5th Annual UNESCO School and South African IUPAC Conference
on Macromolecules and Materials Science
25-29 March 2002, !! NEW DATES !! Stellenbosch,
South Africa
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The School and Conference have the following goals:
- to expose Africa to macromolecules and materials technology that
is applicable to their economies,
- to create a virtual teaching encyclopedia CD-ROM for teaching in
developing countries, where books, journals, and teaching material
preparation are not available,
- to teach analytical skills during the preceding week at the UNESCO
School Preconference Workshop, and
- to provide a worldwide forum for the gathering of many top-notch
materials scientists.
Scientific sessions will cover an academic approach to developments
in:
- monomer synthesis and transformations
- catalysts and polymer synthesis (including combinatorial chemistry)
- polymer properties (chemical characterization, hyphenated HPLC techniques,
morphology, and ultrasonics)
- stabilization and degradation
- polymerization (especially metallocenes and living- free radical)
- polymer processing, especially for polymer intermediates
- polyolefins and emulsions
- macromolecular and materials education
- advanced materials, nanostructured systems
The School will include five parallel sessions on:
- thermal analytical techniques
- stabilization and recycling
- chromatographic techniques
- light microscopy of polymers
- nano analytical techniques, including SPM, TPM, TMPM, NSOM, SEM,
TEM, LALS, etc.
A preconference workshop will be held 23-24 March 2002 !!
NEW DATES !! in Stellenbosch. Approximately 300 scientific participants
from around the world are expected to attend these events.
For further information, contact Prof. R. D. Sanderson, UNESCO Associated
Centre for Macro-molecules and Materials, Institute for Polymer Science,
University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa;
E-mail: [email protected];
Tel.: +27 21 808 3172; Fax: +27 21 808 4967.
> Published in Chem.
Int. 22(5), 2000
* Sponsorship by IUPAC attests to the quality of the scientific program
and indicates the host country's assurance that scientists from all
countries may participate.
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