International
Symposium on Macromolecular Condensed State
Symposium
Editors, Zhiliu Feng
Editor-in-Chief, Hartwig Hocker
Wiley-VCH (1997), pp. 1-147
ISBN 3-85739-321-1.
Preface
The
IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecular Condensed State, ISMCS'96,
was held from August 20 to August 25, 1996, at the Fragrant Hill Hotel,
Beijing. China. The Symposium was organized by the Polymer Division
of the Chinese Chemical Society and was cosponsored by the International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), State Science and Technology
Commission, China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Chemical
Society and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The symposium
was attended by 78 scientists from 7 countries and quite a number of
young scientists from China. A total of 66 papers were presented at
the symposium including 13 invited lectures.
The presentation dealt with a rather wide scope of the physics of macromolecular
condensed state, as can be seen from the following main topics of the
symposium:
1. Polymeric
liquid crystalline state
2. Chain entanglement in the amorphous state
3. The nature of glass transition and sub-Tg annealing
4. Orientation, relaxation and crystallization from amorphous state
5. Single-chain particles - glasses and single crystals
6. Compatibility, phase separation and crystallization of polymer
blends
This symposium volume covers papers presented by 13 invited lecturers.
However a few lecturers could not send in their manuscripts at scheduled
time. To our regret Prof. L. Monnerie was not able to attend the symposium
up to the last moment. A short abstract of his paper is included in
this volume.
At the conclusion of the symposium, in the addresses given by Professor
Qian, Professor Fischer and Professor Windle, they all expressed that
the symposium was a successful one of high scientific level. Many new
experimental results, new concepts and ideas were actively and freely
discussed inside and outside the lecture room. Many oral presentations
given by some young Chinese scientists have deeply impressed all the
participants. To Chinese scientists this symposium was particularly
valuable to have such a fine opportunity of exposing their research
achievements to the internationally well known experts in this field
and of nourishing and encouraging their research efforts through face-to-face
scientific interactions.
Here, on behalf of the Symposium Chairman Professor Qian, and myself
as this symposium editor and all the members of the Symposium Organizing
Committee, I would like to share this space to express our deep appreciation
to all the lecturers and participants for their fine presentations,
their enthusiastic and valuable discussion, and cooperation.
Acknowledge ments are cordially made also for the generous financial
support by IUPAC and the four Chinese organizations stated in the first
paragraph.
Zhiliu Feng,
Symposium Editor
IUPAC, ISMCS'96
Fragrant Hill Hotel, Beijing, China