2009 Polymers Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Graduate Research Seminar (GRS), June 20-26, 2009, South Hadley, MA

技术优点：聚合物戈登研究会议（GRC）将专注于响应和多功能聚合物，使新兴技术成为可能，将为来自学术界，工业界和政府的领先科学家和工程师提供一个令人兴奋的论坛，讨论弥合聚合物科学和工程之间传统界限的新兴多学科技术。 GRC是聚合物科学和工程界的跨学科会议（典型出席人数从125-170人不等），每两年在夏季举办一次。 2009年GRC被设想为聚合物科学和工程最新进展的综合教育论坛，会议副标题有意广泛，以汇集不同领域的专家，以解决广泛学科的先进技术。 此时需要这样一个教育论坛，以促进必要的合作和相互理解，以催化从分子到器件水平的突破性聚合物基材料解决方案。 2009年全球聚合物研讨会的目标包括：（1）传播聚合物科学和工程的最新进展;（2）跨学科教育;（3）培养跨学科合作;（4）形成专业网络。2009年全球聚合物研讨会将包括关于生物大分子、纳米技术、催化、可持续聚合物化学，可再生技术，流变学和加工，建模，以及电子，光学，刺激响应和生物医学材料和设备。每个小型会议将包括一个讨论领导人和2-3个学科邀请的研究讲座。 受邀演讲者被广泛认为是各自领域的领导者，并将提供具有广泛科学吸引力的重点讲座。 特别关注的是发展一个多样化的计划，包括代表性不足的群体，来自全国各地的领先大学，国际参与，并展示跨学科的创新。 研究生研究研讨会（GRC）将在GRC之前首次尝试更显着地影响研究生社区。 前两天的会议只包括研究生的口头报告，并邀请学生参加随后的研讨会。 预计大多数研究生将参加随后的GRC。 这个论坛将为我们国家的一些顶尖研究生研究人员提供网络机会，包括培养研究合作和随后的职业网络。 更广泛的影响还将涉及与行业和国家实验室的外联。国际参与者将提供在国际层面产生影响的机会，并培养与国际研究团体的桥梁。 特别注意在种族和性别方面形成多样化的出席情况。 成功的一个关键指标将是形成一个多样化的计划，并对不同群体的科学家和工程师的影响。

Technical Merit: The Polymers Gordon Research Conference (GRC), which will focus on responsive and multifunctional polymers enabling emerging technologies, will provide an exciting forum for leading scientists and engineers from academia, industry, and government to discuss emerging multidisciplinary technologies that bridge traditional boundaries between polymer science and engineering. The GRC is a premiere interdisciplinary conference (typical attendance ranges from 125-170) for the polymer science and engineering community and is offered every two years in the summer. The 2009 GRC is envisioned as an integrated educational forum for the most recent advances in polymer science and engineering, and the meeting subtitle is intentionally broad to bring together experts in diverse fields to address advanced technologies over a wide range disciplines. Such an educational forum is needed at this time to facilitate the collaborations and mutual understanding necessary to catalyze breakthrough polymer-based material solutions from the molecular to the device level. The objectives of the 2009 GRC include (1) dissemination of the most recent advances in polymer science and engineering, (2) education across multiple disciplines, (3) cultivation of collaborations across diverse disciplines, and (4) formation of professional networks.The 2009 GRS will consist of "mini-symposia" sessions on polymer innovation in biomacromolecules, nanotechnology, catalysis, sustainable polymer chemistry, renewable technologies, rheology and processing, modeling, and electronic, optical, stimuli-responsive, and biomedical materials and devices.Each mini-session will include a discussion leader and 2-3 invited research lectures in the discipline. The invited speakers are widely recognized as leaders in their fields and will deliver focused lectures with broad scientific appeal. Special attention was devoted to the development of a diverse program including under-represented groups, leading universities from across the nation, international participation, and demonstrated innovation across disciplines.Broader Impact: A Graduate Research Seminar (GRC) will precede the GRC for the first time in an attempt to more significantly impact the graduate student community. The preceding two-day conference will include only graduate student oral presentations, anad studens will be invited to remain for the subsequent GRC. A majority of the graduate students are expected to participate in the subsequent GRC. This forum will provide networking opportunities for some of our nation's top graduate student researchers, including the cultivation of research collaborations and networks for subsequent careers. Broader impact will also involve outreach to industry and national laboratories. international participants will provide opportunities for impact on the international level and the cultivation of bridges to international reseach groups. Special attention was devoted to the formation of a diverse attendance in terms of race and gender. A key metric for success will be the formation of a diverse program and the impact on diverse groups of scientists and engineers.