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

abstractcts - 0338386 b。戈登胶体、大分子和聚电解质解决方案（CMPS）研究会议旨在汇集来自化学、材料研究、化学和传输系统、物理和生物技术等不同背景的科学家和工程师，探讨涉及溶液中软凝聚态物质许多复杂性的前沿基础和应用研究。依赖于对这些复杂系统的基本理解的不同研究领域的新兴趣已经出现。该计划强调胶体，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，可以在分子/纳米尺度上以极大的独创性和精度测量材料的特性和加工。这些实验上的进步是由理论和模拟来补充的，用数学和计算工具来模拟更复杂的系统。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，以及年轻的科学家和工程师，他们将展示该领域的一些最新创新。本次会议的主要教育内容之一是鼓励和资助处于职业生涯初期的年轻科学家/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。该项目还计划寻找和邀请一些从未参加过本次会议但最近取得突破的新演讲者（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）来展示他们的新发现。我们期待这次会议将带来新的合作努力、学生交流和访问。

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.