13th International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology; UCLA Campus; Los Angeles, CA; August 22-26, 2005

本次研讨会将涵盖与溶胶-凝胶工艺相关的各个方面，溶胶-凝胶工艺是一种在低温（通常低于100 ℃）下制备氧化物凝胶、玻璃和无机化合物的化学合成技术。该方法在科学和技术上都具有相当大的意义，因为它在低合成温度、化学灵活性和设计具有特定性质和形态的材料的能力方面具有许多理想的属性。这些和其他优先领域将在本次会议上讨论。溶胶-凝胶科学和技术国际研讨会被广泛认为是该领域最重要的会议，因为它汇集了一批多学科的科学家和工程师，传播最重要的研究和技术发展。该研讨会每两年举办一次，已有20多年历史，但从未在美国举办过。更广泛的影响包括为与会者提供机会，促进与其他科学家在生物材料领域的共同利益方面的合作关系。它将使早期职业教师，博士后学者和研究生有机会与来自其他大学，政府实验室和行业的同事进行跨学科的讨论。

This symposium will cover various aspects related to sol-gel processes as a chemical synthesis technique for preparing oxide gels, glasses and inorganic compounds at low temperature, generally below 100C. The method is of considerable significance, both scientifically and technologically, because it possesses a number of desirable attributes in terms of the low synthesis temperature, chemical flexibility and the ability to design materials with specific properties and morphology. These and other priority areas will be discussed at this conference. The International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology is widely recognized as the most prominent conference in this field as it brings together a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers to disseminate the most important research and technological developments. This workshop has been held biennually for over 20 years, but has never been held in the United States.The broader impacts include opportunities for the participants to foster collaborative relationships with other scientists where there are mutual interests in biomaterials areas. It will give early career faculty, post doctoral scholars, and graduate students an opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary discussions with colleagues from other universities, government laboratories and industry.