Abstract
Submission Deadline extended to May 7,
2007.
Panel Discussion on Sunday
Challenges
Facing Polymer Science Today: Sustainability, Safety and
Health
Conference
Feature Address on Sustainable Development on Sunday
"Education
for Sustainable Development: the Role of
Partnerships
with Academic Institutions"
Christine Alfsen, Senior Programme Specialist for Sciences,
UNESCO
Conference
Banquet, Tuesday Evening, New York Botanical
Garden
The
Biopolymer Award will be
presented to Robert W. Lenz
during the conference banquet.
Eight Plenary Talks with
Speakers from Seven Countries
Scientific Program
1.
Health and Global Security A (Ober, Gross)
A.1 The Biology-Materials Interface (Christopher Ober,
Cornell University,
cko3@cornell.edu (USA),
Giancarlo Galli, Università di Pisa,
GalliG@dcci.unipi.it
(Italy))
A.2 Nanofibers for Biological Applications (Ben Hsaio,
University of Stoney Brook,
bhsiao@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
(USA),
Akihiko Tanioka, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
atanioka@o.cc.titech.ac.jp
(Japan))
A.3 Drug Delivery Systems (Richard Gross, Brooklyn
Poly, rgross@poly.edu (USA))
A.4 Polymeric/Biological Self-assembly (Richard Gross,
Brooklyn Poly rgross@poly.edu (USA))
A.5 Cell-Surface Interactions (Miriam Rafaelovich,
University of Stoney Brook, miriam.rafailovich@sunysb.edu
(USA),
Daniel Cohn, Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Israel))
2.
Health and Global Security B (Guiseppe-Elie)
B.1
Chemical and Biosensors for Global Security
(Ravi
Kane, RPI,
kaner@rpi.edu (USA)
and Ari Ivaska, Åbo Akademi University,
Ari.Ivaska@abo.fi (Finland))
B.2 Biosensors and Molecular/Clinical Diagnostics
(Pankaj
Vadgama, p.vadgama@qmul.ac.uk,Queen
Mary University of London (UK) and Rigoberto
Advincula, radvincula@uh.edu,
University of Houston (USA))
B.3
DNA Detection Technologies for Point of Care
Applications
(Kilian
Dill, Antara Biosciences, kdill@antara-bio.com (USA))
B.4 Whole Cell Biosensors (Michael Pishko, Penn State
University, mpishko@engr.psu.edu,
(USA) and Xinyan Tracy Cui, University of
Pittsburg, xic11@pitt.edu,
(USA))
B.5 Chemical Sensors For Global Security (Anthony
Guiseppe-Elie, Clemson University, guiseppe@clemson.edu (USA)
and Kalle Levon, Brooklyn Poly, KLEVON@mycingular.blackberry.net
(USA))
3.
Sustainable Energy and Environment
(Nishide)
C.1
Polymers for Solar Cells
(Prof.
Yong Soo Kang, Hanyang University,
kangys@hanyang.ac.kr
(Korea)
and Prof. David Carroll, Wake Forest University,
carroldl@wfu.edu
(USA))
C.2 Proton Conducting Membranes
(Prof.
Kenji Miyatake, Yamanashi University
miyatake@yamanashi.ac.jp
(Japan)
and Prof. Steven Holdcroft Simon Fraser
University,
holdcrof@sfu.ca
(Canada)
C.3 Thin Film Batteries
(Prof.
Hiroyuki Ohno, Tokyo University of Agr & Tech
ohnoh@cc.tuat.ac.jp
(Japan)
and Prof. Steve Greenbaum, City University New
York
Steve.Greenbaum@hunter.cuny.edu
(USA))
C.4 Corrosion and Flammability
(Prof.
Makoto Yuasa, Tokyo University of Science,
yuasa@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp,
(Japan) and Gordon Bierwagen, North Dakota State
University, Gordon.Bierwagen@ndsu.edu,
(USA)
4.
Industrial Design, Manufacturing and Applications (Levon,
Gross)
D.1
Intelligent Coatings (Richard Goodman,
RMGConsulting@msn.com
(USA)and
Kalle Levon, Brooklyn Poly, KLEVON@mycingular.blackberry.net
(USA))
D.2 Flat Panel Displays (Graham Battersby
grahambattersby@covad.net
(USA)and
Kalle Levon, Brooklyn Poly, KLEVON@mycingular.blackberry.net
(USA))
D.3 Printed Electronics (Graham Battersby,
grahambattersby@covad.net
(USA)
and Kalle Levon, Brooklyn Poly, KLEVON@mycingular.blackberry.net
(USA))
D.4 Green Processing (Richard Gross, Brooklyn Poly
rgross@poly.edu (USA))