February 22 - 25, 2009Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, California USA
CO-CHAIRS
| Benny Freeman University of Texas Center for Energy & Env. Res. 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 133 Austin, TX 78758-4445 Phone 512-232-2803 E-mail: freeman@che.utexas.edu |
James E. McGrath Macromolecules & Interfaces Institute Virginia Tech 2108 Hahn Hall (MC 0344) Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone 540-231-5976 E-mail: jmcgrath@vt.edu |
| Rick Beyer Army Research Laboratory AMSRD-ARL-WM-MA, Bldg 4600 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5069 Phone: 410-306-0893 E-mail: flbeyer@arl.army.mil |
Judy Riffle Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech 2018 Hahn Hall (MC 0212) Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone 540-231-8214 E-mail: judyriffle@aol.com |
INVITATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
The Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society is sponsoring the first of what we anticipate will be a biennial meeting on "Advances in Materials and Processes for Polymeric Membrane Mediated Water Purification", at the Asilomar Conference Center from 22-25 February 2009. Relatively little basic research has been recorded since the development of the interfacially produced polyimide membranes and composite reverse osmosis nanofiltration (RO/NF), perhaps 30 years ago. New chemistries and processing techniques to provide more durable membranes and enhanced processing methodologies are beginning to be reported.
Thus, this conference is intended to promote a review and informal discussions of important issues related to polymeric membrane materials for water purification. The meeting will open Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM with 3 plenary lectures, followed by a welcoming reception, and dinner. Each day will have at least 1 plenary lecture, and there will be poster sessions on both Monday and Tuesday evenings. The conference will close at noon on Wednesday.
