Workshop on Interdisciplinary Macromolecular Science and Engineering

9714024 Stupp为了利用大分子科学和工程提供的机会，它是及时和技术上的重要性，以审查在这个广泛的交叉领域的未来项目。 为此，将在NSF总部举办为期两天的研讨会，约有50名科学家和工程师参加，以确定跨学科大分子科学和工程的重要研究方向和机会。 该研讨会由一个由六名个人组成的委员会组织，他们代表了该主题的学术和工业观点，并在物理，化学，生物学和材料科学等领域具有专业知识。 以下五个专题 有 根据技术界广泛的跨部门投入，确定了研讨会与会者的研究和辩论：1）新的高分子结构：合成和功能，2）聚合物材料性能的创新， 处理，3）解决方案 通过大分子科学和工程解决环境问题，4）生物科学和物理科学之间的界面大分子科学和工程，以及5） 将大分子的发现转化为技术。 与会者将研究的其他问题包括机制 的 可以催化 的 科学 和技术 发展 的 跨学科的大分子科学和工程，工业和国际环境，以及非常重要的必须面对的教育挑战。 除了五 研讨会将由6至10名与会者组成的小组讨论每个专题，研讨会将包括6名关于一般和具体问题的全体发言者，包括P.G. de Gennes是一位来自法国的诺贝尔奖获得者，因其在聚合物领域的开创性理论工作而受到认可 科学 Followi ng 的 研讨会， 组织委员会将向国家科学基金会的工作人员报告有关建议 的 的 整个 组 和 随后将公布最终报告。 该研讨会由数学和物理科学局（MPS）的多学科活动办公室（OMA）资助，并由工程局（ENG），生物科学局（BIO）和教育人力资源局（EHR）的计划和部门赞助。 ***

9714024 Stupp In order to take advantage of opportunities offered by macromolecular science and engineering, it is timely and technologically important to examine future projects in this broadly cross-cutting area. For this purpose, a two-day workshop will be conducted at NSF headquarters with the participation of about 50 scientists and engineers to identify important research directions and opportunities in interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering. This workshop is organized by a committee of six individuals representing academic and industrial perspectives on the subject, and having expertise in areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science and engineering of macromolecules. The following five topics have been identified for study and debate among workshop participants following input from a broad cross-section of the technical community: 1) novel macromolecular structures: synthesis and function, 2) innovation in properties of polymeric materials through processing, 3) the solution of environmental problems through macromolecular science and engineering, 4) macromolecular science and engineering at the interface between biological and physical sciences, and 5) the translation of macromolecular discoveries into technologies. Additional issues to be studied by the participants include mechanisms that could catalyze the scientific and technological development of interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering, the industrial and international context, and very importantly the educational challenges that must be faced. In addition to five sub groups of 6 to 10 participants to discuss each topic, the workshop would include six plenary speakers on general and specific issues, including P.G. de Gennes, a Nobel laureate from France recognized for his seminal theoretical work in polymer science. Followi ng the workshop, the organizing committee will report to NSF staff on the recommendations of the entire group and will subsequently publish a final report. %%% This workshop is funded by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA) of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and is also sponsored by Programs and Divisions in the Directorates for Engineering (ENG), Biological Sciences (BIO), and Education & Human Resources (EHR). ***