2004 Gordon Research Conference on Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectric Solutions to be held in Ventura, California February 1-6, 2004

摘要CTS-0338386B。朱高登研究会议胶体、高分子和聚电解质解决方案(CMPS)戈登研究会议旨在将来自化学、材料研究、化学和运输系统、物理和生物技术的不同背景的科学家和工程师聚集在一起，探索涉及溶液中软凝聚体的许多复杂性的前沿基础和应用研究。在依赖于对这些复杂系统的基本了解的不同研究领域，出现了新的兴趣。该计划突出了胶体、大分子和聚电解质溶液对纳米科学/工程的令人兴奋的影响。这一新兴领域的一些令人兴奋的方面是新的分析技术，它允许在分子/纳米尺度上以极高的独创性和精确度测量材料的性能和加工。这些实验进展与理论和模拟相辅相成，用数学和计算工具对更复杂的系统进行建模。我们联合了一些领先的研究人员(包括两位诺贝尔奖获得者P.G.de Gennes和S.Chu)，他们为该项目带来了丰富的经验和远见，年轻的科学家和工程师将展示该领域的一些最新创新。这次会议的关键教育内容之一是鼓励和财政支持处于职业生涯初期的青年科学家/工程师，特别是高级研究生和博士后，积极参与讨论和海报会议。该计划还计划寻找和邀请一些新的演讲者(例如，斯坦福大学的S.Chu和哈佛大学的D.Branton，以及美因茨MPI的G.Wegner等)，他们从未参加过这次会议，但最近取得了突破，介绍他们的新发现。我们期待着新的合作努力，学生交流和互访将从这样的会议中产生。

AbstractCTS-0338386B. Chu, Gordon Research Conferences The Gordon Research Conference on Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions (CMPS) aims to bring together scientists and engineers from diverse backgrounds in Chemistry, Materials Research, Chemical &Transport Systems, Physics, and Biotechnology to explore forefront fundamental and applied research involving the many complexities of soft condensed matter in solution. New interests in such diverse areas of research that rely on fundamental understanding of these complex systems have emerged. The program highlights the exciting impact of colloidal, macromolecular and polyelectrolyte solutions on nano-science/engineering. Some of the exciting aspects of this emerging field are the new analytical techniques allowing measurements of properties and processing of materials on a molecular/nano-scale with great ingenuity and precision. These experimental advances are complemented by theory and simulation to model even more complex systems with mathematical and computational tools. We have combined a number of leading investigators (including two Nobel laureates: P. G. de Gennes and S. Chu), who bring broad experience and vision to the program, with younger scientists and engineers who will present some of the most recent innovations in the field. One of the key educational elements of this conference is to encourage and to financially support young scientists/engineers at the beginning of their careers, especially senior graduate students and postdoctoral students, to actively participate in the discussions and poster sessions. The program also plans to seek and to invite a number of new speakers (e.g., S. Chu from Stanford and D. Branton from Harvard, and G. Wegner from MPI, Mainz, to name a few), who have never attended this conference but have made recent breakthroughs, to present their new findings. We anticipate new collaborative efforts, student exchanges and visits shall result from such a conference.