The latest in the series of highly successful Materials Chemistry conferences, MC8, will focus on key areas at the interface between materials chemistry, physics, and engineering.
The meeting extended over four full days. It was opened by Malcolm Grant, Provost and President of UCL, who welcomed the delegates to MC8: he stressed the importance of chemistry as a central discipline relevant to the growth and development of existing and emerging technologies.
Each morning of the conference began with a plenary lecture. The first presentation by Paul Alivisatos from UC Berkeley covered latest results from his group on designing shaped and functionalised nanoparticles and nanoparticle clusters for biomedical and other materials applications. He was followed by Roald Hoffmann from Cornell, who described how insights from molecular bonding would lead to studies of new chemical behaviour in solid state materials compressed to extreme conditions of high pressure and temperature. Next came Heino Finkelmann from Freiburg, who described how coupling between various mechanical, thermal and optical effects in polymer elastomers and liquid crystals could lead to new devices, including switches and actuators and artificial muscle tissue. Finally, George Whitesides from Harvard described a series of simple and elegant experiments that shed new light on the "old" problem of how "electrets", or particles with permanent electrical charges or dipoles, work and interact with each other and with their environment. The results and applications range from paint mixing to xerography and thunderclouds; the new physical insights will allow electret properties to be controlled by chemistry.
The sessions were arranged around theme areas, and collected into topical symposia. Each morning and afternoon session was opened by a Keynote speaker, followed by 7-8 contributed talks in the area. For the full conference programme, please download the pdf from the bottom of this page. For more detailed descriptions of each session, please use the Themes In this Section link.
There were nearly 200 posters presented at the meeting. See the pdf at the bottom of the page for all presenters and titles.
Attendees commented on the very high quality of both the oral and poster presentations, from both "younger" and "more established" speakers.
Plenary speakers
Professor Paul Alivisatos
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Professor Dr Heino Finkelmann
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Professor George M Whitesides
Harvard University, USA
Professor Roald Hoffmann
Cornell University, USA
Keynote speakers
Professor Paul Barnes
Birkbeck College, UKDr Serena Best
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Roberto Bini
University of Florence, Italy
Professor Paul V Braun
University of Illinois, USA
Professor Richard Catlow
UCL/RI, UK
Professor Robert Cava
Princeton University, USA
Professor David Cole-Hamilton
University of St Andrews, UK
Professor John Evans
University of Southampton, UK
Professor Peter Fratzl
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Professor Ian Hamley
University of Reading, UK
Professor Wais Hosseini
Université Louis Pasteur, France
Professor Jonathan Knowles
UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK
Professor Shu Kobayashi
University of Toyko, Japan
Professor Mysongsoo Lee
Yonsei University, South Korea
Dr Julie V Macpherson
University of Warwick, UK
Professor Stephen Mann
University of Bristol, UK
Dr David McComb
Imperial College London, UK
Professor James McGrath
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Professor Hiroshi Matsui
City University of New York, USA
Professor Des McMorrow
University College London, UK
Professor Klaus Müllen
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Dr Christopher Murray
IBM Corporation, USA
Committee
Professor Paul McMillan, University College London, UK (Chairman)
Dr Stephen Rimmer, University of Sheffield, UK
Professor Neil Champness, University of Nottingham, UK
Professor Howard Colquhoun, University of Reading, UK
Professor Peter Bruce, University of St Andrews, UK
Dr John Evans, University of Durham, UK
Dr Karen Edler, University of Bath, UK
Dr Mark Green, King's College London, UK
Professor Stuart Irvine, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
Dr Molly Stevens, Imperial College London, UK
Dr Fiona Meldrum, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Neil Hyatt, University of Sheffield, UK
Dr Isabel Saez, University of York, UK
Dr Dean Sayle, Cranfield University, UK
Dr Charlotte Williams, Imperial College London, UK
International Advisory Committee
Professor Marc Hillmyer, University of Minnesota, USA
Professor Timothy Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Professor Dr Luisa de Cola, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Professor Martin Jansen, Max-Planck Institut fur Festkorperforschung, Germany
Dr Gerard Ferey, Université de Versailles, France
Professor Takashi Taniguchi, University of Toyko, Japan
Professor William Petuskey, Arizona State University, USA
Professor Christof M Niemeyer
University of Dortmund, Germany
Professor Martyn E Pemble
University College Cork, Ireland
Professor Darrin J Pochan
University of Delaware, USA
Professor Siegmar Roth
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany
Professor Stuart Rowan
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Professor Thomas Russell
University of Massachusetts, USA
Professor Ram Seshadri
University of California, USA
Professor Molly Shoichet
University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon
Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
Professor Mark Thompson
University of Southern California, USA
Dr Jörg Tiller
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Professor Alan Windle
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Andreas Zuettel
Universitat Fribourg, Switzerland
The meeting extended over four full days. It was opened by Malcolm Grant, Provost and President of UCL, who welcomed the delegates to MC8: he stressed the importance of chemistry as a central discipline relevant to the growth and development of existing and emerging technologies.
Each morning of the conference began with a plenary lecture. The first presentation by Paul Alivisatos from UC Berkeley covered latest results from his group on designing shaped and functionalised nanoparticles and nanoparticle clusters for biomedical and other materials applications. He was followed by Roald Hoffmann from Cornell, who described how insights from molecular bonding would lead to studies of new chemical behaviour in solid state materials compressed to extreme conditions of high pressure and temperature. Next came Heino Finkelmann from Freiburg, who described how coupling between various mechanical, thermal and optical effects in polymer elastomers and liquid crystals could lead to new devices, including switches and actuators and artificial muscle tissue. Finally, George Whitesides from Harvard described a series of simple and elegant experiments that shed new light on the "old" problem of how "electrets", or particles with permanent electrical charges or dipoles, work and interact with each other and with their environment. The results and applications range from paint mixing to xerography and thunderclouds; the new physical insights will allow electret properties to be controlled by chemistry.
The sessions were arranged around theme areas, and collected into topical symposia. Each morning and afternoon session was opened by a Keynote speaker, followed by 7-8 contributed talks in the area. For the full conference programme, please download the pdf from the bottom of this page. For more detailed descriptions of each session, please use the Themes In this Section link.
There were nearly 200 posters presented at the meeting. See the pdf at the bottom of the page for all presenters and titles.
Attendees commented on the very high quality of both the oral and poster presentations, from both "younger" and "more established" speakers.
Plenary speakers
Professor Paul Alivisatos
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Professor Dr Heino Finkelmann
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Professor George M Whitesides
Harvard University, USA
Professor Roald Hoffmann
Cornell University, USA
Keynote speakers
Professor Paul Barnes
Birkbeck College, UKDr Serena Best
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Roberto Bini
University of Florence, Italy
Professor Paul V Braun
University of Illinois, USA
Professor Richard Catlow
UCL/RI, UK
Professor Robert Cava
Princeton University, USA
Professor David Cole-Hamilton
University of St Andrews, UK
Professor John Evans
University of Southampton, UK
Professor Peter Fratzl
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Professor Ian Hamley
University of Reading, UK
Professor Wais Hosseini
Université Louis Pasteur, France
Professor Jonathan Knowles
UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK
Professor Shu Kobayashi
University of Toyko, Japan
Professor Mysongsoo Lee
Yonsei University, South Korea
Dr Julie V Macpherson
University of Warwick, UK
Professor Stephen Mann
University of Bristol, UK
Dr David McComb
Imperial College London, UK
Professor James McGrath
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Professor Hiroshi Matsui
City University of New York, USA
Professor Des McMorrow
University College London, UK
Professor Klaus Müllen
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Dr Christopher Murray
IBM Corporation, USA
Committee
Professor Paul McMillan, University College London, UK (Chairman)
Dr Stephen Rimmer, University of Sheffield, UK
Professor Neil Champness, University of Nottingham, UK
Professor Howard Colquhoun, University of Reading, UK
Professor Peter Bruce, University of St Andrews, UK
Dr John Evans, University of Durham, UK
Dr Karen Edler, University of Bath, UK
Dr Mark Green, King's College London, UK
Professor Stuart Irvine, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
Dr Molly Stevens, Imperial College London, UK
Dr Fiona Meldrum, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Neil Hyatt, University of Sheffield, UK
Dr Isabel Saez, University of York, UK
Dr Dean Sayle, Cranfield University, UK
Dr Charlotte Williams, Imperial College London, UK
International Advisory Committee
Professor Marc Hillmyer, University of Minnesota, USA
Professor Timothy Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Professor Dr Luisa de Cola, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany
Professor Martin Jansen, Max-Planck Institut fur Festkorperforschung, Germany
Dr Gerard Ferey, Université de Versailles, France
Professor Takashi Taniguchi, University of Toyko, Japan
Professor William Petuskey, Arizona State University, USA
Professor Christof M Niemeyer
University of Dortmund, Germany
Professor Martyn E Pemble
University College Cork, Ireland
Professor Darrin J Pochan
University of Delaware, USA
Professor Siegmar Roth
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany
Professor Stuart Rowan
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Professor Thomas Russell
University of Massachusetts, USA
Professor Ram Seshadri
University of California, USA
Professor Molly Shoichet
University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Jean-Marie Tarascon
Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France
Professor Mark Thompson
University of Southern California, USA
Dr Jörg Tiller
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Professor Alan Windle
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Andreas Zuettel
Universitat Fribourg, Switzerland
