Chemistry

First (1^st) Chemistry – IMRE Joint Symposium

Science Auditorium (LT 31, S16 Level 3)
Faculty of Science, NUS

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Organised by:
The Department of Chemistry and
Institute of Materials Research & Engineering

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Symposium Programme

Time

Event/Title
Speaker

8:15 – 8:30 All guests to be seated -

8:30 – 8:40
Welcome Address
Prof. Hor Tzi Sum Andy,
Head of Chemistry

8:40 – 8:50 Welcome Address
Prof. Albert Yee,
Director, IMRE

8:50 – 9:00
Opening Remarks by Guest of Honor, Dean, Faculty of Science

Professor Lai Choy Heng

9:00 – 9:30 Keynote Lecture
Evanescent Wave Optics for the Characterization of Polymer Thin Films Prof. Wolfgang Knoll/TP of Chemistry and Materials Science/IMRE

9:30 – 10:00 Co-deposition on Si: a Study by Photoelectron Spectroscopy Prof. Alfred Huan/ IMRE

10:00 – 10:15 Tea Break

10:15 - 10:45 Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized P-Chiral Phosphine Supporters for the Gold Anti-Cancer Drugs A/Prof. Leung Pak Hing/ Chemistry

10:45 – 11:15
DNA Complexed with Polyethylene Glycol-Graft Polyethylenimine for Prolonged Gene Expression in the Rat Nervous System

Dr. Shu Wang/ IMRE

11:15 – 11:45 Novel Fluorescence Spectroscopy Methods for the Investigation of Biomaterial Dr. Thorsten Wohland/ Chemistry

11:45 – 12:15
Supramolecular Hydrogels as Biomaterials

Dr. Li Jun/ IMRE

12:15 – 13:45
Lunch cum Poster Session

13:45 – 14:15 Keynote Lecture
Structure-property Correlation Studies Based on Fluorescent Polymers Containing Alternating Phenylene and Functionalized Thienylene/bithienylene Repeating Units Prof. Hardy Chan/ Chemistry

14:15 –14:45
Recent Development of High Quality Light-Emitting Polymers in IMRE

Dr. Chen Zhikuan/ IMRE

14:45 – 15:15 Engineering Main Group Sulphides A/Prof. Edward Tiekink/ Chemistry

15:15 – 15:30 Tea Break

15:30 – 16:00
NiSi Formation in the Ni(Ti)/SiO₂/Si System
Dr. Chi Dongzhi/ IMRE

16:00- 16:30 Single-Source Molecular Precursors For Metal Chalcogenide Materials.
A/Prof. Jagadese J, Vittal/ Chemistry

16:30 – 17:15
Morphology and Deformation Behaviour of Polymer Nano-composite: A WAXS/SAXS Study
Dr. Chaobin He/ IMRE

17:15 – 17:30 Concluding Remarks Dr. Suresh Valiyaveettil/ Chemistry

Please register for the symposium with:

Joyce Chor (Email: chmcsk@nus.edu.sg) or

Eugene Low Ooi Meng (Email: eugene-low@imre.org.sg)

Note: Closing date of registration is 6 September 2002

Time	Event/Title	Speaker
8:15 – 8:30	All guests to be seated	-
8:30 – 8:40	Welcome Address	Prof. Hor Tzi Sum Andy, Head of Chemistry
8:40 – 8:50	Welcome Address	Prof. Albert Yee, Director, IMRE
8:50 – 9:00	Opening Remarks by Guest of Honor, Dean, Faculty of Science	Professor Lai Choy Heng
9:00 – 9:30	Keynote Lecture Evanescent Wave Optics for the Characterization of Polymer Thin Films	Prof. Wolfgang Knoll/TP of Chemistry and Materials Science/IMRE
9:30 – 10:00	Co-deposition on Si: a Study by Photoelectron Spectroscopy	Prof. Alfred Huan/ IMRE
10:00 – 10:15	Tea Break
10:15 - 10:45	Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized P-Chiral Phosphine Supporters for the Gold Anti-Cancer Drugs	A/Prof. Leung Pak Hing/ Chemistry
10:45 – 11:15	DNA Complexed with Polyethylene Glycol-Graft Polyethylenimine for Prolonged Gene Expression in the Rat Nervous System	Dr. Shu Wang/ IMRE
11:15 – 11:45	Novel Fluorescence Spectroscopy Methods for the Investigation of Biomaterial	Dr. Thorsten Wohland/ Chemistry
11:45 – 12:15	Supramolecular Hydrogels as Biomaterials	Dr. Li Jun/ IMRE
12:15 – 13:45	Lunch cum Poster Session
13:45 – 14:15	Keynote Lecture Structure-property Correlation Studies Based on Fluorescent Polymers Containing Alternating Phenylene and Functionalized Thienylene/bithienylene Repeating Units	Prof. Hardy Chan/ Chemistry
14:15 –14:45	Recent Development of High Quality Light-Emitting Polymers in IMRE	Dr. Chen Zhikuan/ IMRE
14:45 – 15:15	Engineering Main Group Sulphides	A/Prof. Edward Tiekink/ Chemistry
15:15 – 15:30	Tea Break
15:30 – 16:00	NiSi Formation in the Ni(Ti)/SiO₂/Si System	Dr. Chi Dongzhi/ IMRE
16:00- 16:30	Single-Source Molecular Precursors For Metal Chalcogenide Materials.	A/Prof. Jagadese J, Vittal/ Chemistry
16:30 – 17:15	Morphology and Deformation Behaviour of Polymer Nano-composite: A WAXS/SAXS Study	Dr. Chaobin He/ IMRE
17:15 – 17:30	Concluding Remarks	Dr. Suresh Valiyaveettil/ Chemistry