2023 Colloid and Interface Symposium (COINS)

at the University of Pennsylvania
June 26-28, 2023
Singh Center for Nanotechnology

COINS 2023

Since its inception in 2017, the Colloid and Interface Symposium has served as a premier forum for thought leaders in the field to share their cutting-edge research. The highly anticipated 2023 COINS was held at the University of Pennsylvania on June 26-28. The symposium featured an electrifying line-up of speakers who delivered captivating talks, engaging the audience with their groundbreaking findings and insights. Additionally, the event showcased 40 poster presentations that outlined exciting developments in the field. Congratulations to Yifang Ning (Penn), Sebatian Gonzalez LA Corte (Princeton), Ye Chan Kim (Penn) and Dengpin Liu (Hong Kong University) on their poster awards! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the attendees who contributed to the vibrant atmosphere of exchange and networking, making the conference a resounding success. As we look ahead, we are thrilled to announce that COINS 2024 will be held in Korea. Keep an eye out for future announcements regarding this forthcoming event, which promises to be equally captivating and enriching.

Supported by Penn MRSEC, Penn Center for Soft and Living Matter, Amore Pacific, Center for Polymers and Composite Materials & Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences at Hanyang University, Yonsei Solar-Hydrogen Brainlink Program, National Creative Research Initiative Center for Smart Block Copolymers, Division of Colloid and Molecular Assembly, Polymer Society of Korea, Penn SAS Dean's Global Inquiries Fund, Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis, Center for Intelligent Microprocess of Pharmaceutical Synthesis

Organizers:

Gi-Ra Yi (POSTECH)
Jin Woong Kim (SKKU)
Zahra Fakhraai (Penn)
Daeyeon Lee (Penn)

Discussion Leaders:

Etienne Ducrot, CNRS Bordeaux
Yufeng Wang, Hong Kong University

Abstract Book

Coins 2023 Abstract Book cover graphic

SCHEDULE

MONDAY, June 26, 2023

8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast
8:45 AM Welcome message & opening remarks
session chair: Gi-Ra Yi
9:00 AM David Pine, New York University
Electrokinetic Characterization of Colloids with and without Polymer Brushes
9:30 AM Jiheong Kang, KAIST
Supramolecular chemistry in polymer networks
10:00 AM Zhihong Nie, Fudan University
Functional Optical Materials and Devices of Nanoscale Colloidal Molecules
10:30 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM Dong-June Ahn, Korea University
Ice-Active Assemblies
11:30 AM Jerelle A. Joseph, Princeton University
Accurate models for interrogating and engineering biomolecular condensates
12:00 PM Lunch & Poster
session chair: Yufeng Wang
1:15 PM Jiho Shin (substituting for Jeehwan Kim), MIT
Wafer-free Heterogeneous Integration for next generation electronics:
advanced display, 3D integration, and bioelectronics
1:45 PM Vinothan Manoharan, Harvard University
Micromanipulation using capillary forces
2:15 PM Dohyung Kim, University of Pennsylvania
BEYOND SURFACE Facilitates Electrocatalytic Reactions of Renewable Carbons
2:45 PM Poster
4:00 PM Moon-Sung Kang, Sogang University
Photopatterning Colloidal Quantum Dots via Ligand Crosslinking
4:30 PM Cécile Monteux, ESPCI & CNRS
Leaching foams
5:00 PM
5:30 PM Banquet

TUESDAY, June 27, 2023

8:00 AM Breakfast
session chair: Zahra Fakhraai
9:00 AM Arnold Mathijssen, University of Pennsylvania
Transport and delivery by active materials
9:30 AM Su-Mi Hur, Chonnam National University
Effect of Soft Confinement Boundaries on Self-Assembly
10:00 AM Jinkon Kim, POSTECH
Unconventional Microdomains of Block Copolymers
10:30 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM So-Jung Park, Ewha Womans' University
Dynamic Nanostructures from Self-Assembly of Functional Polymers and Nanoparticles
11:30 AM Oleg Gang, Columbia
Programming Nanoscale Assembly and Transformations
12:00 PM Lunch & Poster
session chair: Etienne Ducrot
1:30 PM Julia Dshemuchadse, Cornell
Simulating complex crystal structures and their assembly with simple, soft-matter models
2:00 PM Theodore Hueckel, MIT
Template-Guided Nanoparticle Superlattice Assembly: Controlling Nucleation & Growth
2:30 PM Jin Woong Kim, SKKU
Bioadhesion of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers to Promote Topical Wound Healing
3:00 PM Coffee break
3:30 PM Anderson Shum, Hong Kong University
Dynamic assembly in aqueous phase separating systems
4:00 PM Lauren Zarzar, Penn State
Chemically programmable active oil droplets
4:30 PM Hyomin Lee, POSTECH
Microfluidic design of polymersomes for spatiotemporal control of biochemical reactions
5:00 PM Closing remarks

WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023

10:00 AM -
12:00 PM
Executive meeting and Group Discussion

MONDAY, June 26, 2023

8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast
8:45 AM Welcome message & opening remarks
9:00 AM David Pine, New York University
Electrokinetic Characterization of Colloids with and without Polymer Brushes
9:30 AM Moon-Sung Kang, Sogang University
Photopatterning Colloidal Quantum Dots via Ligand Crosslinking
10:00 AM Zhihong Nie, Fudan University
Functional Optical Materials and Devices of Nanoscale Colloidal Molecules
10:30 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM Dong-June Ahn, Korea University
Ice-Active Assemblies
11:30 AM Jerelle A. Joseph, Princeton University
Accurate models for interrogating and engineering biomolecular condensates
12:00 PM Lunch & Poster
1:15 PM Jeehwan Kim, MIT
Wafer-free Heterogeneous Integration for next generation electronics:
advanced display, 3D integration, and bioelectronics
1:45 PM Vinothan Manoharan, Harvard University
Micromanipulation using capillary forces
2:15 PM Dohyung Kim, University of Pennsylvania
BEYOND SURFACE Facilitates Electrocatalytic Reactions of Renewable Carbons
2:45 PM Poster
4:00 PM Jiheong Kang, KAIST
Supramolecular chemistry in polymer networks
4:30 PM Cécile Monteux, ESPCI & CNRS
Leaching foams
5:00 PM
5:30 PM Banquet

TUESDAY, June 27, 2023

8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Arnold Mathijssen, University of Pennsylvania
Transport and delivery by active materials
9:30 AM Su-Mi Hur, Chonnam National University
Effect of Soft Confinement Boundaries on Self-Assembly
10:00 AM Jinkon Kim, POSTECH
Unconventional Microdomains of Block Copolymers
10:30 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM So-Jung Park, Ewha Womans' University
Dynamic Nanostructures from Self-Assembly of Functional Polymers and Nanoparticles
11:30 AM Theodore Hueckel, MIT
Template-Guided Nanoparticle Superlattice Assembly: Controlling Nucleation & Growth
12:00 PM Lunch & Poster
1:30 PM Julia Dshemuchadse, Cornell
Simulating complex crystal structures and their assembly with simple, soft-matter models
2:00 PM Oleg Gang, Columbia
Programming Nanoscale Assembly and Transformations
2:30 PM Jin Woong Kim, SKKU
Bioadhesion of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers to Promote Topical Wound Healing
3:00 PM Coffee break
3:30 PM Anderson Shum, Hong Kong University
Dynamic assembly in aqueous phase separating systems
4:00 PM Lauren Zarzar, Penn State
Chemically programmable active oil droplets
4:30 PM Hyomin Lee, POSTECH
Microfluidic design of polymersomes for spatiotemporal control of biochemical reactions
5:00 PM Closing remarks

Invited Speakers

Dong June Ahn

Korea University

Julia Dshemuchadse

Cornell University

Oleg Gang

Columbia University

Theodore Hueckel

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Su-Mi Hur

Chonnam National University​

Jerelle A. Joseph

Princeton University

Jiheong Kang

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)

Moon Sung Kang

Sogang University

Dohyung Kim

University of Pennsylvania

Jeehwan Kim

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jin Kon Kim

Professor, Center for Smart Block Copolymers
Pohang University of Science and Technology

Jin Woong Kim

Sungkyunkwan University

Hyomin Lee

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Vinothan N. Manoharan

Professor of Physics, Harvard University

Anorld Mathijssen

University of Pennsylvania

Cécile Monteux

CNRS, ESPCI

Zhihong Nie

Fudan University, Shanghai

So-Jung Park

Ewha Womans University

David Pine

New York University

Anderson Shum

University of Hong Kong

Lauren Zarzar

Penn State University