The Miller Research Group
Presentations

84. Miller, S. A. "Next Generation Thermoplastics:  Improving Polypropylene and Utilizing Biomass," invited oral presentation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, April 17th, 2009.

83. Miller, S. A. "Next Generation Commodity Polymers:  Petroleum vs. Biomass," invited oral presentation, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, April 9th, 2009.

82. Miller, S. A. "Polyesteracetals via Ring-opening Polymerization," invited oral presentation, 10th Annual Florida Hetercyclic and Synthetic Conference, Gainesville, Florida, March 11, 2009.

81. Miller, S. A. "Next Generation Thermoplastics from Biorenewable Feedstocks," invited oral presentation, Japanese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, Irvine, California, December 5, 2008.

80.  Miller, S. A. "Polymers from Sustainable Economies:  Utilization of Biorenewable Carbonyl Compounds," invited oral presentation, MACRO 2008, 42nd World Polymer Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, July 1, 2008.

79. Miller, S. A. "Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization," invited oral presentation, DSM, Geleen, the Netherlands, June 18, 2008.

78. Miller, S. A. "Future Thermoplastics from Single-Site Catalysts," invited oral presentation, RWTH Aachen, Germany, June 17, 2008.

77. Miller, S. A. "Branched Polyoxymethylene via Cationic Copolymerization of Trioxane with Cyclic Ethers," invited oral presentation, 9th Annual Florida Hetercyclic and Synthetic Conference, Gainesville, Florida, March 11, 2008.

76. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Advances in Polyolefins 2007, Santa Rosa, California, September 25, 2007.

75. Miller, S. A. “Polymers from Alternative Economies,” poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Polymers (East), South Hadley, Massachusetts, June 20, 2007.

74. Miller, S. A.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D. “Highly syndiotactic copolymers of propylene and higher alpha-olefins,” invited oral presentation, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 28, 2007, POLY 535.

73. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, ExxonMobil, Baytown Polymer Center, Baytown, Texas, February 27, 2007.

72. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, January 23, 2007.

71. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, January 16, 2007.

70. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 18, 2006.

69. Miller, S. A. “A sodium-based catalyst for the highly efficient and controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide,” invited oral presentation, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Texas A&M University, November 3, 2006.

68. Miller, S. A.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Zeits, P. D.; Launer, L. M. “Metallocene/MAO olefin polymerization:  Catalyst reorganization vs. catalyst activity,” invited oral presentation, 62nd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Houston, Texas, October 20, 2006.

67. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 2, 2006.

66. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, September 27, 2006.

65. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, September 26, 2006.

64. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, September 14, 2006.

63. Miller, S. A. “Polymers from Alternative Economies,” invited guest lecturer, NSF-REU Symposium Series, College Station, Texas, July 28, 2006.

62. Miller, S. A. “Catalysis in the Miller Research Group,” Texas Molecular/Sea Lion, invited oral presentation, College Station, TX, May 11, 2006.

61. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 7, 2006.

60. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 6, 2006.

59. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Zeits, P. D. “Unusual Catalytic Behavior of a Sterically Expanded Constrained Geometry Catalyst,” invited oral presentation, ACS Award Symposium for James C. Stevens, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 27, 2006, BMGT 10.

58. Miller, S. A.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Irwin, L. J.; Zeits, P. D. “Steric Expansion of Transition Metal Catalysts:  Steric versus Electronic Effects,” invited oral presentation, ACS Award Symposium for Richard R. Schrock, 231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26, 2006, INOR 3.

57. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, March 17, 2006.

56. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, March 13, 2006.

55. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, February 8, 2006.

54. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 7, 2006.

53. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, January 27, 2006

52. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, January 26, 2006.

51. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Eastman Chemical Company, Longview, Texas, January 16, 2006.

50. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, December 2, 2005.

49. Miller, S. A. “Polymer Chemistry at Texas A&M University:  An Overview,” invited oral presentation, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, Texas, December 2, 2005.

48. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Total Petrochemicals, La Porte, Texas, November 17, 2005.

47. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Advances in Polyolefins 2005, Rohnert Park, California, September 28, 2005.

46. Miller, S. A. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” Dow Chemical Company Presentation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, August 18, 2005.

45. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, August 12, 2005.

44. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 11-12, 2005.

43. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Price, C. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Recent Advances in Single-Site Olefin Polymerization Catalysis Symposium, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, May 20, 2005.

42. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Price, C. J. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Texas A&M University, April 22, 2005.

41. Miller, S. A.  “Next-Generation Single-Site Catalysts for Synthesizing Recyclable Polyolefins,” invited guest lecturer, American Chemical Society Student Affiliate Chapter Meeting, College Station, TX, January 27, 2005.

40. Miller, S. A. “Next-Generation Single-Site Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, November 12, 2004.

39. Miller, S. A.; Reich, B. J. E.; Justice, A. K.; Grill, J. M.; Goss, J. M.; Beckstead, B. T.; Reibenspies, J. H. “Expanding Cyanide Catalysis,” IUCCP Symposium, College Station, Texas, October 20, 2004.

38. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Price, C. J. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Texas A&M University, October 1, 2004.

37. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Price, C. J. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 15, 2004.

36. Miller, S. A.; Irwin, L. J.; Schwerdtfeger, E. D.; Price, C. J. “Sterically Expanded Transition Metal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 12-13, 2004.

35. Miller, S. A. “Single Site Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization,” invited guest lecturer, NSF-REU Symposium Series, College Station, Texas, June 11, 2004.

34. Miller, S. A. “Tacticity control with C1-symmetric metallocenes: Syndiotactic-hemiisotactic polypropylene,” invited oral presentation, Southwest Catalysis Society Symposium, Houston, Texas, May 14, 2004.

33. Miller, S. A. “Tacticity control with C1-symmetric metallocenes: Syndiotactic-hemiisotactic polypropylene,” invited oral presentation, MetCon2004, Houston, Texas, May 13, 2004.

32. Miller, S. A. “Syndiotactic-hemiisotactic Polypropylene from Metallocene Catalysts,” invited oral presentation, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Texas A&M University, April 2, 2004.

31. Miller, S. A. “Syndiotactic-hemiisotactic polypropylene from metallocene catalysts,” oral presentation, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 29, 2004, INOR 396.

30. Miller, S. A. “Carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions via cyanide-catalyzed aldimine coupling,” oral presentation, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28, 2004, ORGN 45.

29. Miller, S. A. “New Materials via Stereoselective Olefin Polymerizations,” invited oral presentation, 59th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 27, 2003.

28. Miller, S. A. “New Materials via Stereoselective Olefin Polymerizations,” invited oral presentation, Polymer Technology Industrial Consortium, Texas A&M University, October 10, 2003.

27. Miller, S. A. “Catalytic Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bonds,” invited guest lecturer, NSF-REU Symposium Series, College Station, Texas, July 25, 2003.

26. Miller, S. A. “Isotactic Block Length Distribution in Polypropylene:  Bernoullian vs. Hemiisotactic,” poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Polymers (East), South Hadley, Massachusetts, June 18, 2003.

25. Miller, S. A. “Isotactic Block Length Distribution in Polypropylene:  Bernoullian vs. Hemiisotactic,” invited poster presentation, Symposium on Recent Advances in Epoxidation Catalysis, College Station, Texas, May 16, 2003.

24. Miller, S. A. “Cyanide-Catalyzed Cyclizations via Aldimine Coupling,” invited poster presentation, Symposium on Recent Advances in Epoxidation Catalysis, College Station, Texas, May 16, 2003.

23. Miller, S. A. “Isotactic Block Length Distribution in Polypropylene:  Bernoullian vs. Hemiisotactic,” invited oral presentation, IUCCP Board Meeting, College Station, Texas, May 15, 2003.

22. Miller, S. A. “Isotactic Block Length Distribution in Polypropylene:  Bernoullian vs. Hemiisotactic,” invited oral presentation, MetCon2003, Houston, Texas, May 9, 2003.

21. Miller, S. A.  “Synthesis and Application of Recyclable Polymers:  Polymers 1 through 7,” invited guest lecturer, American Chemical Society Student Affiliate Chapter Meeting, College Station, TX, November 7, 2002.

20. Miller, S. A. “Enhancing Catalytic Activity with Steric Crowding,” poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference in Organometallic Chemistry, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, July 24-25, 2002.

19. Miller, S. A. “Distal Ligand Effects in Metallocene-Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Hungarian-American Workshop on Molecular Catalyst Design for Green Chemistry, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary, May 24, 2002.

18. Miller, S. A. “Organometallic Catalysts for Polymerizations and Small Molecule Transformations,” invited oral presentation, IUCCP Board Meeting, College Station, Texas, April 25, 2002.

17. Miller, S. A. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Freeport, TX, February 26, 2002.

16. Miller, S. A. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown Polymers Center, Baytown, TX, January 11, 2002.

15. Miller, S. A. “Olefin Oligomerization Catalysis:  New Avenues of Investigation,” invited oral presentation, Sasol Co., Ltd., Austin, Texas, November 26, 2001.

14. Miller S. A.; Schrock, R. R. “Asymmetric Ring Closing Metathesis (ARCM) with a Molybdenum Alkylidene Species Containing an Enantiomerically Pure Octahydrobinaphtholate Ligand,” poster presentation, International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis (ISOM), M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, August 5-6, 2001.

13. Miller, S. A.; Schrock, R. R. “Asymmetric Ring Closing Metathesis (ARCM) with a Molybdenum Alkylidene Species Containing an Enantiomerically Pure Octahydrobinaphtholate Ligand,” oral presentation, 221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 4, 2001, INOR 625.

12. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of California at San Diego, January 26, 2001.

11. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Florida State University, January 15, 2001.

10. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), January 11, 2001.

9. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, University of Kansas, January 8, 2001.

8. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Texas A&M University, December 7, 2000.

7. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Distal Ligand Perturbations in Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization,” invited oral presentation, Georgia Institute of Technology, November 20, 2000.

6. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Metallocene Mediated Olefin Polymerization:  The Effects of Distal Ligand Perturbation on Polymer Stereochemistry,” poster presentation, Advances in Polyolefins II, Napa Valley, CA, October 1999.

5. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Isotactic Polypropylene Formation with C1-Symmetric Metallocene Catalysts,” oral presentation, 218th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August 1999, INOR 523.

4. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Synthesis of Isotactic-Hemiisotactic and Syndiotactic-Hemiisotactic Polypropylene,” oral presentation, 217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March, 1999, INOR 19.

3. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Highly Stereoregular Syndiotactic Polypropylene,” poster presentation, 217th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March, 1999, INOR 151.

2. Miller, S. A.; Bercaw, J. E. “Amino-Fluorenide Derivatives of Group IV Metallocenes,” poster presentation, 213th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 1997, INOR 196.

1. Miller, S. A.; Waymouth, R. M. “Diastereoselectivity in the Cyclopolymerization of alpha,omega-Olefins with Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts,” poster presentation, 207th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April, 1994, INOR 130.

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