Polymer International - IUPAC Award 2009

Creativity in Applied Polymer Science or Polymer Technology

Call for Nominations The Executive Editors of Polymer International and the IUPAC Polymer Division are pleased to annouce the second open to scientists under the age of 40 : The PI-IUPAC Award for Creativity in Applied Polymer Science or Polymer Technology.

The award will be presented at the upcoming IUPAC World Polymer Congress - MACRO 2010 to be held 11-16 July 2010 in Glasgow, UK.

The winner will be awarded USD 5,000 plus travel and hotel accommodation expenses to attend MACRO 2010, where he/she will present a keynote lecture.

Nominees must be aged under 40 years on 31st December 2010, and available to present a keynote lecture at MACRO 2010. Please include the following information in your nomination:

• Your name and address
• Full name and date of birth of nominee
• Business address of nominee
• Nominee's academic background and education (college or university, location, major field, degree, year awarded)
• Nominee's employment history (position, organization, duties, dates)
• Nominee's publications, patents, unpublished reports, papers presented at meetings (please include a list of those you deem pertinent)
• Nominee's honors and awards
• Scientific achievements for which the candidate is nominated for this award
• Self-nominations will not be accepted.

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The 2010 World Polymer Congress in Gasgow, UK from 11 - 16 July www.macro2010.org

PI-IUPAC Award Winner 2008

Professor Bao, a world leader in the field of organic and polymer electronics, was formerly a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Materials Research Department of Bell Labs Lucent Technologies at Murray Hill. She pioneered the materials design concepts for high charge transport properties in polymer semiconductors and air-stable organic semiconductors that can be processed using solution techniques. This work led to the first demonstration of all-printed organic transistors, and the first to demonstrate all-printed plastic circuitry thereby opening a new era in electronics. Under her leadership, her group has developed new dielectric material systems and the development of a new type of water-stable sensors. Her interdisciplinary approach to technologically important issues applied in industry has now been transferred to her career in academia, at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, USA.
We extend our congratulations to Professor Bao.