Symposium: Biological Systems and Soft Materials: Future Directions in Statistical Physics; March 6-7, 2004; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA.

材料研究部、分子和细胞生物科学部和化学部共同参与资助该奖项。该奖项为将于2004年3月6-7日在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的弗吉尼亚理工学院举行的题为“生物系统和软材料：统计物理学的未来方向”的研讨会提供支持。这次研讨会的目的是将生物系统、软材料和远离平衡的统计物理的共同兴趣的研究人员聚集在一起。不同的受邀发言者群体包括代表人数不足的群体的成员。每一位演讲者都代表着坚实的理论基础，并结合了与实验数据密切相关的软物质或生物系统方面的积极研究计划。物理学家、化学家、生物学家和工程师将在会上报告理论、实验和计算研究。资金将主要为初级研究人员提供部分或全部支持，使他们能够参加会议。这是美国大西洋中部地区在这一专题领域的一次及时会议。这次会议的更广泛影响包括代表不足的群体成员的参与和跨几个学科的思想交流。%**

The Division of Materials Research, the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Chemistry Division jointly participate in funding this award. This award provides support for a symposium entitled "Biological Systems and Soft Materials: future directions in statistical physics" to be held on March 6-7, 2004, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, in Blacksburg, VA. The symposium aims to bring researchers together with common interests in biological systems, soft materials, and statistical physics far from equilibrium. The diverse group of invited speakers includes members of underrepresented groups. Each speaker represents a strong theoretical foundation combined with an active research program in soft matter or biological systems that is closely tied to experimental data. Physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers will report on theoretical, experimental and computational research at the meeting. Funding will primarily provide partial or full support for junior researchers enabling them to participate in the meeting. This is a timely meeting in this topical area for the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The broader impacts of this meeting include participation of members of underrepresented groups and fertilization of ideas across several disciplines.%%%***