Speaker Travel Support to an ACS Symposium Entitled "Synthesis and Self-Assembly Approaches to Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoparticles", New Orleans, LA, 4/6-10/08

技术概述：该奖项提供了NSF材料研究部的部分支持，用于参加题为“聚合物-无机杂化纳米粒子的合成和自组装方法”的研讨会，该研讨会将于2008年春季在新奥尔良举行的美国化学学会全国会议（2008年4月6日至10日）。本次研讨会由美国化学学会高分子材料科学与工程部（PMSE）主办，协办方是美国亚利桑那大学PI和卡内基梅隆大学的Michael Bockstaller教授。本次研讨会的主要目的是展示聚合物-无机杂化纳米颗粒和自组装衍生的复杂材料领域的新研究和应用方向。来自学术界和工业界的领先研究人员被邀请展示这一领域的基础和应用概念。这项提议的经费将用于六名初级主要研究人员的旅费支助和登记费（每人500美元）。研讨会将重点讨论这些混合纳米颗粒材料如何在光伏、固态电池、射频设备和磁存储等应用中得到应用。非技术总结：美国国家科学基金会要求六名初级首席研究员在题为“聚合物-无机混合纳米粒子的合成和自组装方法”的研讨会上发言，该研讨会将于2008年春季在新奥尔良举行的美国化学学会全国会议上（2008年4月6日至10日）。本次研讨会将是由美国化学学会高分子材料科学与工程部（PMSE）主办的一次高规格活动，旨在介绍混合纳米颗粒材料化学领域的学术和工业研究。与本次研讨会相关的演讲、海报和预印本将用于教育ACS成员和普通科学公众，使他们了解这些材料在能源相关技术和微电子应用中的相关性。本次研讨会也将作为一个高知名度的论坛，为开始的研究人员，研究生和博士后参与和促进他们的职业生涯。

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This award provides partial support from the NSF Division of Materials Research for speaker travel to a symposium entitled "Synthesis and Self-Assembly Approaches to Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoparticles," which will be held at the Spring 2008 American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans, LA (Apr. 6-10th, 2008). This symposium is sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (PMSE) The co-organizers of this symposium are the PI (University of Arizona) and Prof. Michael Bockstaller from Carnegie Mellon University. The primary objectives of this symposium are to showcase new research and application directions in the area of polymer-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles and complex materials derived from self-assembly. Leading researchers from academics and industry have been invited to showcase both fundamental and applied concepts in this area. Funds from this proposal will be used for travel support and registration fees for six beginning principal investigators ($500 each). An emphasis on how these hybrid nanoparticle materials are being pursued in applications such as, photovoltaics, solid-state batteries, radiofrequency devices and magnetic storage will implemented into the symposium.NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:NSF funds are requested for travel and registration fees for six beginning principal investigator speakers in a symposium entitled, "Synthesis and Self-Assembly Approaches to Polymer-Inorganic Hybrid Nanoparticles," which will be held at the Spring 2008 American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans, LA (Apr. 6-10th, 2008). This symposium will be a high profile event sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (PMSE) for the presentation of academic and industrial research in the area of hybrid nanoparticle materials chemistry. The talks, posters, and preprints associated with this symposium will be used to educate ACS members and the general scientific public on the relevance of these materials for applications in energy-related technologies and microelectronics. This symposium will also serve as a high visibility forum for beginning investigators, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to participate in and promote their careers.