Macro: IUPAC World Polymer Congress 2012

The 2012 IUPAC World Polymer Congress on our beautiful campus in Southwest Virginia. Virginia Tech and our Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute are honored with the gracious invitation from the IUPAC to continue the USA tradition of locating this prestigious international Congress at a leading university. It is our intention that the 2012 Congress reflects the profession, passion, and scientific vision of the Americas including organizational leadership from Canada, Mexico, South America, and the United States. The Congress will provide an international forum for scientific discovery, professional networking, research collaboration, interdisciplinary education, and dissemination of our most recent scientific advances. Our campus is open to the global polymer community and we welcome your contributions to the success of the program. Now is the time for the entire polymer community to gather and synergistically address the many challenges that we face including energy, sustainability, healthcare, safety, and emerging polymer technologies.