Molecular Size Distribution in Linear Condensation Polymers
      P. J. Flory, Journal of the American Chemical Society 1936, 58, 1877-1885. [download]

Molecular Size Distribution in Three Dimensional Polymers .I. Gelation
      P. J. Flory, Journal of the American Chemical Society 1941, 63, 3083-3090. [download]

Thermodynamics of High Polymer Solutions
      P. J. Flory, Journal of Chemical Physics 1942, 10, 51-61. [download] -- selected by Gary Hunter

Theory of Solutions of High Polymers
      M. L. Huggins, Journal of the American Chemical Society 1942, 64, 1712-1719. [download]

The Configuration of Real Polymer Chains
      P. J. Flory, Journal of Chemical Physics 1949, 17, 303-310. [download] -- selected by Kazem Edmond

Treatment of Intrinsic Viscosities
      P. J. Flory, T. G. Fox, Journal of the American Chemical Society 1951, 73, 1904-1908. [download]

The Frictional Coefficient for Flexible Chain Molecules in Dilute Solution
      L. Mandelkern, P. J. Flory, Journal of Chemical Physics 1952, 20, 212-214. [download]

A Theory of the Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Dilute Solutions of Coiling Polymers
      P. E. Rouse, Journal of Chemical Physics 1953, 21, 1272-1280. [download]

Dynamics of Polymer Molecules in Dilute Solution: Viscoelasticity, Flow Birefringence and Dielectric Loss
      B. H. Zimm, Journal of Chemical Physics 1956, 24, 269-278. [download]

2nd-Order Transition Temperatures and Related Properties of Polystyrene .1. Influence of Molecular Weight
      T. G. Fox, P. J. Flory, Journal of Applied Physics 1950, 21, 581-591. [download]

The Glass Temperature and Related Properties of Polystyrene - Influence of Molecular Weight
      T. G. Fox, P. J. Flory, Journal of Polymer Science 1954, 14, 315-319. [download] -- selected by Samantha Adkins

Mechanical Properties of Substances of High Molecular Weight .19. The Temperature Dependence of Relaxation Mechanisms in Amorphous Polymers and Other Glass-Forming Liquids
      M. L. Williams, R. F. Landel, J. D. Ferry, Journal of the American Chemical Society 1955, 77, 3707-3707. [download]

Viscosity of Entangling Polydisperse Polymers
      W. W. Graessley, Journal of Chemical Physics 1967, 47, 1942-1953. [download]

Reptation of a Polymer Chain in Presence of Fixed Obstacles
      P. G. de Gennes, Journal of Chemical Physics 1971, 55, 572-579. [download] -- selected by Justin Pye

Dynamics of Concentrated Polymer Systems. 1. Brownian-Motion in Equilibrium State
      M. Doi, S. F. Edwards, Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions II 1978, 74, 1789-1801. [download]

Solutions of Flexible Polymers - Neutron Experiments and Interpretation
      M. Daoud, J. P. Cotton, B. Farnoux, G. Jannink, G. Sarma, H. Benoit, C. Duplessix, C. Picot, P. G. de Gennes, Macromolecules 1975, 8, 804-818. [download]

Melting Point Depression and Kinetic Effects of Cooling on Crystallization in Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Mixtures
      T. Nishi, T. T. Wang, Macromolecules 1975, 8, 909-915. [download] -- selected by Dandan Chen

Statistical Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions
      I. C. Sanchez, R. H. Lacombe, Macromolecules 1978, 11, 1145-1156. [download] -- selected by Ana West

Gel Permeation Chromatography. I. A New Method for Molecular Weight Distribution of High Polymers
      J. C. Moore, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A 1964, 2, 835-843. [download]

A Universal Calibration for Gel Permeation Chromatography
      Z. Grubisic, P. Rempp, H. Benoit, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B 1967, 5, 753-759. [download] -- selected by Elizabeth Baker

Relative Reactivities in Vinyl Copolymerization
      T. Alfrey, C. C. Price, Journal of Polymer Science 1947, 2, 101-106. [download]

Linear Method for Determining Monomer Reactivity Ratios in Copolymerization
      M. Fineman, S. D. Ross, Journal of Polymer Science 1950, 5, 259-262. [download]

Narrow molecular weight resins by a free-radical polymerization process
      M.K. Georges, R. P. N. Veregin, P. M. Kazmaier, G. K. Hamer, Macromolecules 1993, 26, 2987-2988. [download] -- selected by Annika Kriisa

Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate with the Carbon Tetrachloride/Dichlorotris- (triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(II)/Methylaluminum Bis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide) Initiating System: Possibility of Living Radical Polymerization
      M. Kato, M. Kamigaito, M. Sawamoto, T. Higashimura, Macromolecules 1995, 28, 1721-1723. [download]

Controlled/"Living" Radical Polymerization. Halogen Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Promoted by a Cu(I)/Cu(II) Redox Process
      J.-S. Wang, K. Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules 1995, 28, 7901-7910. [download]

Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer: The RAFT Process
      J. Chiefari, Y. K. Chong, F. Ercole, J. Krstina, J. Jeffery, T. P. T. Le, R. T. A. Mayadunne, G. F. Meijs, C. L. Moad, G. Moad, E. Rizzardo, S. H. Thang, Macromolecules 1998, 31, 5559-5562. [download]

... Or another paper selected by the student that meets the instructor’s approval.

(No two students will review the same paper. Papers will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. So choose early.)