Please join us for the Karl Freed Memorial Symposium on October 10, 2026. Space is limited and registration is required: https://forms.gle/
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Symposium Schedule
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Research Symposium Honoring the Memory of Karl F Freed |
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October 10th, 2026 |
Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences, W301/Atrium 929 E 57th St, Chicago, IL |
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8:45 – 9:15 am |
Light Breakfast |
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9:15 – 9:25 am |
Welcome Tobin Sosnick, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Chicago |
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Session 1: 9:30 – 11:55 am Moderator: Heinrich Jaeger, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago |
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9:30 – 10:10 am |
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Studied by Electron Spin Resonance. Jack Freed, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University |
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10:10 – 10:45 am |
ZENO: A Computational Tool For Nanoparticle and Polymer Characterization. Jack Douglas, PhD, Fellow (Emeritus), National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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10:45 – 11:20 am |
Freed's Tutelage in 1970's to Modern Theory of Dynamics of Biomolecular Condensates. Murugappan Muthukumar, Professor, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
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11:20 – 11:55 am |
How polymer chains crawl through a cylindrical pore. Chi Wu, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Lunch Break: 12:00 – 1:30 pm |
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Session 2: 1:30 – 3:20 pm Moderator: Steven Sibener, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago |
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1:35 – 2:10 pm |
Origin of the Entropic Driving Force in Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervation Zhen-Gang Wang, Professor, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology |
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2:10 – 2:45 pm |
From Small Molecule Dynamics to Quantum Information Science. Carl Williams, PhD, CEO, CJW Quantum Consulting |
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2:45 – 3:20 pm |
Molecular mechanics as a branch of machine learning. John Jumper, PhD |
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Break: 3:20 – 3:35 pm |
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Session 3: 3:35 – 5:30 pm Moderator: Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, Professor, Departments of Chemistry & Physics, University of Chicago |
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3:40 – 4:15 pm |
An NMR study of heavy oils and their connection to glassy dynamics. Denise Freed, PhD, Project Leader, ACERT; FGB Innovation |
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4:15 – 4:50 pm |
The quest for creative solutions to hard problems: Lessons from Karl that shaped my research career. Muhammad Zaman, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University |
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4:50 – 5:25 pm |
From Curiosity to Applications: The Journey of Quantum Dots. Moungi Bawendi, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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5:25 – 5:30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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Dinner/Remembrances of Karl: 5:45 – 8:00 pm |
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