Washington ACS Meeting: Washington, DC; August 16-19, 2009

ID：MPS/dmr/bmat(7623)0938713 PI：Xu，Ting ORG：California-Berkeley标题：Washington ACS MeetingINTELCTUCTUAL优点：这项提案寻求支持研究生、博士后和代表不足的教师参加关于天然和合成聚合物的混合软材料？研讨会的旅行奖励。2009年8月16日至19日，在华盛顿特区举行的秋季美国化学学会全国会议上，在聚合物材料：科学与工程分部。组织者旨在捕捉最新的发展，并在发展良好的阶段和新的方向上展示研究。研讨会分为四个重点领域：(1)多肽导向的自组装，(2)两亲性多肽、偶联物和组装，(3)杂化响应性生物材料，(4)面向生物材料的分级组装。研讨会的三个目标是：(1)重点介绍聚合物和天然构件相结合的杂化软材料的设计、合成、相行为和应用方面的最新进展；(2)为聚合物化学家、聚合物物理学家、材料科学家和生物工程师提供建立联系和交流思想的平台；(3)为少数民族和初级教师、博士后研究员和研究生提供机会，介绍他们最新的研究成果，扩大他们对杂化材料的视野和知识库。这次研讨会将为在这些重点领域工作的领导人和年轻研究人员提供机会，分享他们最近的进展、想法、挑战和解决方案，期望在一个领域开发的方法可以直接影响和促进其他领域的进展。此外，聚合物科学家、生物物理学家和工程师的整合可能会促进这些技术的更快发展，他们可能会以不同的方式处理材料设计。最后，研讨会的形式是为了方便所有与会科学家的讨论。BROADER的影响：因为研讨会是由美国化学学会高分子材料科学与工程部(PMSE)赞助的，所以每次口头陈述都将附有一份两页的PMSE预印本摘要。这些摘要包含中肯的参考文献，并在很大程度上支持了口头陈述的影响。年轻的科学家和那些来自代表性不足群体的人将受益于不仅彼此见面的机会，而且还将听取和会见该领域的国际领导人的意见。该专题讨论会具有很强的跨学科性质，将促使具有不同科学背景的与会者进行讨论。

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 0938713 PI: Xu, Ting ORG: California-Berkeley Title: Washington ACS MeetingINTELLECTUAL MERIT: This proposal seeks support for travel awards for graduate students, post-docs, and underrepresented faculty to attend the symposium on ?Hybrid Soft Materials of Natural and Synthetic Polymers? at the Fall ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C., August, 16-19, 2009 in the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering. The organizers aim to capture recent developments and present research in both well-developed stages and in new directions. The proposed symposium is divided into four specific focus areas: (1) Peptide-directed self-assembly, (2) Amphiphilic peptides, conjugates and assemblies, (3) Hybrid responsive biomaterials, (4) Hierarchical assemblies toward biomaterials. The threefold objectives of the symposium are: (1) to highlight recent advances in the design, synthesis, phase behavior and application of hybrid soft materials combining polymers and natural building blocks, (2) to provide a platform for the polymer chemist, polymer physicist, material scientist and bioengineer to establish connections and exchange ideas, (3) to facilitate opportunities for minority and junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to present their most recent research results and extend their horizon and knowledge base of hybrid materials. This symposium will provide opportunities for both leaders and young investigators working in these focus areas to share their recent advances, ideas, challenges, and solutions with the expectation that approaches being developed in one area can directly impact and facilitate advances in the others. In addition, the integration of polymer scientists, biophysicists and engineers, who may approach material design in different manners, may facilitate more rapid advancement of these technologies. Finally, the format of the symposium is intended to facilitate discussion among all scientists in attendance.BROADER IMPACTS: Because the symposium is under the auspices of the ACS Division of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE), every oral presentation will be accompanied by a two page abstract in PMSE Preprints. These abstracts contain pertinent references and significantly support the impact of the oral presentation. Younger scientists and those from underrepresented groups will benefit from the opportunity not only to meet one another but to hear from and meet international leaders in the field. The symposium has a strong interdisciplinary character and will stimulate discussions among participants with a variety of scientific backgrounds.