My participation in the GRC had great impacts in identifying and stimulating new research areas and establishing new links with academic and industrial researchers in polymer science and technology. The friendly atmosphere of the GRC undoubtedly aided in the achievement of important goals.
- Emo Chiellini
I remember Bill Gelbart broke Robijn Bruinsma's arm (UCLA colleagues at the time) during a competitive arm-wrestling match at a Polymer Physics GRC chaired by Ed Kramer.
- Matthew Tirrell
In 1999, I was selected to present in the poster session at the Temperature Stress in Plants GRC. It was a really important moment for me because I presented my data in front of many very important, internationally reputed scientists in the field of low temperature stress in plants. Even today I feel proud of this.
- Leon Bravo
At the morning coffee break during the Isotopes in Biological and Chemical Sciences Gordon Conference in 1998, 80 percent of the participants did not return. It turns out they were filming a "Baywatch" episode across the street on the beach at Ventura.
- John S. Blanchard
The 2004 GRC on Spirochetes was especially memorable because of the remarkable degree of unpublished research that was presented. I felt this represented the high level of trust that had developed among attendees.
- David Haake
The GRC on Polymer Colloids helped to bring together scientists from a wide range of disciplines, from physics to medicine. This type of interaction helped to improve the mechanism of synthesis method (emulsion polymerization), advance theoretical physics, and also find new applications for polymer colloids.
- D. Sunil Jayasuriya