Program: Divisions

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Division Representatives

Josée Brisson, Université Laval
Yue Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke

Symposia and Organizers:

Controlled Architectures, from Block to Dendritic Polymers

Organizers:
M. Gauthier, University of Waterloo
G. Liu, Queen's University
Invited Speakers:
Alex Adronov, McMaster University
Géraldine Bazuin, Université de Montréal
Jean Duhamel, University of Waterloo
Suzanne Giasson, Université de Montréal
Elizabeth Gillies, University of Western Ontario
Lian Hutchings, Durham University
Ashok Kakkar, McGill University
George Newkome, University of Akron, USA
Judit Puskas, University of Akron, USA
Ernesto Rivera, Universidad Nacional Autόnoma de México
Armand Soldera, Université de Sherbrooke
Xiaosong Wang, University of Waterloo
Yue Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke
Julian Zhu, Université de Montréal

General Session

Organizer:
J. Brisson, Université Laval
Y. Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke

Interfacing Nanostructures with Polymers - From Synthesis to Applications – joint with MT

Organizers:
A. Adronov, McMaster University
W. Skene, Université de Montréal
Invited Speakers:
Michael Brook, McMaster University
Tricia Carmichael, University of Windsor
William Dichtel, Cornell University, USA
John Dutcher, University of Guelph
Todd Emrick, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Mark MacLachlan, University of British Columbia

Polymer Synthesis: Beyond Past Borders

Organizers:
W. Wang, Carleton University
E. Gillies, University of Western Ontario
Invited Speakers:
Mario Leclerc, Université Laval
Michael Cunningham, Queen's University
Derek Gates, University of British Columbia
Jérome Claverie, Université du Québec à Montréal
Y. Zhao, Memorial University of Newfoundland
J.B. Gilroy, University of Western Ontario

Renewable Bio-based Fibers and Biomass Processing Chemistry – joint with IC

Organizers:
B. Chabot, Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
B. Riedl, Université Laval
T. Stevanovic, Université Laval
C. Daneault, Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
Invited Speakers:
Michel Huneault, Université de Sherbrooke
Jean Paris, École Polytechnique de Montréal

Smart Stimuli-Responsive Materials – joint with MT

Organizers:
Y. Zhao, Université de Sherbrooke
C. Barrett, McGill University
Invited Speakers:
Guojun Liu, Queen’s University
Soo Young Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Jean-François Gohy, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Stuart Rowan, Case Western Reserve University
Johannes Gierschner, Madrid Institute of Advanced Studies in Nanoscience (IMDEA Nanoscience), Spain
Françoise Winnik, Université de Montréal
Eugenia Kumacheva, University of Toronto
Arri Priimagi, Aalto University, Finland
Shishido Atsushi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Spectroscopy: Bridging Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules Symposium in
Honour of Michel Pézolet – joint with BM

Organizers:
M. Auger, Université Laval
G. Laroche, Université Laval
Invited Speakers:
Laurence A. Nafie, Syracuse University, BioTools, Inc., USA
Rina Dukor, BioTools, Inc., USA
Erik Goormaghtigh, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Michel Lafleur, Université de Montréal
Christian Pellerin, Université de Montréal
Robert E. Prud’homme, Université de Montréal
Géraldine Bazuin, Université de Montréal
Muriel Subirade, Université Laval
François Lagugné-Labarthet, University of Western Ontario
Jacek Lipkowski, University of Guelph
Dennis K. Hore, University of Victoria
Christian Salesse, Université Laval

Towards Greener Energetic Materials

Organizers:
S. Brochu, RDDC-Valcartier
H. Abou-Rachid, RDDC-Valcartier
Invited Speakers:
Daniel Lepage, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Inc.
Andy (Xueliang) Sun, University of Western Ontario

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