Speakers

 

 

1. List of keynote speakers.

 

2. Preliminary list of invited and plenary speakers

Session 1: General and tutorial lectures on New Materials and Advanced Technologies

Session 2: New Generation Nanostructured Materials, Hybrid Materials, Glass and Ceramic, Dental Materials, Exotic Materials

Session 3: Natural Fibres, Composites and Environmentally Friendly Materials

Session 4: Polymeric Materials and Composites for Plastic Electronics and Solar Energy Conversion

Session 5: Advanced Materials and Composites for Photonics, Nano- and Biophotonics

Session 6: Biomaterials and Biotechnology

Session 7: New Polymers in Ecology

Session 8:Thermal Degradation, Stabilisation and Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials

 

 

List of keynote speakers

 

 

Dr. K. Blakely, NanoDynamics, Inc, Buffalo, USA

Disruptive Approaches to the Global Energy Situation: The Power of Nanotechnology

 

Prof. Y. Koike, Keio University, Japan

Status of Photonics Polymers for "Fiber to the Display”.

 

Prof. R. Kozlowski and Prof. M.Wladyka-Przybylak, Institute of Natural Fibers, Poznan, Poland

Latest achievements in the area of composites reinforced with natural fibers.

 

Prof. A. Meghea Director of Applied Spectroscopy Laboratory, Politehnika University of Bucharest,Romania

Contribution of FP 6 ToK-NANOTEC-EST project to enhance European mobility and researcher career and the opportunities offered by new FP 7 program

 

Prof. P.N. Prasad, Executive Director, Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics Buffalo University, USA

Opportunities for Multifunctional Nanomaterials in Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

 

Dr. Sangsun Woo,, Excutive Vice President of Cheil Industries Inc. (Samsung Group), Korea

Industrial Perspective of Carbon Nanotube : AS IS AND TO BE

 

Prof. J. Zyss, Director of d’Alembert Institute, ENS Cachan,France

Revivals of molecular nonlinear optics from the micro to the Nanoscale.

 

 

 

List of invited and plenary speakers

 

 

 Session 1 

  General and tutorial lectures on New Materials and Advanced Technologies 

 

Plenary:  

Prof. P. Batail, Angers University, F rance
New paradigms where the chemistry and physics of intermolecular interactions act in unisson

 

Prof. D. Guillon, IPCMS, Strasbourg, France
Supramolecular organization of dendritic architectures.

 

Prof. I. C. Khoo, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

Supra-Nonlinear Liquid crystalline optical metamaterials with tunable negative-, zero- and positive refractive indices

 

Prof. K. Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA 
Nanostructured materials by ATRP with a few ppm Cu

 

Prof. El-Hang Lee, Inha University, South Korea
Micro/Nano-Optical Polymer Wires for VLSI Photonic Circuits
 

Prof. M. Prato, University of Triest, Italy
Synthesis and Applications of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

 

Invited:  

Prof. G. Assanto, University of Roma Tre, Italy

Routing Light by refraction or total internal refraction by nematicons

 

Prof. J. J. Belbruno, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
Pores with amazing potential – molecularly imprinted polymer films as sensor materials processing, morphology and detection of functional states.

 

Prof. W. J. Blau, Materials Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Optical and Optoelectronic Properties of Nanowire and Nanotube / Polymer Composites A Model Study in Nanoscale Engineering

 

Dr. G. C. Chitanu, Romanian Academy, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania
Supramolecular systems based on maleic anhydride copolymers for advanced applications

 

Prof. J. L. Duvail, J.M. Lorcy, S. Cuenot, O. Univesité de Nantes, France

Role of the diameter on the structure and the electrical properties of pedot nanowires

 

Dr. J-L. Fillaut, Université Rennes 1, France
Rational design of ruthenium-acetylides for molecular materials: a supramolecular approach.

 

Prof. A. Graja, Institute of Molecular Physics PAN, Poznan, Poland
Supramolecular structure and spectral properties of selected fullerene-organic chromophore systems.

 

Prof. P. Hudhomme, University of Angers, Angers, France
To be announced

 

Prof. T.Kaino, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Development of polymer optical circuits for the advanced communication systems.

 

Dr. A. Kay, Industrial Research Ltd , New Zealand
Expedient Synthesis of Chromophores for Nonlinear Optics

 

Prof. Eunkyong Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Fluorescence switching of aromatic polymers.

 

Prof. Jung-Hyun Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea 
”Preparation and Characterization of Polythiophene and Core-Shell

 

Prof. Kwang-Sup Lee, Hannam University, Taejon, South Korea
Efficient photodetection at infrared wavelengths by incorporation of PbSe/Carbon nanotube conjugate in a polymeric nanocomposite

 

Prof. T. Ogawa, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Synthesis of functional polymer by oxidative coupling polymerization

 

Prof. Y. Sahoo, University of Buffalo, USA
Multi-functional Nanoparticles.

 

Prof. M. Samoc, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Z-scan studies of dispersion of the complex third-order nonlinearity of nonlinear absorbing chromophores

 

Prof. S. Slomkowski, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Lodz, Poland
Controlled modification of surfaces with molecules, macromolecules, nano-

and microparticles

 

Prof. Hong-Bo Sun, Jilin University, China
To be announced

 

Prof. V. Syromyatnikov, Kiev University, Ukraine
Problem of photoalignment in the LCD's development: synthetic routes in its solving

 

Prof. B. Z. Tang,The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Advanced Materials Based on the Functional Polymers Constructed from Triple-Bond Building Blocks.

 

Prof. W. Wang, Carleton University, Canada
To be announced

 

Prof. J. S. Yu, Hannam University, Taejon,South Korea
Fabrication of Nanoporous Carbon from Polymeric Nanocomposites and Application to Highly Efficient Electrodes for Fuel Cell.

Prof. M. Zaharescu , Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Bucarest, Romania
Possibilities offered by sol-gel method in the nanomaterials processing

 

 

  Session 2 

  New Generation Nanostructured Materials, Hybrid Materials, Glass and Ceramic, Dental Materials, Exotic Materials  

 

  

Plenary:  

Prof. D. Avnir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Metal-Organic Alloys (MORALs): A Novel Family of Composites Prepared by the Entrapment of Polymers and Small Molecules within Metals.

 

Invited:  

Prof. P. Calvert, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA

Inkjet Printing of Soft Electronics and Biomaterials

 

Prof. D. Donescu, Ilie Murgulescu Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bucarest, Romania

Polymer-Inorganic Nanohybrids Obtained in Dispersed Media.

 

Prof. G. Fantozzi, INSA de Lyon, France

Thermomechanical Behavior of Ceramic Nanocomposites

 

Prof. K. Haberko, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland

Topic to be announced

 

Prof. G. Heinrich, Leibnitz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany

Filler Effects in Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites

 

Dr. Joong-In Kim, Samsung Corp., Korea

Novel Approach for Preparation of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites

 

Prof. J. Koberstein, Columbia University, New York, USA

Modifying/Patterning Surface Properties with Light

 

Prof. J. Livage, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France

Hybrid Bio-Inorganic Materials

 

Prof. J. E. Mark (plus some coauthors), University of Cincinnati, USA

Some Nanocomposites Based on Glycerol-Derived Alkyd Thermosets

 

Prof. A. Meghea, M. Mihaly, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania

Nanostructured templates obtained by microemulsification for multifunctional materials

 

Prof. C. Sanchez, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France

Designed Construction of Nanostructured Inorganic and Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Composites?

 

Prof. H. Schmidt, Universitat des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, France

Topic to be announced

 

Dr. R. Vaia, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, USA

Oppurtunities for Responsive Polymer Nanocomposites

 

Prof. J. Warczewski, University of Silesia, Poland

Magnetic double exchange interaction as a driving force of the coexistence of the negative giant magnetoresistance and the spin-glass state in the selected re-manganites and the spinels with chromium

 

Prof. Y. Wei, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
A Nanostructured Materials Platform for Dental, Neural Diseases, Drug Delivery, Biosensor, and Tissue Engineering Applications

 

Dr. A. Wojcik, Hybrid Glass Technology, Princeton, NJ, USA

Hybrid Glass As Protective Coatings For Optical Fibers. Effect of Coating Chemistry on Strength and Corrosion Resistance of Hybrid Glass Coated Silica Fibers.

 

Prof. S. Wu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Microstructures and Properties of Novel Mesoporous Molecular Sieve/Polymer Composites

 

Prof. L. Zhang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Ideal Fillers for Elastomers

 

  Session 3 

  Natural Fibres, Composites and Environmentally Friendly Materials 

 

Plenary:  

Prof. Fernando Caldeira, Fernando Pessoa University, Portugal
Recent advances in lignocellulosic-based composites for performance and environmentally-compatibility improvement

 

Prof. Lars A Berglund, Royal Inst of Technology, Sweden

Cellulose nanofibers – the potential for new materials

 

Prof.  Pia Larsson Brelid, Magnus Wålinder, Mats Westin, SP Trätek, Sweden

EcoBuild - The conceptual idea

 

Dr. Stig Lande, Wood Polymer, Technologies ASA  Norway

Development of modified wood products based on furan chemistry

 

Invited:  

Prof. Mirta I. Aranguren, University of Argentina,Argentina

Thermomechanical response of nanocellullose reinforced polyurethane films

 

Prof. M. L. Auad, N. Marcovich, S.Nutt, and M.I.Aranguren, University of Mar del Plata, Argentina

Nanocellulose reinforced smart polyurethanes

 

Dr. J. Batog, R. Kozlowski, A. Przepiera, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland

Lignocellulosic composites bonded by enzymatic oxidation of lignin

 

J. Foksowicz-Flaczyk, J. Walentowska, R. Koz³owski, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland

Eco-Friendly Antimicrobial Finishing of Natural Fibres

 

Prof. R. Kozlowski, M. Zimniewska, A. Kicinska-Jakubowska, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland

Scanning electron microscopy study of natural fibres

 

Dr. Yaman Boluk, Robert Jost, Liyan Zhao, Alberta Research Council, Canada

Hydrophobic modification of cellulose to provide specificity and bringing value to low DP material

 

Mr. David Bossman, R.M. Rowell, PNC Corp., Forest Products Lab., USA

Industrial applications of animal manure filled thermoplastics.

 

Dr. Tom Boving, University of Rhode Island, USA

Effectiveness of wood and bark in removing organic and inorganic contaminates from aqueous solution.

 

Dr. Pia Larsson Brelid, Magnus Walinder, Mats Westin, SP Tratek,Sweden

EcoBuild - The conceptual idea.

 

Dr. Fernando Caldeira, Fernando Pessoa University, Portugal
Recent advances in lignocellulosic-based composites for performance and environmentally-compatibility improvement.

 

Dr. F.S. Denes, S. Manolache, and R.M. Rowell, Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, WI USA

Atmospheric pressure plasma-enhanced coating of wood item surface with adherent hydrophobic thin layers

 

Prof. Yusuf Hadi, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia                               

Research on environmentally friendly wood preservation techniques in Indonesia
Physical and mechanical properties of methyl methacrylate impregnated betung bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper)

 

Prof. Yusuf Hadi, N. Hadjib and M. Utama, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Effect of urea concentration and vacuum treatment on physical and mechanical properties of methyl methacrylate bamboo

 

Dr. Rebecca E. Ibach, Yusuf  Hadi, Craig M. Clemons, and Sulaeman Yusuf, Forest Products Lab and Bogor Agricultural University, USA and Indonesia

Termite Resistance of Wood-Flour-Filled High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites.

 

Dr. Rebecca Ibach and Beom-Goo Lee, USDA, Forest Products Laboratory, USA

Modification of solid wood and fiber with epoxybutene and butylenes oxide

 

Prof. Yeong-Kwan Kim, Kangwon National University, Korea

Use of Lignocellulosic Material for Advanced Treatment of Wastewater

 

Dr. M. Mosiewicki, U. Casado, N.E. Marcovich and M.I.Aranguren, University of Mar del Plata, Argentina
Vegetable oil-based polymers reinforced with wood flour

 

Dr. M. Muzyczek, R. Koz³owski, B. Mieleniak, Institute of natural Fibers, Poznan, Poland
Upholstery Fire Barrier Composites Based on Blend Natural and Man-Made Fibres

 

Dr. Thomas Nilsson, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Trätek Sweden

The use of terrestrial microcosms for studies on biodegradation of natural fibre products.

 

Dr. Tadashi Okamoto and Masahiro Takatani, Kinki University, Japan

Wood plastic composite of high filler content

 

Prof. A. Pawlicka, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Solid polymeric electrolytes based on natural polymers (chitosane and gelatine)

 

Dr. M. Sudhakaran Pillai, Central Institute of Coir Technology, India
Natural coir fibre composites

 

Professor Roger Rowell, USDA, Forest Products Lab, USA

Heat treatments of wood fibers for self-bonding and stabilized fiberboards.

 

Dr. D. Setyawati, Y.S. Hadi, M.Y. Massijaya, and N. Nugroh, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Composite board made from coir and recycled polypropylene with bamboo matting layers

 

Prof. Alireza Shakeri and Taghi Tabarsa, Gorgan University of Agriculture Science and Natural Rescores, Iran

Fiber- polyester composite from rice straw

 

Prof. Alireza Shakeri and Taghi Tabarsa, Gorgan University of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources, Iran

Effect of DCP cross-linking on mechanical and water absorption behaviour of PP/ aspen fibers composites

 

Dr. Xiaowen Yuan, D. Bhattacharyya and A. J. Easteal, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Use of natural resources in polyethylene composites

 

Dr. H. Wroblewska , Wood Technology Institute,Poznañ,Poland

Studies on the effect of compost made of post-use wood waste on the growth of willow plants.

Dr. Yan Xu, Grenidea Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore

Applications of pulp molding for food packaging

 

Dr. M. Zimniewska, J. Batog, R. Kozlowski, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland

Nanolignin modified linen fabric as a multifunctional product

 

 

  Session 4 

  Polymeric Materials and Composites for Plastic Electronics and Solar Energy Conversion 

 

 

Plenary:  

Dr. G. Le Blevennec, CEA Grenoble, France
Organic Electronics, a new era of technology.
 

Prof. L. Dunsch, IFW, Dresden, Germany
In situ spectroelectrochemistry of conducting polymers.

 

Dr. L. S. Pu, SungKyunKwan University,  South Korea
R
ecent development of display technology- From flat panel display to flexible display.

 

Invited:  

Prof. P. Audebert, ENS Cachan, France
Electrochemistry and fluorescence of new tetrazine molecules and supramolecules ; towards new molecular sensors.
 

Prof. D. Bogdal, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Carbazole containing polymers: synthesis, properties, and application

 

Dr. R. Demadrille, CEA Grenoble, France
Design of new materials for organic and molecular electronics.

 

Dr. David Djurado, CEA-DSM, Grenoble, France
Molecular Dynamics in Supramolecular Liquid Crystalline Oligoaniline-Alacanesulfonic acid Associations - Inelastic and Quasi-elestic Neutron Scattering Study"
 

Prof. J-C. Dubois, Nemoptic, France
New progress in Bistable Nematic Displays:properties and comparison to other bistable displays
 

Prof. J.L. Duvail, Institut des Materiaux, Universite de Nantes, France

Role of the diameter on the structure and the electrical properties of pedot nanowires

 

Dr. D. Fichou, CEA-DSM, Saclay, France
Nanostructuring surfaces by means of tailored supramolecular self-assemblies.
 

Prof. Z. Florjanczyk, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Hybrid nanoparticles and dynamers - useful tools in the synthesisof functional materials.
 

Prof. U. - W. Grummt, University of Jena, Germany
Arylene-Ethynylene/Arylene-Vinylene Copolymers: Structure-Properties, Relationships.

 

Prof. Chang-Sik  Ha, Pusan National University, South Korea
Semiconducting Polyimide Nanolayers for Hybrid Organic Light-Emitting Device

 

Dr. M. Heeney, Merck Chemicals, UK

The Development of Semiconducting Polymers for Organic Electronic Applications

 

Prof. Ivo A. Hümmelgen, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba,   Brazil
Huge magnetoresistance in conjugated polymers 
 

Prof. H. Imahori,  Kyoto University, PRESTO, Japan
Porphyrin and Fullerene Nanostructures for Solar Energy Conversion

 

Prof. Keiichi Kaneto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Work behaviour of conducting polymer actuators"

 

Prof. Jung Hyun Kim, Yonsei University,  South Korea

Preparation and Characterizations of Nano-Structured Luminary in Emulsion Process

 

Prof. M. Lapkowski,  J. Zak, J. Suwinski, University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Electrochemical synthesis and properties of photoluminescent conjugated polymers

 

Prof. S. Lefrant, Institut des Materiaux Nantes ,France

Advanced optical techniques for the study of nanomaterials: applications to carbon nanotubes and composites
 

Prof. H. Lemmetyinen, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Tampere, Finland

Electron penetration trough multilayered molecular films - a spectrposcopic study

 

Prof. I. Muzikante, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Electrical properties of heterojunction-based device of phthalocyanine and indandione derivatives

 

Prof. S. Nespurek, D. Rais an J. Pospisil and I. Kratochvilov ,Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic

Polymeric composites based on polysilanes for plastic electronics.

 

Prof. O Ok Park, KAIST, South Korea
Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes with Controlled Nano-Structure Prof. A. Pandey and

 

Prof. S. Y. Park, Seoul National University, South Korea
Synthesis and Properties of White-Emitting Molecules
 

Prof. J.M. Nunzi Queens University, Kington, Canada
A new mechanism for high efficiency charge injection in organic light emitting devices

 

Prof. A. Pron,  CEA Grenoble, France
New conjugated polymers of unusually high n and p-doping stabilit
y

 

Prof. J. Sanetra, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Organc Solar Cells

 

Prof. M. Skompska, M. Refczynska and J. Mieczkowski, University of Warsaw, Poland
From nano- to macroscale - correlation of SPM and electrochemicalresults in the studies of conducting polymers.

 

Prof. R. Swietlik, Institute of Molecular Physics, PAS, Poznañ,Poland
Charge ordering in crystalline organic conductors studied by infrared and Raman spectroscopy.

 

Prof. Tetsuo Tsutsui , Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Mechanism of Electric Field-Assisted Bipolar Charge Generation in Organic Multilayer Films and Their Device Applications

 

Prof. J. Ulanski, B. Luszczynska, Z. Szamel, E. Dobruchowska, I. Glowacki, Technical University Lodz, Poland

Thermoluminescene study of molecularly doped polymers for blue-emitting oleds
 

Prof. D. Wrobel, Poznan Technical University, Poland
Intramolecular interactions in supramolecular systems with porphyrin dyes studied by spectroscopic examinations.

 

Prof. K. Yase, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Polymers Electronics Toward Flexible Display

 

  Session 5 

  Advanced Materials and Composites for Photonics, Nano- and Biophotonics 

 

Invited:  

Prof. H. A. Agren, Yaoquan Tu, and Qiong Zhang, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Modeling of polymeric guest-host  nonlinear optical systems
 

Dr. C. Andraud, ENS Lyon, France
Molecular engineering for two-photon absorption applications : from the optical limiting to the biology
 

Prof. S. Astilean, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Plasmonic nanostructures for molecular sensing with surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy

 

Prof. A.J. Attias, ­ University Paris VI, France
Styrylpyridine Derivatives as Lego Building Blocks for Optoelectronics and Self-Assembled Networks.
 

Dr. P. Baldeck, Grenoble University, France
Material nanostructuration by two-photon induced chemistry: polymers, proteins and metals

 

Dr S. Barlow, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA

Organic Materials with Very Large Two-Photon Cross-sections

 
Prof. F. Brouwer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dynamics of rotaxane motor molecules.
 
Prof. Ch. Bubeck, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany 
Nonlinear optical waveguides of conjugated polymers.
 
Prof. W.J. Buma, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
High resolution spectroscopy of molecular motors.

 

Dr. C. Fiorini-Debuisschert, C. Royal-Le Gouellec, F. Charra, CEA Saclay, France

Subwavelength photon source by tip-induced second-harmonic generation

 

Prof. A. Fort, CNRS-ULP, Strasbourg, France
Applications of quadratic processes in functionalized polymers for optical components
 

Prof. M. Kaczmarek, University of Southampton, UK

Ferroelectric nanoparticles in liquid crystals for high performance functional materials

 

Dr. K. Kamada, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, Japan
Two-photon absorption property of singlet diradical systems.
 

Prof. N. Kamanina, Vavilov State Optical Institute, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Photophysics of organic conjugated structures doped with nanoobjects
 

Prof. Jang-Joo  Kim, Seoul National University, South Korea
Organic Non-volatile Memory
 

Prof. Nakjoong Kim, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Wavelength Conversion of Coherent Image using Organic Photorefractive Device

 

Prof. I. Ledoux-Rak, ENS Cachan, France
Multifunctional Molecular Materials and Nanostructures for Photonics : from Molecular Engineering to Optoelectronic Devices

 

Prof. A. C. Mitus, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

Monte Carlo simulations of a new mechanism of relaxation in guest – host systems

 

Dr. K. Ohta,  National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Osaka, Japan
Theoretical analysis of two-photon absorption property of several pi-conjugated systems.

 

Dr I. Rau, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania

Preparation and characterization of organic thin films for optoelectronics applications

 

Prof. J. T. Sadowski, Institut for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Real-time LEEM (low-energy electron microscopy) of the nucleation and growth of thin organic films

 

Prof. B. Sahraoui, University of Angers, France

Design and Synthesis of a new series of alkynyl ruthenium chromophores for nonlinear optical applications

 

Prof. A. Samoc, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Unveiling of the multiphoton light-induced emission in nonlinear optical chromophores oriented in polymer optical fibres

 

Prof. F.Simoni, R.Castagna, L.Criante, D.E.Lucchetta, F.Vita Università Politecnica delle Marche,  Ancona, Italy,

Holographic patterning of novel polymeric materials for photonic applications

 

Prof. Masayoshi Tabata, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan

The Origin of Color of  Conjugated Columnar Polymers. - Electron Stacked Helix of Poly(p-n-butoxyphenylacetylene) Prepared with [Rh(nbd)Cl]2 Catalyst”

 

Prof. Mitsumasa Iwamoto, Departament of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Probing of surface polarization in organic molecular films due to carrier injection

 

Prof. C. Umeton, University of Calabria, Italy

Lasing in cholesteric liquid crystals

 

  Session 6 

  Biomaterials and Biotechnology 

 

 

Invited:  

Prof. V. Branzoi, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Electropolymerization compounds used for the obtainment of modified electrodes and electrochemical biosensors.
 

Prof. B. Chichkov, Laser Zentrum Hannover, , USA

Polymer Constructs by Two Photon Polymerization 

 

Prof. D. B. Chrisey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Laser Direct Writing of Collagen-Expressing Tissue Constructs

 

Prof. R. Cristescu National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania

Laser Direct Writing of Collagen-Expressing Tissue Constructs

 

Prof. I. Demetrescu, General Chemistry Department, Politehnica University Bucharest, Romania
Passive and bioactive films, and their efficiency in regenerative

 

Prof. C. Dinu, Max Planck Dresden, Germany

DNA Manipulation in Synthetic Environments

 

Dr. J. Grote, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, USA
DNA Photonics

 

Prof. K. Haupt, CNRS, University of  Compiègne, France
Hierarchically nanostructured molecularly imprinted polymers - a new type of biomimetic materials
 

Prof. Dr. R. Ion, Valahia University,  Targoviste, Romania
The interface between nanomaterials and medicine in photodynamic therapy of cancer

 

Dr.T.  Lippert, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland

Laser Ablation of Polymer Films

 

Dr. R. Narayan, North Carolina State University, USA

Laser Fabrication of Polymer Scaffolds

 

Prof. O. Oliveira, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Design of heterostructures containing biologically-relevant molecules and metallic nanoparticles in organized films"

 

Prof. K. Pielichowski, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Environmentally friendly poly(ethylene oxide) / poly(aspartic acid) materials

 

Dr. Osamu Watanabe, TOYOTA Central R&D Labs.,Inc, Japan
Photo-induced immobilization of biomolecules on the surface of photoresponsive azopolymers and their application for protein chip.

 

Dr. E. Snow, Naval Research Group, Washington, USA
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Presence of Chemical Vapor

 

Prof. J. Travas-Sejdic, University of Auckland, New Zealand
DNA chips based on conducting polymers and quantum dots

 

Prof. G. Wallace, University of Wollongong, Australia
To be confirmed

 

  Session 7 

  New Polymers in Ecology 

 

Invited:  

 

  Session 8 

   Thermal Degradation, Stabilisation and Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials 

 

Prof. J. Bodzenta, Silesian Technical University, Gliwice, Poland
Investigation of thermal properties of solids by modulated methods - experimental techniques and exemplary results.

 

Prof. K. Pielichowski, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Investigation of thermal properties of solids by modulated methods - experimental techniques and exemplary results