SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENGINEERING PLASTICS

Xining, August 18-21, 2015

Second Circular

Organized by Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sponsored by Ministry of Science and Technology, China National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Polymer Division, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)

INVITATION The Seventh International Symposium on Engineering Plastics (EP’2015 ) will be held in Xining, Province, China, August 18-21, 2015. Its topics will remain on polymeric materials, retaining its abbreviation EP as its logo actually over “engineering plastics” with continuous success, and keeping its tradition to act as a platform exchanging the recent progress, deep consideration and future development about polymeric materials. In addition to the basic topics for R&D of polymeric materials, this time the special focus will be on “polymeric materials for a sustainable world”. The organization committee cordially invites all of you, scientists, engineers and students involving in polymer synthesis, physics, processing and materials, to attend this symposium and have face to face discussion.

ORGANIZATION Symposium Chairman: Jiasong He Organizing Committee: Chairman: Dujin Wang Program Committee: Chairman: Wen-Hua Sun Secretariat: Lan Wu, Wensheng Bu

International Advisory Committee Christian Bailly (Belgium) Helmut Mȕnstedt (Germany) Witold Brostow (USA) Kotohiro Nomura (Japan) Klaus Friedrich (Germany) Jinliang Qiao (China) Andrzej Galeski (Poland) Hiroshi Watanabe (Japan) Roger Hiorns (France) Fosong Wang (China) Benjamin Hsiao (USA) Andrew Whittaker (Australia) Xiao Hu (Singapore) Jing-Shen Wu (China) Jacques Joosten (The Netherlands) Long Yu (Australia) Doo Sung Lee (Korea) Alexander B. Zezin (Russia) Peter Mallon (South Africa) Mingqiu Zhang (China) Frans H. J. Maurer (Sweden) Qifeng Zhou (China) Alejandro Mȕller (Spain/Venezuela) Julian Zhu (Canada)

SCIENTIFIC TOPICS 1. Polymeric materials for a sustainable world 2. Synthesis path from catalyst to polymer 3. Emerging tools in macromolecular characterization 4. Polymer processing, complex fluids and rheology 5. Multi-phase, multi-component polymer systems 6. Advanced engineering plastics and thermosets 7. Polymers for biotechnology

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PLENARY SPEAKERS Katharina LANDFESTER (Germany) Sustainable polymeric nanomaterials Jian Ping GONG (Japan) Hydrogels: an emerging material for a sustainable world Jun ZHANG (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015)

INVITED SPEAKERS (To be completed) Volker ABETZ (Germany) Self-assembly of block copolymers in integral-asymmetric structures Volker ALTSTAEDT (Germany) Fatigue crack growth behavior of epoxy nanocomposites - effect of particle size Christian BAILLY (Belgium) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Francois BOUE (France) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Witold BROSTOW (USA) Prediction of long-term behavior of polymer-based materials from short term tests Chi Ming CHAN (China) Detection of surface mobility of polymers by variable-temperature secondary ion mass spectrometry Chin Han CHAN (Malaysia) Response of miscible and immiscible poly(ethylene oxide)-based polymer electrolytes to electric fields Taihyun CHANG (Korea) Molecular and structural characterization of block copolymers Erqiang CHEN (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Guo-Qiang CHEN (China) Designing bioplastics structures using engineering bacteria. Hyoung Jin CHOI (Korea) Stimuli-responsive graphene oxide based smart polymer composite materials Jiandong DING (China) Block copolymers of PEG and PLGA as injectable biomaterials Xia DONG (China) Structural origin of multistage transformation behavior in multiphase shape memory polymers Klaus FRIEDRICH (Germany) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Andrzej GALESKI (Poland) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015)

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Zhihua GAN (China) Hydrolysis as an efficient tool for biofunctional control of biodegradable polymers Michael HESS (Germany) Interphases and interfacial properties of glass fiber epoxide composites Roland HINGMANN (Germany) Advanced materials development through smart compounding" Roger HIORNS (France) Strategies towards intrinsically stable materials for organic photovoltaic devices’ Jianhui HOU (China) BDT-based conjugated polymers and their applications in highly efficient polymer solar cells Wenbing HU (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Xiao HU (Singapore) New prospects of responsive polymers for clean water and environment Zhijun HU (China) Control over the crystal orientation and ferroelectric properties in poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) Jacques JOOSTEN (The Netherlands) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Jang Kyo KIM (Korea) Exceptional functional and mechanical properties of graphene foam and graphene aerogel reinforced polymer composites Sudesh KUMAR (Malaysia) Recent progress in the efficient biosynthesis and recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoate produced from palm oil Shiao-Wei KUO (China) Functional polymers based on POSS nanocomposites Doo Sung LEE (Korea) Block copolymer hydrogels for biomedical application Guo-Liang LI (Germany) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Jingquan LIU (China) The versatile applications of graphene/polymer composites Ruigang LIU (China) Natural polymer based functional materials: synthesis and properties Tianxi LIU (China) Carbon nanohybrid materials and their polymer composites Peter MALLON (South Africa) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Masaru MATSUO (Japan) Surface characterization for ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene/hydroxyapatite gradient composites prepared by the gelation/crystallization method Frans H. J. MAURER (Sweden) 3

Characterization and modification of polyhydroxyalkanoate melts with graphene Oxide Yongfeng MEN (China) Crystallization memory effect in butene-1/ethylene random copolymer Goerg H. MICHLER (Germany) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Helmut MȔNSTEDT (Germany) Morphology development of polymer blends under extension in the molten state Alejandro MȔLLER (Spain/Venezuela) Nucleation, crystallization and morphology of infiltrated block copolymers within nanoporous alumina templates Kotohiro NOMURA (Japan) Precise synthesis of fine polyolefins: new catalysts and methodology for green & sustainable chemistry Peter Nossin (The Netherlands) How can polymers contribute to a sustainable society? Harald PASCH (South Africa) Multidimensional analytical methods as important tools for the comprehensive characterization of engineering plastics Juergen RUEHE (Germany) From materials to metamaterials: micro- and nanostructured materials with tailor-made surface chemistries Jinliang QIAO (China) A novel carbon/CNTs/metal composite and its application Peter SKABARA (UK) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Hans-Werner SCHMIDT (Germany) Polymer gradient materials Linqi SHI (China) Complex aggregates with the function of reversible transfer oxygen Florian J. STADLER (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Tomasz STERZYNSKI (Poland) Rheological and application properties of thermoplastic polymers modified by low content of nanoadditives Natalie STINGELIN (UK) 'Cool' plastics: towards novel light and heat management concepts based on solution-processable polymers and inorganic/organic hybrid systems Zhen TONG (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Xinhua WAN (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Dimitris VLASSOPOULOS (Greece) The unusual rheology of cyclic polymers and their mixtures

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Deyi WANG (Spain) An efficient way to create high performance fire retardant polymeric materials Jianjun WANG (China) Polymer surfaces for tuning supercooling of water Tongxin WANG (USA) Bio-inspired polymer for tooth care Zuowei WANG (UK) Dynamics and rheology of supramolecular networks formed by telechelic polymers Hiroshi WATANABE (Japan) Elongational rheology of entangled polymer melts Andrew WHITTAKER (Australia) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Eamor WOO (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Jing-Shen WU (China) Microstructure and mechanical properties of epoxy/carbon fiber/halloysite nanotube hybrid composites for aircraft applications Tao XIE (China) Macroscopic modular approach towards multi-responsive shape changing polymers Chunye XU (China) Electroactive polymers and their devices Wantai YANG (China) New chemistries and technologies bred from α-methyl styrene Long YU (Australia) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Wei YU (China) The linear and nonlinear rheology of polymer composites Zhongzhen YU (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Alexey ZEZIN (Russia) Control the assembly of metallic and bimetallic nanostructures in irradiated interpolymer and interpolyelectrolyte complexes Mingqiu ZHANG (China) Self-healing polymer enabled by reversible bonding Xiaoqing ZHANG (Australia) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Jiang ZHAO (China) Probing segmental dynamics in glassy polymer thin films at single molecular level Feng ZHOU (China) (Accepted the invitation to EP‘2015) Jin ZHU (China) Some new progress on bio-based polymers Julian ZHU (Canada) 5

Thermoresponsive hydrogels with inclusion complexation

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE Date Morning Afternoon Evening August 18 Registration Welcome Dinner (Tuesday) August 19 Technical Session Technical Session Poster (Wednesday) August 20 Technical Session Free Discussion Free (Thursday) August 21 Technical Session Technical Session Farewell Dinner (Friday)

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS Contributions of papers for the program of EP’2015 in any related topics are being sought. Both oral and poster presentations carry equivalent scientific status in the program. To contribute a paper, submit the title in the space provided on the Registration Form enclosed in this Brochure. Except the invited lectures, mostly other contributions will be presented as posters.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM INFORMATION Language The official language of the symposium is English.

Preprints The preprints will be prepared including the summaries of invited lectures and contributed papers as well. One- or two-page abstract is required to present a paper. Each abstract, including tables, diagrams and references, should be typed on A4 paper, typing area must not exceed 16 cm of width and 22 cm of length, using single spacing and Times New Roman font with 10 point size. The title (bold, 12-point size, upper case), authors, affiliation and e-mail address (10-point size) should be centered. The name of the presenting author should be underlined. References should be indicated within the text and appear at the end of the abstract. All the tables and figures should be incorporated in the body of the abstract and should have individual captions. For your convenience, a format is supplied on the website http://eplab.iccas.ac.cn/. Participants are invited to submit their abstracts not later than April 15, 2015. The abstracts for the preprints should be in electronic format transferred by e-mail to [email protected] as attached files so as to reach the Secretariat. Please notice that the documents should be readable with Microsoft Word on Windows system.

Presentation The time allowed for plenary lecture, invited lecture and oral presentation including discussion will be 40, 25 and 15 minutes, respectively. The lecture venue will be equipped with a lap-top computer and a multimedia digital projector.

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Poster A 900 mm width × 1200 mm height board will be allowed for each poster presentation. Each poster will have a two-minute oral presentation in the Technical Session to show its highlights. The Student Poster Prize will be presented.

REGISTRATION Please complete the Registration Form enclosed, and return it by mail, fax, e-mail or register online to the EP’2015 Secretariat before April 15, 2015. Registration online can be done through http://eplab.iccas.ac.cn/ep2015.

Registration fee The registration fee for participants covers full scientific activities, all the printed materials of the symposium, welcome dinner, farewell dinner, morning and afternoon coffee/tea, and lunch and dinner. The registration fee for accompanying persons covers welcome dinner, farewell dinner, morning and afternoon coffee/tea, and lunch and dinner.

Registration fee Participant RMB3000 Student RMB2000 Accompanying Person RMB2000

ACCOMMODATION The symposium venue will be in Enraton International Hotel, Xining, Qinghai Province. All events at EP’2015 will be held in this hotel. The Organizing Committee has reserved the rooms at advantageous rates in this hotel. The organizer recommends that you stay in this hotel. To secure your accommodation, the participants should complete the Hotel Reservation Form, and return it to the Secretariat before April 15, 2015.

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Enraton International Hotel

Please take me to Enraton International Hotel (Yi Er Dun Guo Ji Fan Dian) (Tel: 971-8160999) 请送我到伊尔顿国际饭店。谢谢！

Enraton International Hotel is a four-star hotel. It is located in the east of the city center, next to the famous Mosque. Its address is No. 59, Dong Guan Da Street, Xining, Qinghai, China. It can be reached by car 40 minutes from Xining Caojiapu Airport (28 km), and 5 minutes from Xining Railway Station, and 25 minutes from Xining West Railway Station. According to the local administrative regulations, taxi drivers are allowed to take a fixed fee (e.g. RMB100 at present) for the service from the airport to the city center, including to Enraton International Hotel. Please find the related information on a notice board near the taxi boarding point just out of the arriving hall. More information about the hotel is available at http://www.yedhotel.cn.

Room Rates per Night (including service charges with breakfast)

Standard Deluxe Standard Room Business Deluxe Room Suite Executive Twin Room Double Room Double Room Suite (1.2 m X 2) (1.8 m) (1.8 m) RMB570 RMB880 RMB880 RMB720 RMB3388

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Reservation will be made on a first come first served basis.

GENERAL INFORMATION Passport and Visa A valid passport and visa for visiting China are required. Upon receiving your Visa Application Form, the organizer will send you an official invitation letter with which you can apply for an entry visa at the Chinese Embassy or the nearest Consulate General.

Xining Xining is the capital of Qinghai Province in western China, and the largest city on the Qinghai- Plateau. The city was a commercial hub along the Northern Silk Road's Hexi Corridor for over 2000 years, and was a stronghold of the Han, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties' resistance against nomadic attacks from the west. The city is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and lies in the Huangshui River valley, with its average altitude of about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft). It is connected by rail to , Tibet and Lanzhou, Gansu. Xining holds sites of religious significance to Muslims and Buddhists, including the Dongguan Mosque and Ta'er Monastery. Xining has also been dubbed the Summer Resort Capital of China owing to its cool summer, with a cold semi-arid climate.

Travel to and from Xining There are direct flights connecting Xining with more than 20 domestic cities in China.

Insurance The organizers cannot be responsible for personal accidents or material damage, which may occur to the participants during the conference and tours. All the participants are advised to make their own arrangements in respect to health and travel insurance before commencing their journey to the conference.

Climate Dubbed as the Summer Resort Capital of China, conditions in Xining are influenced by the aridity and high altitude. Nights are cold or cool throughout the year. Based on the climate data for Xining (1971–2000), in August the average high temperature is 23.9 °C (75 °F) and the average low temperature 11.1°C (52 °F), and precipitation 74 mm. Mean monthly sunshine hours in August is 244.4 hours. [

Currency Exchange In China, only RMB is used. However, exchange centers can be found at airports, most hotels and large shopping centers. The rate of exchange is about US$1.00 = RMB6.2 Yuan recently. When exchange money, please keep care your receipt by which you can change any remaining RMB back to foreign currency when you leaving China. Visa, Master, American Express, Diners Club, JCB and other credit cards are accepted in many department stores and hotels. But it might be difficult to draw cash with credit cards. The Bank of China and most hotels can cash traveler checks issued by any foreign bank or financial institution. Participants will need to show their passport and pay a three-percent commission. Travelers checks signed over to a third party cannot be cashed in China, but can be presented to collection

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Reconfirmation Air Ticket Departure air tickets (both international and domestic) should be reconfirmed 72 hours in advance by calling the related airline office.

PAYMENT Payment on-site The cash in RMB is acceptable. Personal checks are not acceptable for the payment.

DEADLINE Before April 15, 2015  Registration Form  Abstract  Hotel Reservation Form  Visa Application Form

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Secretariat use only Registration Form Reg. No. EP'2015 August 18-21, 2015 Enraton International Hotel, Xining, China

Title:  Prof.  Dr.  Mr.  Mrs.  Miss Name:

First name Middle name Family name

Affiliation:

Mailing Address:

Tel: Fax: E-mail:

Accompanying Person(s) Name(s):

Paper details: Title:

Authors:

Which session should be included in: Session No

Signature: Date (M/D/Y):

Deadline: Registration and Abstract: April 15, 2015 Please send this form to Secretariat [email protected] or fax to +86-10-8261 2857

Hotel Reservation Form

Title:  Prof.  Dr.  Mr.  Mrs.  Miss Name:

First name Middle name Family name

I plan to stay in Enraton International Hotel, Xining Check-in: August , 2015; check-out: August , 2015; total days. Date leaving Xining: August , 2015.

Standard Deluxe Standard Business Deluxe Room Suite Executive Twin Room Double Room Double Room Suite (1.2 m X 2) (1.8 m) (1.8 m) RMB570 RMB880 RMB880 RMB720 RMB3388

Room rate Nights  Standard Room RMB570  Deluxe Standard Twin Room RMB880  Deluxe Standard Double Room RMB880  Business Suite RMB720  Deluxe Executive Suite RMB3388  Sharing a room with Mr/Ms

Signature: Date (M/D/Y):

Deadline: April 15, 2015 Please see related topics for detail. Please send this form to Secretariat [email protected] or fax to +86-10-8261 2857

Secretariat use only Visa Application Form Reg. No. EP'2015 August 18-21, 2015 Enraton International Hotel, Xining

1. Name First name Middle name Family name 2. Sex Male Female 3.Birthday (M/D/Y) 4. Nationality 5. Passport number 6. Passport issued at 7. Occupation & Institution

8. Permanent address

9. Mailing address

10. Tel 11. Fax 12. E-mail 13. Accompanying persons Family name First name Sex Birthday Passport number Nationality 1) 2) 14. At which Chinese Embassy/Consulate you wish to apply for visa Country City 15. Where & when you wish to visit in China Date City Host (Name & Unit) Address & Tel. No.

Signature: Date (M/D/Y):

Deadline: April 15, 2015 Please see related topics for detail. Please send this form to Secretariat [email protected] or fax to +86-10-8261 2857

CONTACT INFORMATION For information about technical program and abstracts, please contact: Professor Wen-Hua SUN Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190, China Tel: +86-10-6255 7955 Fax: +86-10-6261 8239 E-mail: [email protected]

For registration, hotel reservation, visa application and further information please contact the Secretariat: Ms. Lan WU; Mr. Wensheng BU Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190, China Tel: +86-10-8261 2857 Fax: +86-10-8261 2857 E-mail: [email protected]

Symposium web page: http://eplab.iccas.ac.cn/ep2015.html

IMPORTANT DEADLINES Before April 15, 2015  Registration Form  Abstract  Hotel Reservation Form  Visa Application Form

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