Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century
The ACS Spring 2021 Meeting will take place on April 5-16, 2021 and it will be a fully virtual experience. For more information about the virtual meeting, please visit the ACS Meetings & Expositions section.
In 1917, Hermann Staudinger presented his “macromolecular
hypothesis” in a lecture on rubber to the Swiss Chemical Society. In
1920, he published “Über Polymerisation”, Ber. Deutsch. Chem. Ges. 1920, 53, 1073. Credited with the term “macromolecules”, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953.
It
is difficult to imagine that 100 years ago the concept of long-chain,
covalently linked macromolecules was controversial. Today polymer
materials are ubiquitous in daily life, from adhesives and fibers to
coatings, packaging, and robust plastics. Polymers form the backbone of
the US chemical industry and are a vibrant area of research in academe
and national labs. At this meeting, we celebrate the preceding century
of advances in macromolecular chemistry and take a look at the
challenges and opportunities before us.
Symposia Highlights
Below are the symposia currently under development. Please contact us with new ideas or if you want to collaborate with any of the symposia listed.
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Funding Opportunities for Technical Sessions
ACS is pleased to offer funds to support collaborative programming at the national meetings. Technical divisions and programming committees are encouraged to apply. The symposia must be aligned with the national meeting theme and have at least one cooperative cosponsor. Funding is based on the size and duration of each theme-related, cooperatively cosponsored symposium.
The following are provided as examples for planning:
- $500 per half-day session
- $1,000 per full-day symposium
- $2,000 per multi-day symposium
Funds will be paid to the programming group within 30 days following the meeting or credited to the programming group's national meeting bill. Please contact mppg@acs.org for more information.
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