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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 25

🏆 Know a leader in polymer science? Nominate them as a 2026 PMSE Fellow!

🗓️ Deadline: Oct 15
🔗 Details: pmsedivision.org/pmse-fellows/
📩 [email protected]

Let’s recognize excellence across academia, industry & government labs.
#PMSE #PolymerScience #PMSEFellows #STEM #ACS

PMSE Fellows – PMSE

American Chemical Society, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering

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Bryan Vogt @plasticvogt.bsky.social · Aug 6

Congrats to all of the new ACS fellows from @acspmse.bsky.social

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

The PMSE Division is collaborating with ACS Publications on a Special Issue with a focus on the design, synthesis, characterization, mechanics, and advanced applications of ionogels. Submit your manuscript by November 30, 2025. #Ionogels #Polymers

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Call For Papers: Ionogels: A PMSE Focus | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog

This collaborative Special Issue will focus on the design, synthesis, characterization, mechanics, and advanced applications of ionogels. Submit your manuscript by November 30, 2025.

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

📢 Thursday Morning, August 21, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Fabrication & processing of polymers, plus applications!
#PMSE #PolymerScience #Polymers #MaterialsScience #Engineering #Nanomaterials #RenewableMaterials #StudentResearch

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

A BIG shout out to our awesome PMSE Best Undergraduate Student Poster judges. They came to #ACSFall2025 not only to discuss science but also to contribute to our community. Thank you! #science #chemistry #polymer #Students #Award @AmerChemSociety

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to the 2025 Fall PMSE Best Student Poster Award winner, Katrina Schwensen. #ACSFall2025 #Polymer #Award @JohnsHopkins

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to Carolyne Brustolin Braga - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) on winning the 2025 Fall PMSE Best Poster Award. #2025FallACS #Polymer #Award @carolynebbraga @unicampoficial

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to the 2025 Fall PMSE Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award winner, Prabhleen Kaur. #ACSFall2025 #Polymer #Award #students

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to the winners of the the 2025 ACS Global Outstanding Student and Mentor Award of Polymer Science and Engineering! #ACSFall2025 #Polymer #Students #mentor #Awards

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to the 2025 ACS Fellows from the PMSE Division!#ACSFall2025 #ACSFellow #chemistry #polymer #Award

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Wednesday Afternoon, August 20, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Fabrication & characterization of polymers, early investigator #awards, #student chapter symposium and more!
#polymers #PMSE

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢 Wednesday Morning, August 20, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Polymers in #engineered#living#materials, #renewable#materials, early investigator #awards, #student chapter symposium and more!
#polymers #PMSE

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 Tuesday Afternoon, August 19, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Polymers in #engineered#living#materials, #renewable#materials, defense applications dynamic polymer networks and more!
#polymers #PMSE

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 19

🏛️ PFAS Townhall at #ACSFall2025
🗓️ Aug 19 | 🕑 2–4:50 PM
📍 Room 144B, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
🎤 IUPAC PFAS project + policy panel w/ FDA, DC DOEE, Cargill & more
🔗 iupac.org/project/2024...
#PMSE #ChemPolicy #PFAS #PolymerScience #Sustainability

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 Tuesday Morning, August 19, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Polymers in #regenerative#engineering, bio-conjugate chemistry, future faculty #awards, characterization methods, dynamic polymer networks and more!
#polymers #PMSE

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Monday Afternoon, August 18, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 Award lectures, applications of polymers in various fields from coatings to biology and defense, with poster sessions highlighting early career and general polymer research.
#polymers #PMSE

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 18

ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 18

📢 Monday Morning, August 18, 2025 | #ACSFall2025 📢
📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center
💡 From bioengineering, renewable materials, dynamic networks, and polymers for defense.
#polymers #PMSE

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 17

🎉 PMSE @ #ACS2025 – Join us!
📍 Membership Desk (Hall D, Mon–Wed)
☕ Join PMSE = $5 coffee + STEM prize raffle
🎯 Guess the pompoms = win a chem mug!

🧪 Posters:
• Mon 8/18 (Early Career & General)
• Wed 8/20 (Grad & Undergrad)
🕛 12–2 PM | Hall D

🌟 SCI-MIX: Mon 8–10 PM | Hall C
#PolymerScience #PMSE

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 14

♻️ Ready to lead in the circular plastics economy?
U of Houston just launched a Plastics Circularity Micro-Credential, a 5-badge program starting Aug 20, 2025, covering recycling systems, AI in sortation, LCA & more.
🔗 uh.edu/energy/eti/p...
#PlasticsCircularity #Polymers #Sustainability

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 9

🎙️ PMSE Voices | Ep. 4 Katharina Fransen, PhD Candidate (MIT, Olsen Group)
From robotic platforms to polymer sustainability, Kat is building the future of materials, one data point at a time!
📺 buff.ly/R1OVsSm
#PMSEVoices #WomenInSTEM #ACS

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎓 Happening TODAY!
Shear Genius: Advances in Rheology
🕒 3–4:30 PM ET | Free webinar
Learn how rheology reveals polymer structure & processing power—plus new insights into vitrimers!
🔗 Register: www.acs.org/acs-webinars...
#PMSE #Rheology #PolymerScience #ACSWebinars #Vitrimers #MaterialsScience

Shear Genius: Advances in Rheology for Polymer and Materials Chemistry - American Chemical Society

Join Ronald Larson of University of Michigan as he discusses how linear and non-linear measurements offer critical first-pass assessments of polymer processability including behavior under conditions…

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Aug 5

🎙️ PMSE Voices | Prof. Melody Morris
What happens when #polymers meet #proteins, #automation & big questions about #sustainability? Prof. Morris reimagines how we design experiments & how we think about polymer life cycles.
📺 Interview here: buff.ly/rkw1YXX
#PMSEVoices #WomenInSTEM #ACS

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎙️ PMSE Voices – Ep. 2: Chris Bates (@UCSB)
From uniting researchers to tackle grand polymer challenges, to advice for early-career scientists, Prof. Bates shares his perspective on where the field is heading!
📺 interview: buff.ly/4cLukyw
#PMSEVoices #PMSE #PolymerScience #ACS

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ACS PMSE Division @acspmse.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎥 PMSE Voices kicks off with Prof. Zhenan Bao (@Stanford)!
She shares recent her group's breakthroughs & her dream collab!
Don’t miss her take on the future of polymer science 🧪
📺 interview: buff.ly/4i10f44
#PMSEVoices #PMSE #PolymerScience #WomenInSTEM #ACSFall2025 #ACSSpring2025

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