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ADHESION, SCIENCE OF

 

 

July 26-31, 2009
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH

 

Chair:
Jeffrey T. Koberstein

 

Vice Chair:
Chung-Yuen Hui

 

Application Deadline: Applications for this meeting must be submitted by July 5, 2009.

Please apply early, as some conferences become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the conference is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. You will still be able to submit your application. However, it will only be considered by the Conference Chair if there are cancellations, making more seats available.

 

The Gordon Conference on the Science of Adhesion provides a unique and productive venue for the discussion of cutting edge research pertaining to the broad fields of adhesion and interface science, particularly with regard to soft matter. Since its inception in 1954, the conference has offered a unique opportunity for international scientists and technologists alike to exchange ideas on such diverse topics as molecular design and synthesis of adhesives, adhesion mechanics, theory, interfacial modification, spreading and wetting, as well as how such topics underpin the fundamentals of adhesion science and practice. The 2009 Conference continues these trends with presentations on the synthesis of new adhesives by click chemistry, anaerobic cure chemistry, the mechanics of soft active materials and nanoenhanced adhesives, polymer friction, molecular mechanisms of adhesion, wetting and superhydrophobicity. In addition, the conference has an important evolving emphasis on the fundamental nature of biological and bio-inspired adhesion processes (e.g., geckos and tree frogs) with presentations focusing on the influence of surface topography and polymer brushes on bioadhesion and biofouling, bioadhesive drug delivery, molecular mechanisms of protein adhesion, and forces involved with cell adhesion both within and outside of the cell. A special panel discussion will be organized to discuss future challenges in bioadhesion and specifically the roles that chemists, physicists, biologists and engineers can play in furthering the fundamental understanding of naturally occurring adhesion phenomenon. The conference promotes discourse in a collegial environment designed to bring together a diverse group of researchers at the forefront of the field. Academic and industrial attendees, junior scientists and graduate students are encouraged to present their own work in a poster format. Programmed discussion sessions and reasonable attendance limits encourage the participation of all attendees in discussions and ensure that they have ample opportunity to become acquainted with other participants both on personal and professional levels. Social events and informal gatherings are designed to foster brainstorming across different disciplines as well as to initiate interdisciplinary collaborations.
 

 

 

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pm Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm NEW CONCEPTS IN ADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Russell Composto (UPenn, Philadelphia)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm  Jurgen Rühe (Albert Ludwig University, Frieberg, Germany)
"New Strategies for Glueing of Materials at the Microscale"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm  Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm  Lubwik Leibler (ESPCI, Paris, France)
"Supramolecular Chemistry and Self-healing: a Maverick in the Adhesion World?" 
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm WETTING
 Discussion Leader: Kai Li (Avery Research, Pasadena, CA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am  Judith Stein (GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York)
"Superhydrophobicity - from basic science to applications"
9:40 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break / Group Photo
 Discussion Leader: Ryan Hayward (UMASS, Amherst, MA)
10:30 am - 11:10 am  Shu Yang (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
"Harnessing Instability of Microstructured Polymers: Dynamic Tuning and Assembly"
11:10 am - 11:30 am  Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm  Atsushi Takahara (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan)
"Precise Design of Soft Interfaces for Wetttability Control"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm DEVELOPMENTS IN ADHESION CHEMISTRY
 Discussion Leader: Dale Huber (Sandia Nat Labs, Albuquerque, NM)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm  Philip Klemarczyk (Henkel Corporation, Rocky Hill, Connecticut)
"Recent Advances in Anaerobic Adhesive Cure Chemistry"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm  Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm  M.G. Finn (Scripps Institute, San Diego, California)
"Click Chemistry Adhesives and Coatings"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm BIOADHESIVES AND BIOADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Elie Rafael (ESPCI, Paris, France)
9:00 am - 9:40 am  Christopher Ober (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York)
"Polymer Brushes: A structural motif for bioadhesion resistant surfaces"
9:40 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
 Discussion Leader: Phillip Messersmith (Northwestern, Evanston, IL)
10:30 am - 11:10 am  Paul Foreman (Henkel Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ)
"Bioadhesive Drug Delivery-Avoiding New Chemistry"
11:10 am - 11:30 am  Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm  Anthony Brennan (University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida)
"Bioadhesion in Response to Engineered Topographies"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm BIO-INSPIRED ADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Eduard Arzt (Saarland Univ., Saarbruecken, Germany)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm  Animangsu Ghatak (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India)
"Bio-inspired adhesion induced by subsurface microstructures"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm  Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm  Ali Dhinojwala (University of Akron, Akron, Ohio)
"Bio-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm ADHESIVE PROPERTIES AND MECHANICS
 Discussion Leader: Kelly Anderson (3M, Saint Paul, MN)
9:00 am - 9:40 am  Samuel Kenig and Hanna Dodiuk (Shenkar College of Engineering & Design, Ramat Gan, Israel)
"Nano Enhanced Toughness of Epoxy Adhesives"
9:40 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
 Discussion Leader: Chris White (NIST, Gaithersburg, MD)
10:30 am - 11:10 am  Kenneth Shull (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois)
"Membrane Geometries for Adhesion Assessment"
11:10 am - 11:30 am  Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm  Zhigang Suo (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts)
"Mechanics of soft active materials"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF POLYMER FRICTION/ADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Kathy Wahl (US Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm  Lilian Leger (CNRS - University Paris Sud - XI, Orsay, France)
"Molecular and micro-connectors: a way to control adhesion and friction at polymer interfaces"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm  Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm  Matthew Tirrell (University of California, Santa Barbara)
"Adhesion and friction near Tg in glass forming polymers"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm  Discussion

 

THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm ASPECTS OF CELLULAR ADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Simcha Srebnik (Technion, Haifa, Israel)
9:00 am - 9:40 am  Jennifer Elisseeff (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland)
"Manipulating biomaterial chemistry and adhesion for stem cells"
9:40 am - 10:00 am  Discussion
10:00 am  Coffee Break
 Discussion Leader: Wendy Thomas (University of Washington, Seattle, WA)
10:30 am - 11:10 am  Viola Vogel (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland)
"Various molecular mechanisms exist how mechanical forces can upregulate protein adhesion"
11:10 am - 11:30 am  Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm  Evan Evans (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada / Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts)
"Forces in cell adhesion: from surface bonds outside to cytoskeletal connections inside a cell"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm  Discussion
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Poster Session
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Business Meeting
 (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm CELL AND TISSUE ADHESION
 Discussion Leader: Chung-Yuen (Herbert) Hui (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm  Jeffrey Karp (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts)
"Engineered Cell and Tissue Adhesion for Therapeutic Applications"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm  Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: QUANTITATIVE CHALLENGES IN BIOLOGICAL ADHESION
 Moderator: Wendy Thomas

 

FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Depart