POLYMER STRUCTURE/POLYMER PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS IN CATALYTIC, SEPARATION AND SOLID PHASE/COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY APPLICATIONS.

ABSTRACT

After a brief review of the physical and chemical parameters that characterize polymeric structures, the seminar will discuss how these parameters affect the performance of polymers used as heterogeneous catalysts, separation media and support for solid phase synthesis and combinatorial chemistry.

After attending the seminar, R&D managers, scientists and engineers will be able to select the best resin for their specific projects, saving the time and effort currently spent screening large numbers of candidates.

The 2 hr., $500 (+expenses) seminar can be customized to focus on applications of specific interest to you. For an additional $750, the rest of the day can be spent with small groups to discuss specific polymer related topics.

SPEAKER BACKGROUND

Dr. Bigwood is a Ph.D. physical organic chemist with 8 years of industrial research, 5 years of research management and 3 years of technical consulting experience relating to the design and development of polymeric materials. Through his experience, Dr. Bigwood has acquired an in-depth understanding of the way in which the structure and chemistry of polymeric materials impacts on their interaction with small organic molecules as well as large biological products such as peptides and proteins. He has applied this knowledge to the development of novel products and processes in water and waste water treatment, chrmatography, bioprocessing, catalysis and solid phase synthesis.