Presenter Underlined PLENARY AND INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS D. Mukherji, Polymers and alcohol: The story of puzzling solvation behavior, The 2nd International Conference of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai China September 2018 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Drunken soft matter: Complex matter where simplicity matters, The 13th International Symposium of Polymer Physics, Xi'an, China June 2018 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Multi-responsive soft, smart materials: What can we learn from computer simulations? Joint Workshop on Nanostructured and Responsive Soft Materials: Molecular Design, Synthesis, Characterization, Bangkok, Thailand January 2018 (Invited). (This talk was given as a part of the MPI-P delegation to establish collaborations with NANOTEC and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand) D. Mukherji, The puzzle of polymer solvation in mixed good and mixed poor solvent mixtures, Polymers and Coposite Materials, Guangzhou, China May 2017 (Invited). D. Mukherji, The puzzle of co-non-solvency: A new perspective revealing the generic origin of smart polymer solvation in solvent mixtures, Energy Materials Nanotechnology Meeting on Hydrogel Materials, Singapore May 2016 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Smart polymers in solvent mixtures: What can we learn from computer simulations? Simulating Soft and Active Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++, and VOTCA at Institute for Computational Physics, Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany October 2015 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Co-non-solvency: A complex phenomenon with a simple microscopic origin, Nanotech-Nanotox of Soft Nanosystems (Soft, Small and Smart: Design, Assembly, Dynamics of Novel Nanoparticles for Industrial Applications), ICMPE CNRS, Paris, France May 2015 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Multiscale methods for complex fluids, ESPResSo Summer School at Institute for Computational Physics, Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany October 2013 (Invited). D. Mukherji, (Bio)molecule solvation in aqueous mixtures: From an ``effective" to a ``truly" open boundary simulation scheme, NIC Workshop: Hybrid Particle-Continuum Methods in Computational Materials Physics, Jülich, Germany March 2013 (Invited). D. Mukherji, Soft matter properties: What can we learn from computer simulations?, SAIP Annual Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa July 2011 (Plenary). D. Mukherji, Molecular Dynamics Simulations: An experimental laboratory for computational physicist, Computational Physics Winter School at University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa July 2011 (Invited). D. Mukherji and M. H. Müser, A molecular dynamics study of diffusion and aging effect of polymers adsorbed on surfaces, International conference on statistical mechanics of polymers: New developments, Moscow, Russia June 2006 (Invited). SELECTED COLLOQUIA CONTRIBUTIONS D. Mukherji, Polymers and alcohol: Why two goods result in "bad" and two bads can be better? Lehrstuhl für Materialsimulation, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany July 2018. D. Mukherji, Soft, smart multi-responsive materials under alcoholic intoxication: What can we learn from computer simulation? Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London-Ontario, Canada November 2017. D. Mukherji, Soft, smart multi-responsive materials: What can we learn from computer simulations? Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa-Ontario, Canada October 2017. D. Mukherji, Polymers in solvent mixtures and the puzzle of co-non-solvency: What can we learn from computer simulations? Institut Charles Sadron CNRS, Strasbourg, France June 2016. D. Mukherji, Co-non-solvency: Soft, smart responsive systems in solvent mixtures, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA March 2016. D. Mukherji, Why does PNIPAm collapse in a mixture of good solvents? Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research Highlight Colloquium, Mainz, Germany October 2014. D. Mukherji, Open systems MD: Where theory meets experiments, R&D Shell Corporation, The Hague, Netherlands June 2013. D. Mukherji, Mechanical properties of highly cross-linked polymer networks: A molecular modeling perspective, US Army Research Lab, Aberdeen-MD, USA November 2009. D. Mukherji, What makes a highly cross-linked polymer network strain harden? US Army Research Lab, Aberdeen-MD, USA November 2008. D. Mukherji, Polymer diffusion at solid-fluid interface, Soft condensed matter seminar, The University of Western Ontario, London-Ontario, Canada November 2005. CONTRIBUTED CONFERENCE TALKS D. Mukherji, Smart polymers for soft materials: Fundamentals and design principle, Multiscale Mechanochemistry and Mechanobiology from Molecular Mechanisms to Smart Materials (MechanoChemBio 2019), Montreal-Quebec, Canada July 2019. D. Mukherji and J. Rottler, Tuning microscopic interactions in dry (co-)polymer systems for improved thermal conductivity, American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston-MA, USA March 2019. C. M. Marques, D. Mukherji, and K. Kremer, Design principle of multi-responsive smart copolymers, American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston-MA, USA March 2019. (I gave this talk as a replacement for Carlos Marques) D. Mukherji, Soft, smart multi-responsive materials under alcoholic intoxication: Complex matter where simplicity matters, Polyelectrolytes in Chemistry, Biology and Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore March 2018. J. Zhang, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and K. C. Daoulas, A Soft Coarse-Grained Model for Multicomponent Polymer Solutions, American Physical Society March Meeting, Los Angeles-CA, USA March 2018. (I gave this talk as a replacement for Jianguo Zhang) C. C. De Silva, P. Leophairatana, T. Ohkuma, J. T. Koberstein, K. Kremer, and D. Mukherji, Soft, smart multi-responsive materials: What can we learn from computer simulations? American Physical Society March Meeting, Los Angeles-CA, USA March 2018. D. Mukherji, C. C. De Silva, P. Leophairatana, T. Ohkuma, M. D. Watson, M. Wagner, C. M. Marques, J. T. Koberstein, and K. Kremer, Soft but smart: Design of multi-responsive copolymers, Kolloid-Tagung (Multiresponsive systems), Technische Universität Munich, Munich, Germany October 2017. D. Mukherji, M. D. Watson, M. Wagner, C. M. Marques, and K. Kremer, Drunken soft matter: Co-nonsolvency based design of smart multi-responsive materials in aqueous alcohol mixtures, Liquid Matter Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia July 2017. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stuehn, and K. Kremer, Depleted depletion drives polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany March 2017. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stuehn, and K. Kremer, How does polymer swell in poor solvent mixtures? American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans-LO, USA March 2017. D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Co-non-solvency of (smart) polymers in solvent mixtures: A complex phenomenon with a simple generic origin, International Soft Matter Conference, Grenoble, France September 2016. D. Mukherji, The puzzle of polymer solvation in solvent mixtures, SOMATAI Conference-Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces, Crete, Greece May 2016. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stuehn, and K. Kremer, Depleting depletion: Polymer swelling in poor solvent mixtures, American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore-MD, USA March 2016. C. M. Marques, T. E. de Oliveira, P. A. Netz, T. Stuehn, D. Mukherji, and K. Kremer Co-non-solvency: Depletion forces or preferential adsorption? American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore-MD, USA March 2016. D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Co-non-solvency of smart polymers: Physical concepts and computer simulations, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany March 2016. C. Junghans, T. E. de Oliveira, P. A. Netz, D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Multiscale modelling of complex (macro-)molecular fluid mixtures, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany March 2016. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stuehn, and K. Kremer, Co-non-solvency: Polymer collapse in mixed good solvents is a generic phenomenon driven by preferential adsorption, Mainz Materials Simulation Days, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany June 2015. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stuehn, and K. Kremer, Why does mean-field polymer theory fail to describe co-non-solvency? 15th Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists, Mainz, Germany May 2015. D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Coil-globule transition of macromolecules in mixed solvent: A semi-grand canonical molecular dynamics approach, American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver-CO, USA March 2014. D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Large scale conformational transition of (bio)macromolecules in aqueous mixtures: A semi grand canonical approach, CECAM Workshop: Coarse-graining multicomponent soft matter systems: equilibrium and dynamics, Mainz, Germany August 2013. D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Solvation free energies of aqueous mixtures in a ``truly" open boundary simulation, American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore-MD, USA March 2013. D. Mukherji, Systematic structural coarse-graining of aqueous mixtures, Trends in soft matter theory and simulations, Bonn, Germany October 2012. D. Mukherji, N. F. A. van der Vegt, K. Kremer, and L. Delle Site, Kirkwood-Buff analysis of liquid mixtures in AdResS: Towards an open boundary simulation scheme, American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston-MA, USA March 2012. D. Mukherji and C. F. Abrams, Possible explanation of anomalous ductility in Thermoset/thermoplastic polymer alloys, American Physical Society March Meeting, Portland-OR, USA March 2010. D. Mukherji and C. F. Abrams, Anomalous ductility in thermoset/thermoplastic polymer alloys, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville-TN, USA November 2009. D. Mukherji and C. F. Abrams, Strain hardening in highly cross-linked polymer networks: An explanation based on microvoid formation, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville-TN, USA November 2009. D. Mukherji and M. H. Müser, Possible explanation of polymer surface diffusion anomaly, American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore-MD, USA March 2006. CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS D. Mukherji, K. C. Daoulas, and K. Kremer, Co-non-solvency phenomena in bulk and adsorbed smart polymer solutions, SOMATAI Conference-Soft Matter at Aqueous Interfaces, Crete, Greece May 2016. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, and K. Kremer, Smart polymers in mixed solvents: Complex matter where simplicity matters, Soft Smart Particles: Preparation and Applications, Frankfurt, Germany November 2014. D. Mukherji and C. F. Abrams, Anomalous ductility in thermoset/thermoplastic polymer alloys: An explanation based on overlap concentration and cavity growth, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco-CA , USA April 2010. D. Mukherji and C. F. Abrams, Microvoid formation and strain hardening in highly cross-linked polymer networks, American Physical Society March Meeting, Pittsburgh-PA, USA March 2009. D. Mukherji and M. H. Müser, Lateral diffusion anomaly and structural aging of polymers adsorbed on surfaces: A molecular dynamics study, Western Institute of Nano-material Science conference, London-Ontario, Canada March 2006. NON-PRESENTING AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS Y. Zhao, M. K. Singh, K. Kremer, D. Mukherji, and R. Cortes-Huerto, On the explicit solvent generic model of peptides in solvent mixtures: Application to elastin-like polypeptides, Mainz Materials Simulation Days, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany June 2019. D. Mukherji, C. M. Marques, T. Stühn, and K. Kremer, Drunken polymers: How does a polymer swell in poor solvent mixtures? Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany March 2018 (talk). C. M. Marques, D. Mukherji, and K. Kremer, The favorite polymer libations, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany March 2018 (invited talk). S. Backes, W. Nasilowska, P. Krause, M. Witt, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and R. von Klitzing, Combined Cononsolvency and Temperature Effects on PNIPAM Microgels in Bulk Phase and at Interfaces, Liquid Matter Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia July 2017 (poster). S. Backes, W. Nasilowska, P. Krause, M. Witt, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and R. von Klitzing, Drunken polymers: the temperature-dependent cononsolvency effect of PNIPAm, Soft smart responsive materials: Fundamentals and applications, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany 2017 (talk). J. Zhang, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and K. C. Daoulas, Polymer films deposited on solid surfaces studied with mesoscopic and microscopic models, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany March 2017 (talk). J. Zhang, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and K. C. Daoulas, Studying multicomponent polymer solutions with a particle-based model linked to simple density functional theory, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany March 2017 (talk). J. Zhang, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and K. C. Daoulas, Studying polymer films deposited on solid surfaces using generic microscopic and mesoscopic soft models, American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans-LO, USA March 2017 (talk). T. E. de Oliveira, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and P. A. Netz, Effects of tacticity and copolymerization on the LCST of PNIPAm, Brazilian Chemical Society Meeting, Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil May 2016 (talk). T. E. de Oliveira, D. Mukherji, K. Kremer, and P. A. Netz, On the pressure induced conformational changes of PNIPAm in aqueous methanol, Mainz Materials Simulation Days, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany 2015 (Poster). K. Kremer, D. Mukherji, and C. M. Marques, (Bio-)Polymers for Hydrogels in Mixed Solvents, Molecular and coarse-grained modelling of interactions at bio-nano interface, Dublin, Ireland 2014 (Invited Talk). K. Kremer and D. Mukherji, (Bio-)Polymers for Hydrogels in Mixed Solvents, International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes-From Basic Science to Biological Applications, Ein Gedi, Israel 2014 (Invited Talk). K. Kreis, S. Fritsch, R. Potestio, D. Mukherji and K. Kremer, Adaptive resolution techniques for molecular simulation, Mainz Materials Simulation Days (MMSD2013) workshop, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany 2013 (Poster). D. Mukherji, M. Sharifi, G. R. Palmese, and C. F. Abrams, Toughness enhancement in neat epoxies by microsurface drawing, International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM XXII), Baltimore-MD, USA September 2012 (Talk). P. Ganguly, D. Mukherji, C. Junghans, and N. F. A. van der Vegt, A unified approach to preserve structure and thermodynamics in a coarse-grained model of liquid mixtures, American Physical Society March Meeting, Boston-MA, USA March 2012 (Talk). ADDITIONAL CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS The 14th Zsigmondy Colloquium of the German Colloid Society, MPI-P (Mainz-Germany 2018). Mainz Materials Simulation Days (MMSD2017) workshop, University of Mainz (Mainz-Germany 2017). 3rd Belgian-German Macromolecular Meeting (Houffalize-Belgium 2016). Theoretical Challenges in Organic Electronics (Heidelberg-Germany 2015). Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Spring Meeting (Berlin-Germany 2015). Multiscale simulation methods for soft matter systems, Schloss Waldthausen (Mainz-Germany 2014). Complex Fluids and Soft Matter Physics, MPI-P (Mainz-Germany 2013). Mainz Materials Simulation Days (MMSD2011) workshop, University of Mainz (Mainz-Germany 2011). SHARCNET-CNCMS Summer School, McMaster University (Hamilton-Canada 2005). WINS Workshop, The University of Western Ontario (London-Canada 2005). Graduate Workshop on Nanotechnology, McMaster University (Hamilton-Canada 2004).