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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nRelying solely on mild ultraviolet or visible irra
 diation of thiocarbonylthio compounds\, a new avenue to polymer-protein co
 njugates\, semi-telechelic polymers\, and well-defined ultra-high molecula
 r weight (UHMW) block polymers has been developed. This photomediated poly
 merization approach reaches number-average molecular weights in excess of 
 8.00 ´ 106 g/mol with degrees of polymerization above 85\,000\, making the
 se\, to our knowledge\, the highest molecular weight polymers ever achieve
 d via a living polymerization. Ironically\, the same chemistry that enable
 s the synthesis of these polymers can also be harnessed to facilitate reve
 rsion to monomer (i.e.\, depolymerization)\, suggesting programmed polymer
  design can enable a low-energy approach to polymer life-cycle circularity
 . The utility of these techniques is further demonstrated in the area of m
 ucin-mimetic systems.\n\n \n\nBio:\n\nBrent Sumerlin is the George Bergen 
 Butler Chair in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida. 
 He received his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University 
 in 1998 and later earned his PhD in Polymer Science & Engineering at the U
 niversity of Southern Mississippi under the guidance of Charles McCormick.
  After completing his PhD\, Sumerlin worked as a Visiting Assistant Profes
 sor/Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University under Kr
 zysztof Matyjaszewski. In 2005\, he took a faculty position at Southern Me
 thodist University before moving to the University of Florida in 2012. Sum
 erlin is an associate editor for ACS Macro Letters and a Fellow of the Roy
 al Society of Chemistry. He has received awards\, including the Alfred P. 
 Sloan Research Fellowship\, NSF CAREER Award\, ACS Leadership Development 
 Award\, Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award\, Biomacromolecules/Ma
 cromolecules Young Investigator Award\, the Hanwha-Total IUPAC Award\, Mar
 k Scholar Award\, and the UF Doctoral Dissertation Mentoring/Advising Awar
 d.\n
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LOCATION:OM 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 
 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Brent Sumerlin- Well-Defined Ultra-High M
 olecular Weight Polymers: From Multifunctional Materials to Mucosal Medici
 ne
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