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

智力价值：明确定义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、用于化学战探测和销毁的试剂、智能表面到可生物降解的组织替代物，聚合物材料是成功实施这些应用的关键部件或使能技术。本次研讨会将集中在催化剂方面的最新进展，以生产定义明确的聚合物，聚合物组装成纳米材料，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的界面的基础研究，以及大量关于生物材料和生物医学应用的聚合物的讨论。世界专家在这些关键领域的讨论和知识交流有望带来对这些复杂系统的更好理解及其对新技术的进步，这在戈登研究会议的框架内可能是独一无二的。广泛影响：在戈登研究会议的框架内聚集专家的能力提供了独特的机会来交流数据和思想，这将加速聚合物材料开发在实验室之间的转化，并从研究成果转化为技术应用。此外，本次会议的议程旨在召集大量新来本次会议的发言者和讨论领袖，以带来新的观点。将鼓励年轻科学家、博士后协会和学生参加。

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.