THE POLYMER SOCIETY OF KOREA

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세션명 기조강연
발표장 기조강연장 (탐라홀A)
논문코드 PL-1
발표일 2019-10-10
발표시간 10:40-11:20
논문제목 Some Surprises and New Research Opportunities in Polymer Research
발표자 Steve Granick
발표자 소속 IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter/Department of Chemistry, UNIST
저자 Steve Granick
소속 IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter/Department of Chemistry, UNIST
논문초록 This talk will discuss some new research directions in polymer science that I have been privileged to undertake since moving to South Korea 5 years ago. In the field of polymer chemistry, we find that chemical reactions can enhance reactant and product mobility beyond that anticipated in textbooks, and we apply this to click chemistry and polymerization using Grubbs catalysts. In the field of polymer physics, we find that electron microscopy of individual macromolecules in liquid can give real-time observation of their self-assembly, including error production and error correction along their path to the equilibrium states. I will highlight what I perceive to be new opportunities for Korean polymer science in particular, capitalizing on special strengths we have in Korea.