August 21 - 25, 2022

Division of Polymer Chemistry, committee meetings

This page includes the committee meeting schedule for POLY during the ACS Meeting. Meetings are open to all membership except where noted.

POLY Membership Desk

South Building, Level 1 Lobby

The POLY desk will be open throughout the ACS Meeting and staffed unless coverage is needed during committee meetings.

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Sunday, 21 August (CT)

12:00 pm      

• Biannual Business Meeting (POLY Membership, lunch served)

  •  In-person location: McCormick S106a

  • Join Zoom Meeting, https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/89944615787

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3:00 pm      

• Executive Committee Strategic, Long Range, and Financial Planning (ExCom Only)​

  • Contact POLY Chair, Semra Atan, scolak@mmm.com 

Monday, 22 August (CT)

12:00 noon

• Membership Committee Meeting (All POLY members welcome)

• In person location: McCormick S106b

  • POLY contact Kat Knauer, kmk06f@gmail.com

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1:00 pm

• POLY/PMSE Coordination Meeting (ExCom Only)​

  • Contact POLY Chair, Semra Atan, scolak@mmm.com 

6:00 pm

• Industrial Advisory Board Networking Reception (all Exec, IAB Companies, and their invitees)

• ​Location: Fatpour Tap Works, 2206 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago IL

• Contact IAB Chair, Corinne Lipscomb, celipscomb@mmm.com ​

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6:00 pm

• Student Networking Reception (All POLY members welcome)

  • Krolls South Loop

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POLY/PMSE Sci-Mix Posters (Poster Judging)

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Tuesday 23 August (CT)

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7:30 am

• Industrial Advisory Board (IAB and ExCom Only)

• In-person location: McCormick S106b

  • Perspective companies contact IAB Chair, Corinne Lipscomb, celipscomb@mmm.com

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11:00 am

• Workshop Committee Meeting (All POLY members welcome)

• Join Zoom Meeting, https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/84391584516

  • POLY contact, Marc Hillmyer, hillmyer@umn.edu

12:30 pm

• MACRO Committee Meeting (All POLY members welcome)

• Join Zoom Meeting, https://miamioh.zoom.us/j/86855420189?pwd=MlYxTStXT1NFWUxMektiS2RnUGxPZz09 

  • POLY contact Phil Costanzo, pcostanz@calpoly.edu

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1:00 pm

• Programming Meeting (All POLY members welcome)

• In-person Location: McCormick S100a

• Join Zoom Meeting, https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/86837450313​

  • POLY contact Sara Orski, sara.orski@nist.gov

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POLY/PMSE General Poster Session is in the PM. Check out the ACS program for further details.

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Wednesday, 24 August (CT)

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1:00 pm

• International Committee Meeting (All POLY members welcome)

• In-person location: S106b

• Join Zoom Meeting, https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/84616222163
  • POLY contact, Gobet Advincula, rcadvincula@gmail.com​​

6:00 pm

• Plenary and Awards Reception  (All POLY members welcome)

• In-person location: McCormick Place S100cb

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Thank you POLY Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)

The purpose of the IAB is to enhance and foster industrial engagement and support to develop programming, awards and recognition, and education within the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry. Consider joining the IAB today (lesiar@vt.edu).

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