Dear Colleagues and Sponsors, The Notre Dame-Purdue Symposium on Soft Matter & Polymers and Poster Session will be held on Saturday, Sep, 16, 2017 at the Wilmeth Active Learning Center (RM3087) on Purdue Campus. This one-day symposium addresses the general synthesis and characterization of synthetic soft materials and their broad application in biomedical fields. In addition, the symposium will include a Science Forum and Tour targeting the participation of local high school and college students/teachers. The day's schedule, including speakers and topics, is attached. REGISTRATION Symposium registration is now open at: https://goo.gl/forms/KijeFxFzjWmYL79z2<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1wG6vD7t7OHlDV-b3SE4NdzM780hwDAemGjvW3GpD9X_PHfbGrPcvC0nbu5bWzs0-UldBLpQ2SK2xMR3hFOLQLMU3oI-1djr3nOnaonEQESdsL88ih5M3HIQ2NYAvuYNc8vWpdyqZsPFkx93qkWACzBSE_Iw4dN4HBKDFdEwM7uO_YAO9v9a32ODdUow75dTyXd-ZL_YyzCH7Iphpd42D_ywZMh-JhNPNQUH7dlQoFJAf5Fe-eT6dLoqOJNlEKcFrVGcT6G4uBPt1Bav0j4gUVEQxe_mfMVGtRDpjKLmlGHnBLTX8EihF3bgD3Ei2x6AZsVcNSdU_4YaQ-RWnlQn4LcbP21cyqVFRlky6AW29fWI/https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fforms%2FKijeFxFzjWmYL79z2> or <http://secure-web.cisco.com/1qGI_U03mtE7iIc8AWP_bxyRgRz3CgocMgO2jjT8AUqrCzI63PvB8bNiqgsbNQDnTelXWNulbPPGWEOsRy2WIjs_1efojf-HCygLBjLnFWaHh4du24xP__aMg1zm4gtHvCGIrc45KokmsQOnDQJxBphsPGOhPXvEL6P9sUzEa_4ptW1s5QHuI3_d-5UPFLcaF7iwEcwjbIFJOuPLxKXYbKbUwQS0_2cFaL5cSBpEiToGQCA3XEoGDRQ79kGWEy76GI2wA6DqzXMAG5sF5SZpn6zVokzuJr2Q2qnyzav5_LKcIDkRkB66tOyCZJ_OXkXO5fNPeI3zDkgMGHEEwdg2behVVZAZTFcRDiCG7AbYkVG0/http%3A%2F%2Fgoog_2102683910> http://www.jianguomei.com/nd-2017.html<http://secure-web.cisco.com/1GUDLhqMnOAbOta2q_gr2myv7G8mkywcYEim8U7-6VH47VnJTbHD8HybyirXNqqGJ9P814oGh2GKiuKxKcq7kgzRPf1giFuIkOR2e--q0SCtl9G_DJWHnRKbxijKK_RsfNb47zXZKKY4OTJYtgYu6T_FKsgk4zwVtdxCw7ZjuZsNp6nvvQwg6NMzPbLtaoz5VA4eew93JenWwzAA-WYu2SxMX6tFdfPnjnxa6J9CIlSf7VcvJYMhmIQlaL4kOoSBnmqzzvOEf0g0pUid6RPtpDhKuGumqjjeYqWhdkI25c7ACW_r1uoF3TicaagHOkAWPsNRe1lGv9NKzGyjV_wZIaC_UmpJ0GSBqulXLp_jBbKw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jianguomei.com%2Fnd-2017.html> Please register by September 1, 2017. CALL FOR POSTERS In addition to the talks, graduate students and post doctoral fellows are invited to showcase their research results in an afternoon poster session, where prizes will be awarded for the best posters. Please forward this call for posters to your graduate students and postdocs who may be interested in presenting a related poster. (Students or faculty will need to cover the cost of poster printing.) Poster presenters can use the link provided above to register their attendance and poster. Please register posters by September 1, 2017. ​SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE Saturday, Sep 16, 2017 • Wilmeth Active Learning Center (RM3087) 9:00 am Check-in 9:20 am Technical Session 1 (see attached) Noon Lunch 1:30 pm Technical Session 2 (see attached) 4:00 pm Poster Session Science Forum & Tour 6:00 pm Best posters announced SPONSORS The Symposium is co-sponsored by the Notre Dame College of Science, College of Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Center for Nano Science & Technology (NDnano); Purdue College of Science and Birck Nanotechnology Center; and J & K Scientific, QUESTIONS Please address any questions regarding registration and posters to Jianguo Mei ​(j<mailto:deethardt.1@nd.edu>gmei@purdue.edu<mailto:gmei@purdue.edu>).​ ​ Or, contact event organizers Jianguo Mei (jgmei@purdue.edu<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1qeih_uK6QRXSKz1YdIp2Y5Ye8z9Q-APTLlNiADCvfP3EixMtJQOycL7Cm3oaBk2lB5gQnZ-8fnZCflMSy-LSXrvajp3S8BqMOqUWZZZQlXNFz0vkH_ZdmTwTk2WSMiwHz33ylDGSY_vtL37efTIioLU1h3tAtaSpBh1qxHKzTHQ1q_0C0Fvi4d-0K-K5Kh6Zk7iP7SCgcjLgxZDuK-9LWlop8p1ZxAPL2CIWuAISg4e1MnCWOQTwU9UQQJMZVuVX8xIUucqDGM3k0HFvLJ9bHSc5zcjABqV7UvmQgm4YrlzjwkHNqu72O2LHJmP4aVXLdJMv6nBsrPtcpYYJmJU3D8uEEPF_9hAUAo51MyHeBMj9DGkGjUMP09Mo6Z9AIWy9/https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fview%3Dcm%26fs%3D1%26tf%3D1%26to%3Djgmei%40purdue.edu>) or Haifeng Gao (hgao@nd.edu<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1YbThEBXSdEyiQgVImSJgNQaIXutM7WWkO9-OB9U_qc4qrZnc56wPh5KHN5aKqiw6-0T4px25dzppjXpxbckRXBTuKc5_TIoebnluXjGk17kpwiYEEbqSfEIz-gw0PWmIU0PauW3BW_-e7tOLIVlMTKPGtcQ6dPAS-yZLErCH0AntH--IUmoGRthDLm7nkBpuAhhbIg45vGUYhLBLbF3hMyKQnj-keiExQrxr1TICirX6viLX7SZJHs43URsNNzqWukdoJJMTnz-cMOsyPF8JdyhMFYW_OTgvuHnLoJQRSojo6LhBTMVhCqTBBk3ioz3OcllNdj5kjeqZdoKlZN85qozGFWuyRD0aShiHOkQ7OEV_KCyZZhEeR7s_QTXRxPFT/https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fview%3Dcm%26fs%3D1%26tf%3D1%26to%3Dhgao%40nd.edu>) for more information on the topics and scope of this symposium. 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