Division Representative
Elizabeth Gillies, The University of Western Ontario
Symposia and Organizers:
Advances in Metal-Catalyzed Polymerization Techniques
Organizer:
Zhibin Ye, Concordia University
Invited Speakers:
Geoffrey Coates, Cornell University, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Christopher Boisson, ESCPE-Lyon, France
Damien Guironnet, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA
Bun Yeoul Lee, Ajou University, South Korea
Boping Liu, South China Agricultural University, China
Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, University of British Columbia
Kotohiro Nomura, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
João B. P. Soares, University of Alberta
Wenhua Sun, Chinese Academy of Science - Institute of Chemistry, China
Green Approaches for pi-Electron Functional Materials
Organizers:
Dmitrii Perepichka, McGill University
Will Skene, Université de Montréal
Invited Speakers:
Mario Leclerc, Université Laval - (40 minute lecture)
Hong Meng, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, China - (40 minute lecture)
Clara Santato, École Polytechnique - (40 minute lecture)
Mingfeng Wang, Nanyang Technological University, China - (40 minute lecture)
Innovative Concepts in Organic Materials – Building Blocks, Self-Assembly, and Nanostructures - joint with MT, OR
Organizers:
Alex Adronov, McMaster University
Thomas Baumgartner, York University
Invited Speakers:
Matthew Francis, UC Berkeley, USA – (40 minute lecture)
Frieder Jäkle, Rutgers University, USA – (40 minute lecture)
Jean-François Nierengarten, Université de Strasbourg, France – (40 minute lecture)
Suning Wang, Queen’s University – (40 minute lecture)
Rahima Benhabbour, UNC Chapel Hill, USA
Tricia Carmichael, University of Windsor
Julian Chan, University of Ottawa
Zachary Hudson, University of British Columbia
Materials for Flexible and Printed Electronics - joint with MT, OR
Organizers:
Tricia Carmichael, University of Windsor
Simon Rondeau-Gagne, University of Windsor
Invited Speakers:
Zhenan Bao, Stanford University, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Tse Nga Ng, UC San Diego, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Elsa Reichmanis, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA - (40 minute lecture)
Jaclyn Brusso, University of Ottawa
Hyun-Joong Chung, University of Alberta
Talia Jane Stockmann, Memorial University
Polymeric Coatings
Organizer:
Guojun Liu, Queens University
Invited Speakers:
Jianfu Ding, National Research Council Canada
Daniel Foucher, Ryerson University
Elizabeth Gillies, Western University
Atsushi Hozumi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Philip Jessop, Queen’s University
Anish Tuteja, University of Michigan, USA
Chihiro Urata, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Mitch A. Winnik, University of Toronto
Polymers for Biomedical Applications - joint with BM
Organizers:
Elizabeth Gillies, The University of Western Ontario
Frank Gu, University of Waterloo
Invited Speakers:
Xavier Banquy, Ècole Polytechnique - (40 min lecture)
John Frampton, Dalhousie University - (40 min lecture)
Emmanuel Ho, University of Waterloo - (40 min lecture)
Todd Hoare, McMaster University - (40 min lecture)
Leyla Soleymani, McMaster University - (40 min lecture)
Progress In Polysaccharide Characterization and Chemical Modification - joint with BM
Organizer:
Jean Duhamel, University of Waterloo
Invited Speakers:
John Dutcher, University of Guelph - (40 minute lecture)
Mario Gauthier, University of Waterloo - (40 minute lecture)
Theo van de Ven, McGill University - (40 minute lecture)
Mitchell A. Winnik, University of Toronto, (40 minute lecture)
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
Organizers:
Suzanne Giasson, Université de Montréal
Will Skene, Université de Montréal
Invited Speakers:
Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award: Christopher J. Barrett, McGill University - (40 minute lecture)
Todd Hoare, McMaster University
Simon Rondeau-Gagné, University of Windsor
Michael Serpe, University of Alberta
Yue Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke
Symposium in Honor of Robert Prud'homme
Organizers:
Christian Pellerin, Université de Montréal
Yue Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke
Invited Speakers:
Bruno Ameduri, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France
Gérald Guérin, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Mario Leclerc, Université Laval
Vincent Mareau, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Patrick Perrin, ESPCI Paris, France
Sébastien Roland, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France
Armand Soldera, Université de Sherbrooke
Hao Tang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Poster Session
Organizer:
Elizabeth Gillies, The University of Western Ontario