Gordon Research Conference 2001 on Electron Distribution & Chemical Bonding; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA; July 8-13, 2001

对固态科学的兴趣近年来经历了爆炸式增长，这是由于人们广泛认识到新材料的发现和研究所涉及的技术重要性和科学挑战，以及由于其他学科的科学家涌入材料研究和开发的各个领域。2001年电子分布化学键戈登研究会议将探讨化学键的性质，作为将原子结合在一起的粘合剂，也赋予材料大部分特性。会议的目标是促进对固态科学和材料研究与开发感兴趣的广泛研究人员的国际合作和信息交流。 NSF的资金将用于支持研究生，博士后学者和初级教师的出席。材料研究和开发社区继续通过设计，合成和表征新材料，如磁性，电子和生物分子材料，对社会具有重要意义的技术进步产生直接影响。***

Interest in the solid state sciences has undergone explosive growth in recent years due to the broadly based recognition of the technological importance and scientific challenges involved in the discovery and study of new materials, and due to the influx of scientists from other disciplines into various areas of materials research and development. The 2001 Electron Distribution & Chemical Bonding Gordon Research Conference will explore the nature of chemical bonding as the glue that holds atoms together and also gives materials most of their properties. The goal of the conference is to facilitate international collaborations and information exchange across a broad spectrum of researchers with interests in solid state science and materials research and development. The NSF funds will be used to support the attendance of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior faculty. %%% The materials research and development community continues to have direct impact on technological advances of high significance to society by designing, synthesizing and characterizing new materials such as magnetic, electronic, and biomolecular materials. ***