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Gorman Group Meeting Schedule
Fall 2009

Meetings will be held at 11:00 in Partners III Room 302 unless noted otherwise
Date Speaker Topic
24 August Bill Behof Research: (1) Electronic properties of a series of cyclized oligomers (2) Microwave assisted polymer brush formation
31 August Eric Tucker Research: Assessing molecular replacement in SAMs using scanning tunneling microscopy
07 September No Meeting Labor Day
14 September Yun-Ho Kim Research: Structure and applications of SAMs prepared from 1- and 2-alkynes
21 September Molly Brannock Prelim Practice Talk: Factors affecting the synthesis of cyano-containing polymers
28 September Anil Sharma Research: Effect of dendrimer architecture on electron transfer behaviors -- amphiphilic dendrimers
05 October Lebo Xu Research: Biodegradable polymer brushes
12 October Jenelle Willett Research: Rings versus chains in the synthesis of isoquinoline-derived polymers
19 October Xinfang Hu Research: Polymer brushes grown from nanoparticles
26 October Undergrads Research: Monomers, Polymers, Dendrimers
02 November Group Cleanup All waste into the disposal chutes
09 November Jenelle Willett Molecular and Morphological Influences on the Open Circuit Voltages of Organic Photovoltaic Devices
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16 November TBA
23 November TBA
30 November TBA
07 December TBA
14 December TBA

Prior Meetings

Date Speaker Topic
26 Jun Lebo Xu & Xinfang Hu Literature: Recent developments in the synthesis of polymer brushes on surfaces and particles
03 Jun Eric Tucker & Yun-Ho Kim Follow-Up: (1) How did Weiss draw that figure? What assumptions and data were used? (2) Thiols vs. isonitriles as binding groups
10 Jul Everybody Email CG 2-3 slides that summarize a paper on direct writing