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Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 1
Contributions for inclusion in the BUL-
LETIN should be emailed (preferably)
or sent to either:
Dr Nathalie Lavignac (MGUK)
Medway School of Pharmacy
University of Kent,
Chatham, ME4 4TB
or
Professor Stephen Eichhorn (PPG)
School of Physics
College of Engineering, Maths and Physical
Sciences
University of Exeter
Tel: (01392) 72 5515
The deadline for contributions for the next
issue is
31 July 2014
Editorial
February 2014
The Pure and Applied Macromolecular Chemistry Group
(Macro Group UK) is a joint group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the
Society of Chemical Industry.
The Polymer Physics Group is a joint group of the Institute of Physics and the
Royal Society of Chemistry.
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Views from the Top 2
Committee members 3
News 4
Awards 6
Competitions announcements 8
Bursaries 8
Forthcoming Meetings 9-15
MACRO GROUP UK POLYMER PHYSICS GROUP BULLETIN
Welcome to the February edition of the Macro Group and PPG bulletin.
Firstly we would like to congratulate our distinguished award winners; Dr.
Ezio Rizzardo (CSIRO) for the Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding
Achievement, Professor Ullrich Steiner (University of Cambridge) for the
Macro Group UK Medal and Dr Lorna Dougan (University of Leeds) for
the Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal. The Macro Group
medals will be awarded at a special one-day symposium to be held at the
SCI in London in December 2014.
As usual we have many notices of forthcoming meetings and we would
like to highlight in particular the YRM and RAPS meetings dedicated to
young scientists entering the field.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed an item to this newsletter.
Nathalie Lavignac
Steve Eichhorn
Bulletin Officers
Number 81
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 2
From the Chairman of Macro Group
Welcome to the latest issue of the Macro Group
UK Bulletin. I hope you all had an enjoyable
break during the holiday period and that you are ready for an-
other year of exciting polymer science!
There are two items in this issue of the Bulletin that I would
particularly like to mention. The first is to highlight the winners
of the 2013 Macro Group UK medals: Professor Ezio Rizzardo
of CSIRO (Medal for Outstanding Achievement); Professor Ull-
rich Steiner of the University of Cambridge (Macro Group
Medal); and Dr Lorna Duggan of the University of Leeds (Young
Researchers’ Medal). Congratulations to all three on their fan-
tastic achievements! The medals will be awarded at a dedi-
cated one-day symposium to be held at the SCI in London in
December, details to be announced soon so keep an eye out
and note the date in your diaries.
The second item I would like to mention is The 2014 Young
Researchers’ Meeting, which will be held at Durham University
on July 24th-25th (see advert in the Bulletin). The YRM is a tre-
mendous opportunity for young researchers (PhD students and
post-docs) to give an oral presentation, perhaps their first to a
public audience, in a friendly and informal environment. The
programme is largely composed of YRM talks, plus a small
number of invited talks from established researchers from aca-
demia and industry. This year the invited talks are provided by
Professor Sebastien Perrier (University of Warwick/Monash
University), Professor Bill MacDonald (DuPont Teijin Films) and
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester) – a great line up to
support the young speakers! I strongly encourage you to bring
your students and post-docs to the meeting, which I am confi-
dent will be a great success. Registration fees are very heavily
subsidized to encourage as wide participation as possible.
Finally, in the previous Bulletin I mentioned that I wanted to
increase our interactions with sister societies in Europe. I can
report that we are in discussion with both the Belgian Polymer
Group (www.belgianpolymergroup.be) and the Gesellschaft
Deutscher Chemiker (www.gdch.de) about how we can work
together for mutual benefit. We also, through our current and
incoming EPF reps Ian Hamley and Lian Hutchings, are in-
volved in developing the programme of the 2015 European
Polymer Congress in Dresden (www.europolyfed.org/events/
european-polymer-congress) to ensure that UK speakers are
appropriately represented.
I wish you all the very best for the coming year and hope to see many of you at the MGUK events mentioned above.
Neil Cameron
Chairman Macro Group
Views from the Top
From the
Chairman of the PPG
At the Polymer Physics Group Biennial
Meeting in Sheffield last September, I was
pleased to meet so many talented and enthusi-
astic PhD students and Early Career Researchers who were
presenting their results. The health of our field depends on a
steady and invigorating stream of people joining us.
In higher education circles nowadays, there is a grow-
ing awareness of the importance of transferrable skills and
employability skills. Certainly in Sheffield, I spotted numerous
demonstrations of strong skills in analytical thinking and in
communication when presenting research results. Obtaining
those results required skills in team-working and all-important
time management in combination with a deep subject knowl-
edge. So it seems that the sticking point is not in the develop-
ment of transferrable skills per se, but in knowing where and
how to “transfer” them. For those who want to build careers
relevant to polymer physics, it is not always apparent which
industries need and value their knowledge and skills set.
Moreover, when students are in the midst of complet-
ing doctoral research and when researchers are entrenched in
a large project, all attention is focussed on the problems at
hand. Often not much thought goes into what lies ahead in a
career. This is fully understandable, but it can lead to a shock
after the thesis or final report has been submitted.
At the most recent Annual General Meeting, we discussed the
topic of careers in polymer physics, and it was generally agreed
that the Polymer Physics Group could do more to help per-
plexed students and early career researchers. The MacroGroup
likewise discussed this topic at a recent committee meeting.
Plans are now underway for the two Groups to offer jointly a
“Careers in Polymers” event, probably in November of this year.
The idea is to have representatives from a wide range of indus-
tries speak about opportunities for careers and to offer work-
shop activities. We plan to have a lot of interaction with the
delegates and many opportunities for them to ask questions.
As the programme is still being developed, we are looking for
suggestions and volunteers for speakers, especially from indus-
try. Please contact me ( [email protected] ) if you would
like to contribute or have any recommendations.
At the time of writing this article in mid-January, there
are already more than 170 abstracts submitted for the upcom-
ing meeting on “Soft and Biological Matter”, which will be held
from April 14th to 16th at Homerton College in Cambridge. Co-
sponsored by the Polymer Physics Group with three other IOP
Groups, the meeting is looking to be very exciting with its di-
verse range of topics that unite the broader soft matter commu-
nity. With particular relevance to polymer physics, Prof. Kari
Dalnoki-Veress will be speaking about his work on capillary-
driven flow in thin polymer films. If you register before March
10th, you will enjoy a cost savings on the registration fee. See
you in Cambridge!
Note also that the Polymer Physics Group is a proud
co-sponsor of UK Colloids 2014 (www.ukcolloids.com), which
will be held at the rather unusual venue of the Mermaid Thea-
tre, along the Thames in London. More information appears in
this newsletter. The programme will cover all aspects of colloid,
interface and nano-science. Even if your research does not
relate directly to colloids, the meeting will be a great way to
expand your horizons and spark new collaborations.
Joseph Keddie
Chairman Polymer Physics Group
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PPG & Macro Group Committees
Macro Group Committee
Chairman: Prof Neil Cameron (University of Durham) 2013 - 2016
Secretary: Dr Dave Adams (University of Liverpool) 2008 - 2016
Treasurer: Dr Lian Hutchings (University of Durham) 2011 - 2014
Ordinary Members:
Dr Carl Waterson (Innospecinc), Meetings Officer 2006 - 2014
Dr Raj Bhardwaj (Polymer Laboratories) 2007 - 2014
Dr Christopher Sammon (Sheffield Hallam University), Web Site Officer 2007 - 2014
Prof. Ian Hamley (University of Reading), EPF Representative 2008 - 2014
Dr Peter Shaw (Synthomer) 2010 - 2013
Dr Peter Deakin (Aldrich) 2011 - 2014
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London) 2011 - 2014
Dr Nathalie Lavignac (University of Kent), Bulletin Officer 2011 - 2014
Dr Wim Thielemans (University of Nottingham) 2012 - 2015
Prof. Neil Cameron (University of Durham) 2012 - 2015
Prof. Charlotte Williams (Imperial College) SCI Representative 2012 - 2015
Prof. Cameron Alexander (University of Nottingham) 2012 - 2015
Dr Paul Topham (University of Aston) 2013 - 2016
Dr Matthew Gibson (University of Warwick) 2013 - 2016
Dr Adam Limer (Unilever) 2013 - 2016
Dr Valeria Arrighi (Heriot-Watt University) Membership Officer 2013 - 2016
Representative Members:
Representing Society of Chemical Industry:
Prof. Charlotte Williams (Imperial College)
Representing Colloid & Interface Science Groups, RSC and SCI:
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Representing Materials Chemistry Forum, RSC:
Prof Howard Colquhoun (University of Reading)
Representing Polymer Physics Group, IoP:
Dr Cecile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Representing Biomaterials Chemistry Group, RSC:
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester)
Representing Applied Polymer Science Group, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining:
Dr John Gearing (Gearing Scientific Ltd.)
Representing Polymer Degradation Discussion Group:
Dr Mogon Patel (AWE)
Representing Polymer Colloids Forum:
Prof. Peter Lovell (University of Manchester)
Representing RAPS Network:
Dr Chris Holland (University of Sheffield)
Polymer Physics Group Committee
Chair:
Professor Joe Keddie (University of Surrey)
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer:
Dr Aline Miller (University of Manchester)
Ordinary members:
Professor Steve Eichhorn (University of Exeter)
Dr Jonathan Howse (University of Sheffield)
Dr Ann Terry (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
Dr. Martin Buzza (University of Hull)
Dr. Cécile Dreiss (Kings College London)
Dr. Anthony Higgins (Swansea University)
Dr. Alexei Likhtman (University of Reading)
Dr. Johann de Silva (Trinity College Dublin)
John Gearing (Gearing Scientific)
Career Break Grants
The Institute’s Career Break Grants help members to stay in touch with the wider physics community.
Contributions towards attendance and associated costs are available.
Members can apply by going to http://www.iop.org/activity/academia/Career_Break_Grants/page_5466.html
or by emailing [email protected]
Career Break Rates for Conferences
Members can attend all Institute of Physics conferences at a reduced rate.
Reduced Membership Subscription Rates
Members on a career break are entitled to a reduced membership subscription rate, which is currently just £10.
Email membership.iop.org, including your membership ID number in the text, to qualify for this rate.
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 4
PPG News
New Committee Members We are delighted to welcome two new members of our Polymer Physics Group Committee; Dr Jona-
than Howse (Sheffield) and Dr Ann Terry (ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory). Their brief biogra-
phies are below
Dr Jonathan Howse is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biologi-
cal Engineering at The University of Sheffield, having been appointed in 2007. Fol-
lowing a PhD in Physical Chemistry (Sheffield University) he then spent two years at
the Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin as a neutron reflectivity beamline scientist. In
2001 he returned to Sheffield University and began post-doctoral research working
with Prof. Tony Ryan OBE and Prof. Richard Jones FRS, working on a variety of soft-
nanotechnology projects.
His research now covers a variety of topics and covers; responsive polymer hy-
drogel systems comprised of phase separated block copolymer which contain pH responsive groups;
phase separation in blends and block-copolymer systems studied through a variety of x-ray scatter-
ing techniques; propulsive colloids created through the asymmetric coating of a heterogeneous
catalyst; and in-situ studies of the spin-coating of polymer blends and colloidal crystals through the
recently pioneered field of stroboscopic interference and fluorescence microscopy.
Dr Ann Terry gained her PhD in Physics at Bristol University. In 1998, Ann started
at the ESRF, Grenoble, France, as a postdoctoral fellow and then a beamline scien-
tist on the Materials Science beamline (ID11), a general purpose wide angle X-ray
diffraction beamline. From 2002, she held postdoctoral positions at the Oxford
Silk Group, Oxford University, the Polymer Physics Group, Bristol University, and the
Polymer Chemistry Group, Technical University of Eindhoven. In 2005 she joined
ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxfordshire, in 2005 as a small angle neutron scat-
tering instrument scientist, working within the Large Scale Structures Group. She
has also held a Senior Visiting Fellowship at Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
Ann's research is based within the general field of materials science with particular
interest in polymer physics. Much of her work has involved the application of neutron and X-ray scat-
Member of the PPG Elected to Royal Society Professor Young was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013. He is one of the
world’s foremost polymer scientists whose innovative research has transformed our
understanding of the relationships between the structure and mechanical properties of
polymers and composites. The early work of Professor Young led to a fundamental un-
derstanding of the deformation mechanisms which control the yield behaviour of semi-
crystalline polymers such as polyethylene and, in particular, the demonstration that
yield in polyethylene is controlled by the thermal activation of screw dislocations. He
then undertook pioneering research upon polymer fracture. His research in the area of
multiphase polymers has led to a fundamental understanding of their fracture behaviour. In his original
work on single-phase brittle thermosetting polymers such as epoxy resins he was able to demonstrate
that crack propagation in these materials was controlled by plastic deformation in the plastic zone at the
crack tip. He then went on to show that the mechanism whereby the toughness of such materials could
be improved by the inclusion of brittle second-phase particles was a crack-pinning type of process first
suggested for ceramics. Professor Young has made major contribution to our understanding of the defor-
mation of polymers and composites through his ground-breaking use of Raman spectroscopy to follow
molecular deformation in these materials. This has included polymer fibres (e.g. aramid, polyethylene)
and most recently carbon nanostructures including graphene and carbon nanotubes. Professor
Young’s research has led to him being awarded the 2002 Griffith Medal by the Institute of Materials, the
2011 Holliday Prize and the 2012 Swinburne Medal and Prize by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and
Mining.
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 5
PPG News
Rideal Lecture to be given by Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS
The Rideal Award recognises and honours an individual who has made
a sustained and distinguished contribution to colloid and interface sci-
ence in the UK. The award is given annually by the RSC/SCI Joint Col-
loids Group. This year's awardee is Prof Dame Athene Donald FRS, from
the University of Cambridge, for her outstanding work on synthetic and
biological polymeric systems. Professor Donald is a previous winner of
the PPG Founders’ Prize. The award will be presented at the end of a
one-day symposium entitled 'Controlling Structure'. This symposium,
with a range of world expert speakers, will highlight some of the latest
research on experimental investigations into soft matter polymeric sys-
tems. A key advance in the soft matter field has been the development
of experimental systems to image colloidal particles and polymers
within materials. Prof Donald's group has developed a number of experimental techniques and in par-
ticular recently focused on environmental SEM (scanning electron microscope) and microrheology.
Her research has probed a range of complex materials including protein interactions inside cells and
cellular adhesion. Recent work has explored protein aggregation with numerous medical applications.
The symposium will also see presentations on recent advances in the experimental investigation of
soft matter systems; Richard Jones (Sheffield University), Joe Keddie (University of Surrey), Ruth Cam-
eron (University of Cambridge), Eric van der Linden (Wageningen University), Aline Miller (Manchester
University) and Paddy Royall (Bristol University) - will present their latest work, before Prof Donald pre-
sents the award lecture.
The Rideal symposium will be held on Thursday 27 March 2014 at the RSC headquarters, Burlington
House, in Piccadilly, London.
PPG Committee Member Appears on
the BBC’s One Show Professor Stephen Eichhorn (University of Exeter)
appeared on the BBC’s One Show on the 27th
January, 2014 for a feature on nanopaper. The fea-
ture explored the properties of paper and its use as
ancient Chinese body armour. Nanopaper is
formed from nanoscaled sized fibres of cellulose—
the main polymer comprising plant cell walls– and
is made by mechanically and chemically degrading
wood. The fibres produced in the process have
widths of around 100 nm and so have enhanced
surface contact with each other. The material was
tested against a mild steel sample to show that it’s
specific strength (strength divided by density) is higher. The feature went on to test the strength of
the nanopaper by suspending the presenter (Marty Jopson—pictured left with Professor Eichhorn) us-
ing 10 sheets of material. Professor Eichhorn’s research focusses on the understanding of the inter-
faces and physical properties of cellulose. Nanocelllulose has potential to replace other engineering
materials due to its high mechanical properties. Professor Eichhorn said “The whole experience of
appearing on TV was very rewarding and hard work in preparation. I am very grateful to staff at the
University of Exeter , in X-AT (Exeter Advanced Technologies) and the team at Tigress Productions who
produced the piece for the One Show”.
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 6
MacroGroup UK Awards
MACRO Group Medal Awards Announced
Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement
The Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement is awarded to a scientist based any-
where in the world that has made outstanding contributions to the field of
polymer science.
This year award has been made to Dr. Ezio Rizzardo (Commonwealth Sci-
entific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia).
Dr. Rizzardo has co-invented two of the three living radical polymerization
methods that have revolutionized polymer chemistry over the last 20 years.
Namely, the nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) and the Reversible
Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The impact
of these discoveries on polymer chemistry worldwide has been enormous. The techniques, espe-
cially RAFT, are used widely in polymer science laboratories across the world, to produce macro-
molecules for use in applications including healthcare, energy and nanotechnology. Dr Rizzardo’s
achievements have been recognized by many international awards. He was elected a Fellow of
the Australian Academy of Science in 2002 and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010. In 2011 he
was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, and he has numerous other
awards and medals for his research achievements throughout his career.
Macro Group UK Medal
The Macro Group UK Medal is awarded annually to a UK based scientist who has made a signifi-
cant and substantial contribution to the development of polymer science
through his/her scientific achievements and/or services to the UK polymer
science community.
This year the award has been made to Professor Ullrich Steiner
(University of Cambridge).
Prof Steiner has over the past 15 years focussed extensively on the as-
sembly of structures in soft matter, using principles derived from polymer
science to develop and understand a wide range of materials systems. He
uses molecular self assembly of soft matter to provide templates that can dictate the assembly of
materials that are usually not amenable to self assembly processes (e.g. metals, metal oxides,
conjugated polymers). He has pioneered a range of strategies that replicate organic moulds or
structure directed inorganic synthesis into design structures with control on the 10 nm length
scale. In particular, over the last 5 years, he has shown that controlled nanostructured materials
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 7
MacroGroup UK Awards
Macro Group UK Medal for Out-
standing Achievement *
2014 E. Rizzardo
2012 M. Sawamoto
2010 C. J. Hawker
2008 M. Antoinetti
2006 J.M.J. Fréchet
2005 K. Matyjaszewski
2004 P. Hodge
2003 A.B. Holmes
2002 D.C. Sherrington
2001 J.M.G. Cowie
Macro Group UK Medal
2013 U. Steiner
2012 H. Colquhoun
2011 A. Cooper
2010 I. A. Manners
2009 A. J. Ryan
2008 S.M. Howdle
2007 S.P. Armes
Macro Group UK Young
Researchers Medal
2013 L. Dougan
2012 M. I. Gibson
2011 I. Kinloch
2010 J.V.M. Weaver
O.A. Scherman
2009 A. P. Dove
2008 A.F. Miller
R.K O’Reilly
2007 R.V. Ulijn
Jon Weaver PhD Prize
2012 E. Appel
2011 K. Kirkham
* previously known as the Macro Group UK Lec-
tureship and Medal (1997-2005)
The 2013 Macro group medals will be
awarded at a dedicated one-day sym-posium to be held at the SCI in Lon-don in December 2014.
contact Dave Adams
Macro Group UK
Young Researchers Medal
The Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal is
awarded annually to a UK-based scientist, normally un-
der the age of 36 on December 31st of the preceding
year, whose contributions to polymer science show out-
standing promise for the future.
This year award has been made to
Dr Lorna Dougan (School of Phys-
ics & Astronomy, University of
Leeds).
Dr Dougan is working in a very inter-
esting area at the interface of poly-
mers, biology and physics. She has
developed novel single molecule force spectroscopy
methods to mechanically manipulate polymers and pro-
teins, including the development of temperature variability.
This approach uncovers features of the molecular archi-
tecture and mechanical function of naturally occurring bio-
logical molecules and novel, synthetic components and
provides insight into polymer collapse, protein folding,
mechano-chemical reactions, enzyme catalysis and sol-
vent mediation in biological systems. Lorna has also de-
veloped an independent research program of neutron dif-
fraction activity at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 8
Competitions Announcement
D H Richards Memorial Bursaries (Macro Group UK)
Are you: • A student member of Macro Group UK?
• Desperate to go to an important conference?
• Short of all the funding needed?
then the DH Richards Memorial Bursaries scheme can help you!
About the bursaries Macro Group set up the bursaries as a memorial to D H Richards, who was one of the founding officers of Macro Group and worked hard to establish it as a major group in the UK. Under this scheme, Macro Group sets aside funds each year to support its student members that wish to attend a major conference in the area of polymer science, but are short of funds to make this happen. Only one student from a par-ticular research group will be granted a bursary for a particular conference. A student can only receive one bursary award during their period of study. The applicant must be a current Macro Group member, have their supervisor's support, and be planning to make an oral or poster contribution at the conference. It is expected that part of the funds needed to attend the conference will be obtained from other sources. The maximum bursary amount awarded will be £300 for a meeting in the UK and £500 for a meeting overseas. As a condition of receiving a bursary award, the student will be required to write a short report on the con-ference they attended for publication in the Bulletin.
How to apply Application forms can be obtained from the Macro Group Secretary or directly downloaded from the Macro Group web site (http://www.macrogroup.org.uk/awards/bursaries.php). The completed application form must be sent via email by the applicant's supervisor to Dr Dave Adams in accord with the following two deadlines - 1 November and 1 May. Decisions will normally be announced less than 4 weeks after the
Bursaries
The Jon Weaver PhD Prize 2013
MacroGroup UK are delighted to announce the MacroGroup UK "Jon Weaver PhD Prize” sponsored by Synthomer– directed at rewarding the best PhD students in the field of Polymer Science in the UK. The prize will be awarded to a PhD student who has displayed an outstanding ability across a range of criteria throughout their PhD. The recipient will receive a certificate and will be invited to deliver a prize lecture.
Nominations The Macro Group UK PhD Prize is open to scientists who have received their PhD from a UK-based insti-tution. Self-nomination is acceptable, however nominations should consist of: 1) A covering letter from the nominee (1 page maximum) describing how the nominee fits the selection criterion; 2) A letter from the PhD supervisor on headed paper (1 page maximum), confirming that the student has submitted a corrected thesis 3) A letter from the external examiner of the thesis (examiners report is NOT submissable), in which the date of the viva is specified. 4) Thesis abstract 5) A brief (1 - 4 page) CV of the nominee including publications list.
The prize will be judged by a sub-committee considering the following criteria: - Award of PhD between 1st January and 31st December 2013 (note submission of a corrected thesis is sufficient; the University does not have to have formally awarded the degree certificate). - Evidence of transition to independence - Fit to MacroGroup UK remit - Quality and quantity of publications/outputs - Novelty of Work - Communication of Science - The student MUST be a member of MacroGroup to be eligible
Applications must be sent electronically to Dr Dave Adams: [email protected] prior to the dead-
Macro Group UK & Polymer Physics Group Bulletin No 81 February 2014 Page 9
Forthcoming Meetings & Conferences
Organised by IOP Liquids and Complex Fluids Group
Co-sponsored by IOP Biological Physics Group, IOP Neutron Scattering Group, Society of Biology and European Physi-
cal Society (EPS)
Sponsored by the Centre for Molecular Structure and Dynamics
The aim of this School is to provide a comprehensive foundation for researchers in the field of soft matter, liquids and
complex fluids.
The lectures will introduce key topics of current interest together with the theoretical, experimental and computer
simulation approaches used to address them. The School is directed towards postgraduate students from a wide
range of backgrounds including physics, chemistry, chemical engineering and biophysics. The school will start at mid-
day on Friday 11 April and finish with lunch on Monday 14 April. There will be lectures on Colloids, Soft Matter and
Food, Biomolecular Solutions and Theory & Mesoscale Simulations.
See http://scmspring2014.iopconfs.org/home for more details
or contact Joanne Hemstock [email protected]
Organised by IOP Biological Physics Group
Sponsored by Society of Biology
Biologically inspired Physics is an extraordinarily wide field, covering the behaviour of systems from single molecu-
lar machines to organisms and even ecosystems.
Physics Meets Biology 2014 will provide a view of the most recent and exciting research across a broad range of
topics and scales: its scope includes physical probes and imaging, bionanotechnology and synthetic biology, mo-
lecular machinery, cytoskeletal mechanics, signalling, control, neural systems, development, evolution and ecology.
The conference is organised around an international programme of invited speakers and will include contributed
talks and poster sessions. Its state-of-the-art research coverage is designed to inform experts of the latest develop-
ments; it will also provide a valuable introduction to biophysical research for junior researchers including graduate
students. Physics Meets Biology 2014 is the fourth in the series organised by the Biological Physics Group of the
Institute of Physics.
See http://pmb2014.iopconfs.org/home for more details
or contact Joanne Hemstock [email protected]
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Forthcoming Meetings & Conferences
Date(s) Title and Location Organiser
16 - 20 March 2014 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposi-tion (Chemistry and Materials for En-ergy), Dallas, Texas
www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/nationalmeetings/meetings.html
11-14 April 2014 Advanced School in Soft Condensed Matter “Solutions in the Spring” , Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.
http://scmspring2014.iopconfs.org/home
14 - 16 April 2014 The Physics of Soft and Biological Mat-ter, Cambridge, UK
http://softbio.iopconfs.org
1 - 4 May 2014
International symposium on Con-trolled/Living Polymerization: From Syn-thesis to Applications, CLP’14 , Timi-soara, Romania
www.iupac.org/home/conferences Prof. Corneliu M. Davidescu ([email protected])
10 - 13 June 2014 15
th International Conference on Poly-
mers and Organic Chemistry (POC-2014), Timisoara, Romania
www.iupac.org/home/conferences Prof. Corneliu M. Davidescu ([email protected])
24 - 25 July 2014 Macro Group Young Researchers Meeting (YRM) 2014, Durham Univer-sity
Lian Hutchings/Neil Cameron Durham University
6 - 11 July 2014 IUPAC Macro 2014, Chiang Mai, Thai-land www.macro2014.com
6 - 9 July 2014 UK Colloids 2014 - International Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Mer-maid Theatre, London
www.constableandsmith.com/ukcolloids2014
20 - 24 July 2014
Frontiers of Polymer Colloids From Synthesis to Macro Scale and Nano Scale Applications, Prague, Czech Re-public
www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/pmm2014
10 - 14 August 2014 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposi-tion (Chemistry and Global Steward-ship), San Francisco, California
www.acs.org/content/acs/en/meetings/nationalmeetings/meetings.html
2 - 4 September 2014 UK Polymer Colloids Forum (UKPCF), Nottingham University
www.uk-pcf.org
3-5 September 2014 Physics Meets Biology, University of Oxford, UK
http://pmb2014.iopconfs.org/home
4th September 2014 The Physics of Self-Assembling Bio-polymers
http://www.iop.org/activity/groups/subject/pol/index.html
3 - 5 September 2014 Recent Appointees in Polymer Science (RAPS) 2014, Reading University
www.raps.org.uk