Research into the controlled synthesis of polymers for use as functional materials has accelerated with new developments in polymerisation and supramolecular chemistry. Key developments in this important field will be highlighted by seven internationally-recognised experts who have led some of the most important advances. Two of the speakers have been awarded medals by Macro Group UK and will present their Medal Lectures and receive the medals at the meeting.

The event will appeal to a broad audience, not only from the polymer science community, but also from closely-related disciplines such as pharmaceuticals, health and personal products, functional materials and agrochemicals. Academics and industrial scientists can benefit equally from this intensive meeting, as will research managers, since it is intended to stimulate new thinking and ideas for research in relation to real-world applications. The substantially-reduced fees for students/post-docs is to encourage young researchers to take the opportunity to be inspired through meeting and listening to these highly-respected speakers. Furthermore, a special registration fee is available to assist attendance by groups of students and post-docs from larger academic research groups.

Programme sponsored by Polymer Laboratories

09.10 Registration and coffee/tea Morning Session
09.50 Welcome – Prof. Peter Lovell (Chairman: Macro Group UK)
10.00 Macromolecular Architectures by Covalent and Non-Covalent Synthesis
Prof. Roeland Nolte (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
10.40 Functional Surfaces from Carbohydrate- and Peptide-containing RAFT Polymers
Dr. Neil Cameron (University of Durham)
11.10 Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the Cassini Space Mission
Prof. Steve Armes (University of Sheffield)
11.40 Coffee/tea
12.10 Polymer Synthesis in Supercritical CO2
Prof. Steve Howdle (University of Nottingham)
12.40 Gas Storage in Nanoporous Polymers
Prof. Andy Cooper (University of Liverpool)
13.10 Lunch Afternoon Session
14.15 Macro Group AGM
14.45 Macro Group UK 2006 Young Researchers Medal Lecture From Macromolecular Engineering to Functional Materials
Dr. Sébastien Perrier (University of Leeds)
15.45 Coffee/tea
16.15 Macro Group UK 2006 Medal Lecture Controlled Radical Polymerisation – Chain Transfer to Living Polymerisation
Prof. Dave Haddleton (University of Warwick)
17.15 Close of meeting