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

摘要CTS-0338386 B。胶体，高分子聚电解质溶液（CMPS）戈登研究会议旨在汇集来自化学，材料研究，化学传输系统，物理学和生物技术不同背景的科学家和工程师，探索涉及溶液中软凝聚物质的许多复杂性的前沿基础和应用研究。在这些依赖于对这些复杂系统的基本理解的不同研究领域出现了新的兴趣。 该计划突出了胶体，大分子和纳米科学/工程的解决方案的令人兴奋的影响。 这一新兴领域的一些令人兴奋的方面是新的分析技术，允许在分子/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。这些实验进展得到了理论和模拟的补充，从而利用数学和计算工具对更复杂的系统进行建模。我们联合了一些主要的研究人员（包括两位诺贝尔奖获得者：de Gennes和S. Chu），他们为该计划带来了广泛的经验和视野，年轻的科学家和工程师将展示该领域的一些最新创新。 本次会议的一个关键教育要素是鼓励和财政支持年轻的科学家/工程师在他们的职业生涯开始，特别是高年级研究生和博士后学生，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发言人（例如，S.来自斯坦福大学的Chu和D. Branton和G.来自MPI，美因茨的Wegner，仅举几例），他们从未参加过这次会议，但最近取得了突破，以展示他们的新发现。我们预计新的合作努力，学生交流和访问将导致这样的会议。

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.