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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