Abstracts and Preprints (Including Scientific Meetings Attended)  (1995 - present)

1995. 105.  209th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Symposium on Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Complex Liquids:  "Supramolecular Formation of Block Copolymer Colloids" by B. Chu, G. Wu and Z. Zhou.  (Invited speaker and session chair) Symposium on Advances in Crystalline Polymers:

(1)     "Synchrotron SAXS Studies of Glassy PET Fiber during Deformation," by Paul Harney, 

(2)     Benjamin Hsiao, Alan Kennedy and Benjamin Chu, Polym. Preprints 36, 308 (1995).  (Invited speaker.  Paper presented by Paul Harney)

(3)     “New Insight of Isothermal Melt Crystallization Via Time-Resolved Simultaneous           SAXS/WAXD Measurements," by B. S. Hsiao, B. B. Sauer, R. A. Leach, B. Chu, P.         Harney, H. Gerhard Zachman and Sonke Seifert, Polym. Preprints 36, 342 (1995).

(4)     "Real Time SAXS Studies of Lamellar Level Morphological Development in Peek"

                         by R. K. Verma, B. Chu, B. S. Hsiao and H. Marand, Polym. Preprints 36, 346

                         (1995).

       

                Workshop on Colloid and Interface Science:  Trends and Applications, Guanica, Puerto Rico.  "Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers," by Benjamin Chu.  (Invited speaker).  Physica A, 231, 73 (1996).  Proceedings of the Workshop held on the occasion of the celebration of the 60th birthday of Sow-Hsin Chen.

 

        106.  International Conference on Nano Structures and Self-Assemblies in Polymer Systems, St. Petersburg, Russia.  "Coil-Globule Transition:  Self-Assembly of a Single Polymer Chain," by B. Chu and C. Wu.   (Invited lecturer).

                Poster Presented:  "Interaction of Slightly Cross-Linked Poly(dialli-dimethylammonium chloride) Gels with Inorganic Salts and Surfactants.  Phase Transitions and Structure of Complexes," by S. G. Starodubtsev, A. R. Khokhlov, F. Yeh, E. L. Sokolov and B. Chu.

 

        107.   ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Salt Lake City, Utah.  "Association Characteristics of Copolymer Micelles in a Solvent Selective for the Middle Block," by Z. Zhou, B. Chu and G. G. Peiffer.  (Invited lecturer and Co-Chair, Symposium on Micellar Systems).

 

        108.   ACA Meeting, Montreal, Canada.  "Structure of Drawn 6,6 Nylon Yarns.  Real-Time Synchrotron X-Ray Studies," by Alan D. Kennedy, Ben S. Hsiao, Roger A. Leach, Paul Harney and Ben Chu.  (Paper presented by Alan D. Kennedy).

 

        109.    NATO ASI on Solvents and Self-Organization of Polymers, Antalya, Turkey (Invited lecturer).      Two lectures presented:

                 1)  "Structure and Dynamics of Polymers by Synchrotron SAXS," by B. Chu.

                 2)  "Development of Synchrotron SAXS/Diffraction Instrumentation," by B. Chu.

 

                   Hamburg Macromolecular Symposium 1995, Application of Synchrotron Radiation in

                   Polymer Science, Hamburg, Germany.  "Structure of Ionomers and of Polyelectrolyte

                    Gel/Surfactant Complexes; X-Ray Photon Correlation of Gold Colloidal Aggregates," by

                    Ben Chu.  (Invited lecturer).

 

         110.    Polyelectrolytes Potsdam '95, 1st International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes in Solution and at Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany.  "Effect of Ion Pairs Interaction on the Collapse of Cross-linked Poly(dialyldimethylammonium salts)," by S. G. Starodubtsev, A. R. Khokhlov, E. L. Sokolov and B. Chu.  (Paper presented by S. G. Starodubtsev).

 

         111.    Pacifichem '95, Symposium on Supramolecular Order in Polymer Colloids and Surfaces, Honolulu, Hawaii (Co-organizer and Discussion leader).

             "Polymer Topology and Association Characteristics of Triblock Copolymers in Solution," by B. Chu and Z. Zhou.  (Invited lecturer).

 

1996.112.    1996 APS March Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.  "Complexation of Slightly Cross-Linked Gels of Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) with Sodium Alkyl Sulfates" by F. Yeh, E. L. Sokolov, A. R. Khokhlov and B. Chu.  (Paper presented by F. Yeh).

 

             National Synchrotron Light Source Workshop, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY.  (Invited lecturer).

 

             Meeting of Science Advisory Committee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.  (Committee member).

 

             Symposium on "Recent Progress of Polymer Science" in Honor of the Retirement of Professor N. Kuwahara, Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan.  "Critical Phenomena of Polymer Solutions" by B. Chu.  (Invited lecturer).

 

             Workshop on Modern Laser Light Scattering, Hong Kong.  (Invited lecturer  -  4 lectures).

 

         113.    1996 Hong Kong International Laser Light Scattering Symposium, Hong Kong.  "Polyacrylamide Solution Characterization for DNA Sequencing by Capillary Electrophoresis" by B. Chu, C. Wu, Q. Ying, R. Farinato, F. W. Studier, D. K. Schneider and M. A. Quesada.  (Invited lecturer).

 

         114.    1st International Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering Workshop, Pohang, Korea.  "Synchrotron SAXS/WAXS of Polymers" by B. Chu.  (Invited lecturer).

 

         115.    IUPAC Macro Seoul '96, Korea.  "Structures and Properties of Block Copolymers in Solution," by B. Chu, T. Liu, Z. Zhou and V. M. Nace.  (Invited lecturer).

 

         116.    1996 Photon Correlation & Scattering Topical Meeting, Capri, Italy.  "Laser Light Scattering of Polymer Solutions," by B. Chu.  (Member, Advisory Board and invited lecturer).

 

117.   6th International Conference on Laser Applications in Life Sciences, Jena, Germany.      "Capillary Electrophoresis for DNA Sequencing Analysis: A New Separation Medium," by B. Chu and C. Wu.  (Member, Advisory/Program Committee and invited lecturer).

 

118.  Fall 1996 General Technical Conference, The Fiber Society, Newport, Rhode Island.

                  “Synchrotron X-Ray Studies of  PET Fibers,” by B. Chu, P. Harney, B. S. Hsiao, A.

                  Kennedy, R. Leach and B. Chase.  ((Invited speaker).

 

1997. 119.   1997 APS March Meeting, Kansas City, MO.  “Synchrotron X-Ray Studies of PET and

                  Nylon Fibers During Deformation,” by B. Chu.  (Invited lecturer).

 

          Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Workshop on Polymers

          at Interfaces, Polytechnic University, NY.  (Invited speaker).

 

                  1997 NSLS Users’ Meeting, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY.

 

120.   Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan.  “Laser Light

          Scattering and Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering of Polymer Solutions, Gels and

          Condensed Systems,” by Ben Chu.  (Invited Honorary Lecturer ; Recipient of Award

          for Distinguished Service in Advancement of Polymer Science).

 

                  Inauguration Conference of the Center for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University. 

                  (Invited attendee).

 

                  Symposium on Prospects of Basic Science in the 21st Century, Beijing, PR China.

                  (Invited attendee).

 

121. Gordon Research Conference on Ion-Containing Polymers, New London, NH.  

        “Collapse and Structure of Polyelectrolyte Complexes,” by Ben Chu.  (Invited  lecturer).

                 Posters Presented:

(1)  “A Laser Light Scattering Study of Rigid-Rod Polyelectrolytes,” by T. Liu, R. Rulkens, G. Wegner and B. Chu.

(2)  “Synchrotron SAXS Studies on Crystallization Behavior of Associated Ion-Containing Polymer Blends,” by K. Inomata, L.-Z. Liu, T. Nose and B. Chu.

(3)  “Interaction of Cationic Surfactant with Charged-Gel of Poly(methylacryl acid-co-N-isopropylacrylamide),” by S. Zhou, F. Yeh and B. Chu.

 

122.  3rd International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems, Vigo, Spain.

          “New Separation Medium for DNA Capillary Electrophoresis,” by Ben Chu.  (Invited

          lecturer).

 

                  American Crystallographic Association Meeting, St. Louis, MO.  “Simultaneous

                  Synchrotron SAXS/WAXD on Polymers and Colloids,” by Ben Chu. (Invited

                  lecturer).

 

123.  National Symposium of Polymer Science, Hefei, PR China.  “Application of Polymer

          Science to the Human Genome Project,” by Ben Chu.  (Invited lecturer).

 

124.  6th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC’97), Kusatsu, Japan.  Invited papers

          presented: 

(1)  “A New Polymer Separation Medium for DNA Capillary Electrophoresis”, by B. Chu and C. Wu.

(2)  “Applications of Synchrotron X-Rays to Polymer Science and Technology  Toward the 21st Century” by Ben Chu.

(Member, International Advisory Committee; Session Chairman; and Invited speaker).

 

125.  International Microsymposium on Polymer Physics, Guilin, China.  Benjamin

   Chu, “Synchrotron X-Ray Studies of Structure and Morphology of Polymers”.

  (Invited lecturer).

 

                  Department of Energy Workshop on Instrumentation and Measurement Issues for

                  Nanometer Particles, Minneapolis, MN.  (Invited lecturer).

 


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