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Materials Research Outreach Symposium at UCSB We are proud to announce the Materials Research Outreach Program (MROP 2005) Symposium will be held January 31- February 2, 2005 at the UCSB Corwin Pavilion. As in past years, it will comprise two consecutive programs. The Macromolecular Outreach Program Symposium, which will take place on Monday and Tuesday morning, will focus on research efforts concerned with the science and engineering of organic-based macromolecules and polymers. The Inorganic Materials Program Symposium will be held on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The overall program is designed to stimulate collaborative research between faculty groups at UCSB and industry scientists and engineers under the auspices of our Materials Research Laboratory, a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center funded by the National Science Foundation. Several UC-industry joint research efforts have been initiated as a result of this Program. As befits the interdisciplinary nature of this effort, our participating faculty represent a number of departments (e.g. Materials, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Mechanical and Environmental Engineering and Physics) and many have joint appointments in more than one department. Please review the preliminary list of participating UCSB faculty and their interests. The scientific program will feature talks by UCSB faculty, students, and industry representatives, as well as poster sessions (Monday and Tuesday evenings) where the scope of materials research at UCSB can be appreciated through one-on-one contact with graduate students and faculty (See poster abstracts.) We will have a symposium banquet Monday evening after the first poster session. We urge you to take the opportunity to stay in Santa Barbara over the weekend, not just to save money on your airfare, but also to experience some of the many recreational possibilities and scenic attractions that Santa Barbara has to offer. The DEADLINE FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS IS January 10, 2005. We have set aside a number of rooms at the Harbor View Inn, 28 W. Cabrillo Blvd. in downtown Santa Barbara for participants in the symposium. Please phone for reservations at (800) 755-0222 and ask for Sylvie in Group Sales as soon as possible to reserve a room at the special rate - space is limited. Tell them that you are with the "UCSB MROP 2005". In any case, please put these dates (January 31 -February 2, 2005) on your calendar. TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED DAILY BETWEEN THE HARBOR VIEW INN AND UCSB. VANS WILL PICK UP GUESTS EACH MORNING AT 8:10 AM IN FRONT OF HARBOR VIEW INN LOBBY FOR SHUTTLE TO CAMPUS. PLEASE MEET IN FRONT OF THE LOBBY. PARKING ON CAMPUS IS SCARCE SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VAN SERVICE.If you have questions, please contact Maureen Evans, Phone: (805) 893-8519 maureen@mrl.ucsb.edu Symposium Committee: Craig Hawker, Phone: (805) 893-7161 hawker@mrl.ucsb.edu Tony Cheetham, Phone: (805) 893-8767 cheetham@mrl.ucsb.edu Glenn Fredrickson, Phone: (805) 893-8308 ghf@mc-cam.ucsb.edu Ed Kramer, Phone: (805) 893-4999 edkramer@mrl.ucsb.edu Useful information:
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: COMPLEX FLUIDS DESIGN CONSORTIUM MEETING The third annual meeting of the Complex Fluids Design Consortium (CFDC) will take place on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in the Engineering Sciences Building Room 1001. This initiative brings together UCSB faculty with researchers from industry and national laboratories interested in the computational design and processing behavior of soft materials and complex fluid formulations. Inquiries should be directed to Sara Bard (sara@mc-cam.ucsb.edu or 805-893-7913). |
