. See
you in Cambridge!
Note also that the Polymer Physics Group is a proud
co-sponsor of UK Colloids 2014 (www.ukcolloids.com), which
will be held at the rather unusual venue of the Mermaid Theatre, along the Thames in London. More information appears in
this newsletter. The programme will cover all aspects of colloid,
interface and nano-science. Even if your research does not
relate directly to colloids, the meeting will be a great way to
expand your horizons and spark new collaborations.
Joseph Keddie
Chairman Polymer Physics Group
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PPG & Macro Group Committees
Polymer Physics Group Committee
Chair:
Professor Joe Keddie (University of Surrey)
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer:
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester)
Ordinary members:
Professor Steve Eichhorn (University of Exeter)
Dr Jonathan Howse (University of Sheffield)
Macro Group Committee
Chairman: Prof Neil Cameron (University of Durham)
2013 - 2016
Secretary: Dr Dave Adams (University of Liverpool)
2008 - 2016
Treasurer: Dr Lian Hutchings (University of Durham)
2011 - 2014
Ordinary Members:
Dr Carl Waterson (Innospecinc), Meetings Officer
Dr Raj Bhardwaj (Polymer Laboratories)
Dr Christopher Sammon (Sheffield Hallam University), W eb Site Officer
Prof. Ian Hamley (University of Reading), EPF Representative
Dr Peter Shaw (Synthomer)
Dr Peter Deakin (Aldrich)
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Dr Nathalie Lavignac (University of Kent), Bulletin Officer
Dr Wim Thielemans (University of Nottingham)
Prof. Neil Cameron (University of Durham)
Prof. Charlotte Williams (Imperial College) SCI Representative
Prof. Cameron Alexander (University of Nottingham)
Dr Paul Topham (University of Aston)
Dr Matthew Gibson (University of Warwick)
Dr Adam Limer (Unilever)
Dr Valeria Arrighi (Heriot-Watt University) Membership Officer
2006 - 2014
2007 - 2014
2007 - 2014
2008 - 2014
2010 - 2013
2011 - 2014
2011 - 2014
2011 - 2014
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015
2012 - 2015
2013 - 2016
2013 - 2016
2013 - 2016
2013 - 2016
Representative Members:
Dr Ann Terry (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
Representing Society of Chemical Industry:
Prof. Charlotte Williams (Imperial College)
Dr. Martin Buzza (University of Hull)
Dr. Cécile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Dr. Anthony Higgins (Swansea University)
Dr. Alexei Likhtman (University of Reading)
Dr. Johann de Silva (Trinity College Dublin)
John Gearing (Gearing Scientific)
Representing Colloid & Interface Science Groups, RSC and SCI:
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Representing Materials Chemistry Forum, RSC:
Prof Howard Colquhoun (University of Reading)
Representing Polymer Physics Group, IoP:
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Representing Biomaterials Chemistry Group, RSC:
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester)
Representing Applied Polymer Science Group, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining:
Dr John Gearing (Gearing Scientific Ltd.)
Representing Polymer Degradation Discussion Group:
Dr Mogon Patel (AWE)
Representing Polymer Colloids Forum:
Prof. Peter Lovell (University of Manchester)
Representing RAPS Network:
Dr Chris Holland (University of Sheffield)
Career Break Grants
The Institute’s Career Break Grants help members to stay in touch with the wider physics community.
Contributions towards attendance and associated costs are available.
Members can apply by going to http://www.iop.org/activity/academia/Career_Break_Grants/page_5466.html
or by emailing [email protected]
Career Break Rates for Conferences
Members can attend all Institute of Physics conferences at a reduced rate.
Reduced Membership Subscription Rates
Members on a career break are entitled to a reduced membership subscription rate, which is currently just £10.
Email membership.iop.org, including your membership ID number in the text, to qualify for this rate.
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PPG News
New Committee Members
We are delighted to welcome two new members of our Polymer Physics Group Committee; Dr Jonathan
Howse (Sheffield) and Dr Ann Terry (ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory). Their brief biographies are below
Dr Jonathan Howse is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of Sheffield, having been appointed in 2007. Following a PhD in
Physical Chemistry (Sheffield University) he then spent two years at the Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin as a neutron reflectivity beamline scientist. In 2001 he returned to Sheffield
University and began post-doctoral research working with Prof. Tony Ryan OBE and Prof.
Richard Jones FRS, working on a variety of soft-nanotechnology projects.
His research now covers a variety of topics and covers; responsive polymer hydrogel systems comprised of phase separated block copolymer which contain pH responsive groups;
phase separation in blends and block-copolymer systems studied through a variety of x-ray
scattering techniques; propulsive colloids created through the asymmetric coating of a
heterogeneous catalyst; and in-situ studies of the spin-coating of polymer blends and colloidal crystals
through the recently pioneered field of stroboscopic interference and fluorescence microscopy.
Dr Ann Terry gained her PhD in Physics at Bristol University. In 1998, Ann started at the
ESRF, Grenoble, France, as a postdoctoral fellow and then a beamline scientist on the Materials Science beamline (ID11), a general purpose wide angle X-ray diffraction beamline. From 2002, she held postdoctoral positions at the Oxford Silk Group, Oxford University, the Polymer Physics Group, Bristol University, and the Polymer Chemistry Group, Technical University of Eindhoven. In 2005 she joined ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxfordshire, in 2005 as a small angle neutron scattering instrument scientist, working within the
Large Scale Structures Group. She has also held a Senior Visiting Fellowship at Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
Ann's research is based within the general field of materials science with particular interest in polymer physics. Much of her work has involved the application of neutron and X-ray
scattering techniques to help understand aspects of polymer crystallization, flow of surfactant and polymeric
systems and dissolution of hydrogen bonding natural and synthetic polymers. Ann has maintained her collaboration with Professor Vollrath of the Oxford Silk Group, examining spider silk proteins. Recently this has extended to investigating the solution structures and shear induced aggregation of silk proteins with neutron
and X-ray scattering.
Member of the PPG Elected to Royal Society
Professor Young was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013. He is one of the world’s
foremost polymer scientists whose innovative research has transformed our understanding of
the relationships between the structure and mechanical properties of polymers and composites. The early work of Professor Young led to a fundamental understanding of the deformation mechanisms which control the yield behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers such as
polyethylene and, in particular, the demonstration that yield in polyethylene is controlled by the
thermal activation of screw dislocations. He then undertook pioneering research upon polymer
fracture. His research in the area of multiphase polymers has led to a fundamental understanding of their fracture behaviour. In his original work on single-phase brittle thermosetting
polymers such as epoxy resins he was able to demonstrate that crack propagation in these
materials was controlled by plastic deformation in the plastic zone at the crack tip. He then went on to show that
the mechanism whereby the toughness of such materials could be improved by the inclusion of brittle secondphase particles was a crack-pinning type of process first suggested for ceramics. Professor Young has made major
contribution to our understanding of the deformation of polymers and composites through his ground-breaking use
of Raman spectroscopy to follow molecular deformation in these materials. This has included polymer fibres (e.g.
aramid, polyethylene) and most recently carbon nanostructures including graphene and carbon nanotubes. Professor Young’s research has led to him being awarded the 2002 Griffith Medal by the Institute of Materials, the
2011 Holliday Prize and the 2012 Swinburne Medal and Prize by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
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PPG News
Rideal Lecture to be given by Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS
The Rideal Award recognises and honours an individual who has made
a sustained and distinguished contribution to colloid and interface science in the UK. The award is given annually by the RSC/SCI Joint Colloids Group. This year's awardee is Prof Dame Athene Donald FRS, from
the University of Cambridge, for her outstanding work on synthetic and
biological polymeric systems. Professor Donald is a previous winner of
the PPG Founders’ Prize. The award will be presented at the end of a
one-day symposium entitled 'Controlling Structure'. This symposium,
with a range of world expert speakers, will highlight some of the latest
research on experimental investigations into soft matter polymeric systems. A key advance in the soft matter field has been the development
of experimental systems to image colloidal particles and polymers within materials. Prof Donald's group has developed a number of experimental techniques and in particular recently focused on environmental SEM (scanning electron microscope) and microrheology. Her
research has probed a range of complex materials including protein interactions inside cells and cellular adhesion. Recent work has explored protein aggregation with numerous medical applications. The
symposium will also see presentations on recent advances in the experimental investigation of soft
matter systems; Richard Jones (Sheffield University), Joe Keddie (University of Surrey), Ruth Cameron
(University of Cambridge), Eric van der Linden (Wageningen University), Aline Miller (Manchester University) and Paddy Royall (Bristol University) - will present their latest work, before Prof Donald presents the award lecture.
The Rideal symposium will be held on Thursday 27 March 2014 at the RSC headquarters, Burlington
House, in Piccadilly, London.
PPG Committee Member Appears on
the BBC’s One Show
Professor Stephen Eichhorn (University of Exeter)
appeared on the BBC’s One Show on the 27th January, 2014 for a feature on nanopaper. The feature
explored the properties of paper and its use as ancient Chinese body armour. Nanopaper is formed
from nanoscaled sized fibres of cellulose—the main
polymer comprising plant cell walls– and is made
by mechanically and chemically degrading wood.
The fibres produced in the process have widths of
around 100 nm and so have enhanced surface
contact with each other. The material was tested
against a mild steel sample to show that it’s specific strength (strength divided by density) is higher. The feature went on to test the strength of the nanopaper by suspending the presenter (Marty Jopson—pictured left with Professor Eichhorn) using 10
sheets of material. Professor Eichhorn’s research focusses on the understanding of the interfaces
and physical properties of cellulose. Nanocelllulose has potential to replace other engineering materials due to its high mechanical properties. Professor Eichhorn said “The whole experience of appearing on TV was very rewarding and hard work in preparation. I am very grateful to staff at the University
of Exeter , in X-AT (Exeter Advanced Technologies) and the team at Tigress Productions who produced
the piece for the One Show”.
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MacroGroup UK Awards
MACRO Group Medal Awards Announced
Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement
The Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement is awarded to a scientist based anywhere in the world that has made outstanding contributions to the field of polymer science.
This year award has been made to Dr. Ezio Rizzardo (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia).
Dr. Rizzardo has co-invented two of the three living radical polymerization
methods that have revolutionized polymer chemistry over the last 20 years.
Namely, the nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) and the Reversible
Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The impact
of these discoveries on polymer chemistry worldwide has been enormous.
Dr. Ezio Rizzardo
The techniques, especially RAFT, are used widely in polymer science laboratories across the world, to produce macromolecules for use in applications including healthcare,
energy and nanotechnology. Dr Rizzardo’s achievements have been recognized by many international awards. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2002 and a
Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010. In 2011 he was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s
Prize for Science, and he has numerous other awards and medals for his research achievements
throughout his career.
Macro Group UK Medal
The Macro Group UK Medal is awarded annually to a UK based scientist who has made a significant and substantial contribution to the development of polymer science through his/her scientific
achievements and/or services to the UK polymer science community.
This year the award has been made to Professor Ullrich Steiner (University
of Cambridge).
Prof Steiner has over the past 15 years focussed extensively on the assembly of structures in soft matter, using principles derived from polymer
science to develop and understand a wide range of materials systems. He
uses molecular self assembly of soft matter to provide templates that can
dictate the assembly of materials that are usually not amenable to self asProfessor Ullrich Steiner
sembly processes (e.g. metals, metal oxides, conjugated polymers). He
has pioneered a range of strategies that replicate organic moulds or structure directed inorganic
synthesis into design structures with control on the 10 nm length scale. In particular, over the last
5 years, he has shown that controlled nanostructured materials have excellent potential in improving the efficiency of energy materials ranging from solar cells to batteries. Moreover he has
delivered unique new insights into the mechanism by which Nature utilises polymer self assembly
and controls colour.
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MacroGroup UK Awards
Macro Group UK
Young Researchers Medal
The Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal is
awarded annually to a UK-based scientist, normally under the age of 36 on December 31st of the preceding
year, whose contributions to polymer science show outstanding promise for the future.
Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement *
2014 E. Rizzardo
2012 M. Sawamoto
2010 C. J. Hawker
2008 M. Antoinetti
2006 J.M.J. Fréchet
2005 K. Matyjaszewski
2004 P. Hodge
2003 A.B. Holmes
2002 D.C. Sherrington
2001 J.M.G. Cowie
This year award has been made to
Dr Lorna Dougan (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of
Leeds).
Dr Dougan is working in a very interesting area at the interface of polymers, biology and physics. She has
Dr. Lorna Dougan
developed novel single molecule
force spectroscopy methods to mechanically manipulate
polymers and proteins, including the development of temperature variability. This approach uncovers features of
the molecular architecture and mechanical function of naturally occurring biological molecules and novel, synthetic
components and provides insight into polymer collapse,
protein folding, mechano-chemical reactions, enzyme catalysis and solvent mediation in biological systems. Lorna
has also developed an independent research program of
neutron diffraction activity at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (RAL).
The 2013 Macro group medals will be
awarded at a dedicated one-day symposium to be held at the SCI in London in December 2014.
contact Dave Adams
([email protected])
for further details
Macro Group UK Medal
2013 U. Steiner
2012 H. Colquhoun
2011 A. Cooper
2010 I. A. Manners
2009 A. J. Ryan
2008 S.M. Howdle
2007 S.P. Armes
Macro Group UK Young
Researchers Medal
2013 L. Dougan
2012 M. I. Gibson
2011 I. Kinloch
2010 J.V.M. Weaver
O.A. Scherman
2009 A. P. Dove
2008 A.F. Miller
R.K O’Reilly
2007 R.V. Ulijn
Jon Weaver PhD Prize
2012 E. Appel
2011 K. Kirkham
* previously
known as the Macro Group UK Lectureship and Medal (1997-2005)
Full list of winners available from MGUK web site:
http://www.macrogroup.org.uk/
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Competitions Announcement
The Jon Weaver PhD Prize 2013
MacroGroup UK are delighted to announce the MacroGroup UK "Jon Weaver PhD Prize” sponsored by
Synthomer– directed at rewarding the best PhD students in the field of Polymer Science in the UK. The
prize will be awarded to a PhD student who has displayed an outstanding ability across a range of criteria
throughout their PhD. The recipient will receive a certificate and will be invited to deliver a prize lecture.
Nominations
The Macro Group UK PhD Prize is open to scientists who have received their PhD from a UK-based institution. Self-nomination is acceptable, however nominations should consist of:
1) A covering letter from the nominee (1 page maximum) describing how the nominee fits the selection
criterion;
2) A letter from the PhD supervisor on headed paper (1 page maximum), confirming that the student has
submitted a corrected thesis
3) A letter from the external examiner of the thesis (examiners report is NOT submissable), in which the
date of the viva is specified.
4) Thesis abstract
5) A brief (1 - 4 page) CV of the nominee including publications list.
The prize will be judged by a sub-committee considering the following criteria:
- Award of PhD between 1st January and 31st December 2013 (note submission of a corrected thesis is
sufficient; the University does not have to have formally awarded the degree certificate).
- Evidence of transition to independence
- Fit to MacroGroup UK remit
- Quality and quantity of publications/outputs
- Novelty of Work
- Communication of Science
- The student MUST be a member of MacroGroup to be eligible
Applications must be sent electronically to Dr Dave Adams: [email protected] prior to the deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Bursaries
D H Richards Memorial Bursaries (Macro Group UK)
Are you:
• A student member of Macro Group UK?
• Desperate to go to an important conference?
• Short of all the funding needed?
then the DH Richards Memorial Bursaries scheme can help you!
About the bursaries
Macro Group set up the bursaries as a memorial to D H Richards, who was one of the founding officers of
Macro Group and worked hard to establish it as a major group in the UK. Under this scheme, Macro
Group sets aside funds each year to support its student members that wish to attend a major conference
in the area of polymer science, but are short of funds to make this happen. Only one student from a particular research group will be granted a bursary for a particular conference. A student can only receive one
bursary award during their period of study. The applicant must be a current Macro Group member, have
their supervisor's support, and be planning to make an oral or poster contribution at the conference. It is
expected that part of the funds needed to attend the conference will be obtained from other sources. The
maximum bursary amount awarded will be £300 for a meeting in the UK and £500 for a meeting overseas.
As a condition of receiving a bursary award, the student will be required to write a short report on the conference they attended for publication in the Bulletin.
How to apply
Application forms can be obtained from the Macro Group Secretary or directly downloaded from the Macro
Group web site (http://www.macrogroup.org.uk/awards/bursaries.php). The completed application form
must be sent via email by the applicant's supervisor to Dr Dave Adams in accord with the following two
deadlines - 1 November and 1 May. Decisions will normally be announced less than 4 weeks after the
deadline.
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Forthcoming Meetings & Conferences
Organised by IOP Liquids and Complex Fluids Group
Co-sponsored by IOP Biological Physics Group, IOP Neutron Scattering Group, Society of Biology and European Physical Society (EPS)
Sponsored by the Centre for Molecular Structure and Dynamics
The aim of this School is to provide a comprehensive foundation for researchers in the field of soft matter, liquids and
complex fluids.
The lectures will introduce key topics of current interest together with the theoretical, experimental and computer
simulation approaches used to address them. The School is directed towards postgraduate students from a wide
range of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and biophysics. The school will start at midday on Friday 11 April and finish with lunch on Monday 14 April. There will be lectures on Colloids, Soft Matter and
Food, Biomolecular Solutions and Theory & Mesoscale Simulations.
See http://scmspring2014.iopconfs.org/home for more details
or contact Joanne Hemstock [email protected]
Organised by IOP Biological Physics Group
Sponsored by Society of Biology
Biologically inspired Physics is an extraordinarily wide field, covering the behaviour of systems from single molecular machines to organisms and even ecosystems.
Physics Meets Biology 2014 will provide a view of the most recent and exciting research across a broad range of
topics and scales: its scope includes physical probes and imaging, bionanotechnology and synthetic biology, molecular machinery, cytoskeletal mechanics, signalling, control, neural systems, development, evolution and ecology.
The conference is organised around an international programme of invited speakers and will include contributed
talks and poster sessions. Its state-of-the-art research coverage is designed to inform experts of the latest developments; it will also provide a valuable introduction to biophysical research for junior researchers including graduate
students. Physics Meets Biology 2014 is the fourth in the series organised by the Biological Physics Group of the
Institute of Physics.
See http://pmb2014.iopconfs.org/home for more details
or contact Joanne Hemstock [email protected]
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Forthcoming Meetings & Conferences
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Forthcoming Meetings & Conferences
Date(s)
Title and Location
Organiser
16 - 20 March 2014
247th ACS National Meeting & Exposiwww.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/n
tion (Chemistry and Materials for Enerationalmeetings/meetings.html
gy), Dallas, Texas
11-14 April 2014
Advanced School in Soft Condensed
Matter “Solutions in the Spring” , http://scmspring2014.iopconfs.org/home
Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
14 - 16 April 2014
The Physics of Soft and Biological Mathttp://softbio.iopconfs.org
ter, Cambridge, UK
1 - 4 May 2014
International symposium on Conwww.iupac.org/home/conferences
trolled/Living Polymerization: From SynProf. Corneliu M. Davidescu
thesis to Applications, CLP’14 ,
([email protected])
Timisoara, Romania
10 - 13 June 2014
15th International Conference on Poly- www.iupac.org/home/conferences
mers and Organic Chemistry (POC- Prof. Corneliu M. Davidescu
2014), Timisoara, Romania
([email protected])
24 - 25 July 2014
Macro Group Young Researchers
Meeting (YRM) 2014, Durham Universi- Lian Hutchings/Neil Cameron Durham
University
ty
6 - 11 July 2014
IUPAC Macro 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand
6 - 9 July 2014
UK Colloids 2014 - International Colloid
www.constableandsmith.com/ukcolloids
and Surface Science Symposium, Mer2014
maid Theatre, London
20 - 24 July 2014
Frontiers of Polymer Colloids From
Synthesis to Macro Scale and Nano
www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/pmm2014
Scale Applications, Prague, Czech Republic
10 - 14 August 2014
248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition (Chemistry and Global Stewardship), San Francisco, California
www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/n
ationalmeetings/meetings.html
2 - 4 September 2014
UK Polymer Colloids Forum (UKPCF),
Nottingham University
www.uk-pcf.org
3-5 September 2014
Physics Meets Biology, University of
Oxford, UK
http://pmb2014.iopconfs.org/home
4th September 2014
The Physics of Self-Assembling Biopol- http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subjec
ymers
t/pol/index.html
3 - 5 September 2014
Recent Appointees in Polymer Science
www.raps.org.uk
(RAPS) 2014, Reading University
www.macro2014.com