International Symposium on Theory of Atomic and Molecular Clusters; Richmond, VA

研讨会将使科学家们齐聚一堂，讨论有助于从根本上理解原子团簇、纳米结构、团簇组件和生物系统的科学和技术的理论发展，并将突出最近需要理论关注的实验观察。它将强调有限的尺寸、低维、组成和特殊的几何排列如何导致纳米结构中的新行为，这些行为可以通过尺寸、组成和几何排列来调节。研讨会还将促进研究无机纳米结构的科学家与研究蛋白质、细胞、酶和DNA等纳米生物系统的科学家之间的交流。这将实现思想的交叉培养，并强调这些新兴领域的跨学科方面。该计划包括几名实验者，以鼓励理论和实验之间的协同。研究生的大量参与将确保在这些领域培养未来的领导者。

The symposium will bring together scientists to discuss the theoretical developments that facilitate fundamental understanding of the science and technology of atomic clusters, nanostructures, cluster assemblies and biological systems and will highlight recent experimental observations that require theoretical attention. It will emphasize how finite size, low dimensionality, composition and special geometric arrangement can lead to novel behaviors in nanostructures that can be tuned by size, composition, and geometrical arrangements. The symposium will also promote an exchange between scientists studying inorganic nanostructures and those studying nanoscale biological systems such as proteins, cells, enzymes and DNA. This will enable cross fertilization of ideas and stress the interdisciplinary aspects of these emerging fields. The program includes several experimentalists to encourage synergy between theory and experiments. A large participation from graduate students will ensure nurturing the future leaders in these areas.