2007 Conference on Solid State Chemistry II: Solid State Chemistry for Advanced Materials Gordon Research Conference; Oxford, UK; 2007

固体化学已经发展成为无机化学和物理化学、凝聚态物理、纳米科学和许多其他分支学科相结合的学科。纳米科学和纳米技术、材料科学和工程、凝聚态物理、陶瓷甚至一些生物科学现在都利用固态化学。该领域的多学科性质以及固态化学戈登研究会议（GRC）提供的频繁互动特别强调了其对美国和国际社会的重要性。GRC固态化学II：先进材料的固态化学将汇集来自世界各地的学术，工业和政府研究机构的科学家，他们利用固态化学方法来设计，制备，结构和性能表征新的先进材料，具有基础的科学兴趣和重要的工业应用的巨大潜力。代表8个国家的24位发言者将在该领域的11个不同领域发表演讲。会议的学术价值在于允许领先的和年轻的研究人员在一个开放和非正式的氛围中展示他们最新的研究成果。所有参与者以及他们随后将与之互动的人都将受益于更广泛的影响。与会者的教学计划、提案写作和公众对科学活动的理解将受益于本次会议上提出和讨论的最新成果。GRC会议将为许多涉及青年科学家的科学合作和网络提供一个开端，促进他们融入国际科学界。GRC的这一方面也非常有助于将不同和代表性不足的群体聚集在一起。目前固态化学的研究重点是新型和先进材料的合成和表征。大多数现代技术都依赖于前沿材料，如能量转换和节约材料、燃料电池和电池材料、数据存储材料、无线通信材料和催化材料。新的千年见证了纳米和生物固体日益增长的重要性。2007年固体化学戈登研究会议（GRC）将汇集来自世界各地的学术、工业和政府研究机构的固体化学家。2007年会议的副标题“先进材料的固态化学”暗示了对新兴材料的制备、表征和性能的强调。这次国际会议约有50%的与会者来自美国以外的国家，它将为许多涉及青年科学家的科学合作和网络提供一个开端，促进他们融入国际科学界。此外，它还为年轻的研究人员提供了一个很好的论坛，可以与该领域的知名科学家见面，并有可能在未来获得就业或博士后奖学金。GRC的这一方面也非常有助于将不同和代表性不足的群体聚集在一起。与会者的教学计划、提案写作和公众对科学活动的理解将受益于本次会议上提出和讨论的最新成果。

Solid state chemistry has developed into a discipline combining approaches of inorganic and physical chemistry, physics of condensed matter, nano-science and many other sub-disciplines. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Ceramics and even some Biosciences now draw upon Solid State Chemistry. This multidisciplinary nature of the field and the frequent interactions afforded by the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) in Solid State Chemistry particularly underscores its importance to the U.S. and international community. The GRC Solid State Chemistry II: Solid State Chemistry for Advanced Materials will bring together scientists, from academic, industrial and governmental research institutions all over the world, who exploit approaches of solid state chemistry for the design, preparation, structure and property characterization of new advanced materials, with both basic scientific interest and high potential for important industrial applications. The 24 speakers representing 8 countries will present lectures in 11 different areas of the field. The intellectual merit of the conference is to allow leading and young researchers to present their latest research results in an open and informal atmosphere. All the participants and those they will interact with subsequently will benefit by the broader impact. The participant's teaching programs, proposal writing, and public understanding of science activities will benefit from hearing the latest results presented and discussed at this meeting. The GRC conference will provide a beginning of many scientific collaborations and networks that involve young scientists, facilitating their integration into the international scientific community. This aspect of GRC is also very helpful in bringing together diverse and under-represented groups. %%%Presently solid state chemistry focuses on the synthesis and characterization of new and advanced materials. Most modern technologies depend on frontier materials, such as materials for energy conversion and saving, for fuel cells and batteries, for data storage, for wireless communication, and for catalysis. The new millennium witnesses the growing importance of nano- and bio-solids. The 2007 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Solid State Chemistry will bring together solid state chemists from academic, industrial and governmental research institutions all over the world. The subtitle of the 2007 meeting, "Solid State Chemistry for Advanced Materials," implies the emphasis on the preparation, characterization, and properties of emerging materials. This international meeting, with about 50% participants coming from countries other than USA, will provide a beginning of many scientific collaborations and networks that involve young scientists, facilitating their integration into the international scientific community. In addition it provides an excellent forum for younger researchers to meet established scientists in the field and possible opportunities for employment or postdoctoral fellowship in the future. This aspect of GRC is also very helpful in bringing together diverse and under-represented groups. The participant's teaching programs, proposal writing, and public understanding of science activities will benefit from hearing the latest results presented and discussed at this meeting.