2007 Polymers (East) Gordon Research Conference, June 17-22, 2007, South Hadley, MA

智力优势：定义良好的聚合物材料在一系列先进技术中的潜在作用正变得越来越明显。从微电子、传感器、药物输送系统、催化剂、化学战探测和破坏剂、智能表面到可生物降解的组织替代品，聚合物材料是成功实施这些应用的关键组件或使能技术。本次研讨会将重点讨论催化剂的最新发展，以产生明确定义的聚合物，聚合物组装成纳米结构材料，电子功能聚合物，用于全息存储和燃料电池器件的聚合物，有机聚合物和无机基质之间界面的基础研究，以及关于生物医学应用的生物材料和聚合物主题的大量讨论。世界专家在这些关键领域进行讨论和知识交流的结果有望提高对这些复杂系统的理解，并推动新技术的发展，这在戈登研究会议的框架内是独一无二的。更广泛的影响：在戈登研究会议的框架内聚集专家的能力为交换数据和想法提供了独特的机会，这将加速跨实验室和从研究进展到技术应用的聚合物材料开发的转化。此外，本次会议的议程旨在召集大量新参加本次会议的发言者和讨论领袖，以带来新的观点。我们将鼓励青年科学家、博士后和学生参加。

Intellectual Merit:The potential role of well-defined polymeric materials in a range of advancedtechnologies is becoming increasing apparent. From microelectronics, sensors, drugdelivery systems, catalysts, agents for chemical warfare detection and destruction, smartsurfaces, to biodegradable tissue replacements, polymeric materials are the criticalcomponents or enabling technologies for the successful implementation of theseapplications. This symposium will focus upon recent developments in the catalysts toproduce well-defined polymers, assembly of polymers into nanostructured materials,electronically-functional polymers, polymers for holographic storage and fuel celldevices, fundamental investigations of the interfaces between organic polymers andinorganic substrates, and a significant amount of discussion on the topics of biomaterialsand polymers for biomedical applications. Improved understanding of these complex systemsand their advancement toward new technologies are expected to be the outcomes from suchdiscussions and exchanges of knowledge in these critical areas by world experts, as canoccur uniquely in the framework of the Gordon Research Conferences.Broader Impacts:The ability to gather experts within the framework of the Gordon Research Conferencesprovides unique opportunities to exchange data and ideas that will accelerate thetranslation of polymer materials developments across laboratories and from researchadvances to technological applications. Moreover, the agenda for this conference has beendesigned to assemble a significant number of speakers and discussion leaders who are newto this conference to bring new perspectives. Young scientists, postdoctoral associatesand students will be encouraged to attend.