http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:58:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 12th edition catches up on staff movements within the IRC - with a lot of old names taking on new positions. Highlights include: ACS Prize award for Durham team Modifying and repairing surfaces with functional polymers New appointment for Tom McLeish Science of confined polymer films Durham meeting celebrating the career of Randal ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=129 An engineer or physical scientist with experience at working at the interface with life sciences is sought to work on the nanoscale patterning of surface-supported lipid bilayers for probing cell-receptor interactions. Joining the Bio-interface Engineering group at IRIS (Swinburn University of Technology, Australia), the successful candidate will have expertise in ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=127 The Deformation and Fracture of Composites series provides an unrivalled opportunity to discuss the issues and impact of composite materials on different industry sectors. Since 1991 this series has atttracted high quality papers and delegates from industry, research associations and universities worldwide, and has successfully brought together researchers from a ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=125 The Basic Polymer Science modules (parts I and II) were initially developed at the University of Lancaster, but are now a well established part of the IRC course structure. They offer an excellent (and very popular!) introduction to polymer sciences for employees with backgrounds in other scientific disciplins, enabling them ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=123 Advanced notice - the 2009 IRC course will be held between 26th October – 5th November 2009, at the Novotel Hotel Sheffield. This very popular modular course, which allows delegates to pick the options of most interest and relevance to them, has been run for a number of years now. Further ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=122 A two day international symposium on fire Retardants - vital chemicals protecting people and property in all walks of life and particularly in areas such as mass transport, furnishings, construction, electrical equipment and electronics. Different fire retardant strategies have evolved from halogen flame retardants to metal hydroxides and more modern ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=119 Researchers at the University of Sheffield have received £2million to invest in a research centre which will help develop cutting edge technology from personal care products to the next generation of medical supplies. The Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre (METRC), funded by the N8 Research Partnership, will combine the research strength ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=117 The Polymer Centre seeks a Business Development Consultant to join our team at Sheffield, which provides business liaison services and collaborative project management support to the University's 40-strong network of academic groups active in polymer science and engineering. Reporting to the Polymer Centre Manager, the postholder will stimulate interest in the ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=116 After five years at the helm of Sheffield’s Polymer Centre, Dr Malcolm Butler has been appointed Faculty Director of Operations for the University’s Faculty of Engineering. When Malcolm returned to the University of Sheffield after 12 years with Corus, the Polymer Centre looked very different. A group of primarily polymer chemists ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=114 An international conference covering thin polymer films including polymer crystallisation, polymer brushes, glass transition, soft nanotechnology. Deadline for abstract submission is July 31st 2008. Confirmed speakers include: Jan Genzer: Creating heteropolymers with adjustable monomer sequences via templated chemical "coloring" Wilhelm Huck: Polyelectrolyte Brush Amplified Electroactuation of Microcantilevers Elie Raphaël: Dewetting Dynamics ... http://www.polymercentre.org.uk/newswp/?p=113