Conference Support for 9th International Symposium on Functional pi-Electron Systems (F-pi-9); Atlanta, GA; May 23-28, 2010

技术上的。2010年5月23日至28日，将在佐治亚理工学院举行一次关于功能pi电子系统(F-pi-9)的国际研讨会。研讨会的目标是提供一个论坛，吸引不同的观众了解功能pi电子系统领域的最新研究成果。其想法是促进对涵盖化学、物理和材料研究基本方面的功能派电子系统的广泛应用的讨论，并提供对技术驱动因素和生物重要系统的接触，这些系统在关于显示器、有机光伏和非线性光学的更专门的会议上经常被忽视。非技术性的。这次会议的一个重要影响将是增加科学家和来自代表性不足群体的学生的出席人数。将大力推动妇女和少数民族进入电子和光子材料的化学、物理和材料科学等领域。随着评估该领域和未来方向的机会，预计大学、研究机构和行业之间将建立新的联系。申请的NSF资金将用于支持女性和代表性不足的少数族裔研究人员或教职员工的注册，她们是少数族裔服务机构的教授，将带着少数族裔学生参加会议。研讨会由MPS化学[MSN(高分子/超分子/纳米化学)计划]和材料研究[EPM(电子与光子材料)计划]共同支持。

Technical. An international symposium on functional pi-electron systems (F-pi-9) will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology, May 23-28, 2010. The goal of the symposium is to provide a forum that attracts a diverse audience to learn about state-of-the-art research in the area of functional pi-electron systems. The idea is to promote discussions of broad applications of functional pi-electron systems covering fundamental aspects of chemistry, physics, and materials research, and to provide exposure to technology drivers and biologically important systems that are often neglected at more specialized conferences on displays, organic photovoltaics, and nonlinear optics. Non-technical. An important impact of this conference will be to increase the attendance of scientists and students from underrepresented groups. Strong efforts will be made to improve the inclusion of women and minorities in fields related to chemistry, physics and materials science of electronic and photonic materials. Along with the opportunity to assess the field and future directions, it is expected that new ties will be established among universities, research institutions, and industry. The requested NSF funds will be used to support the registration of women and under-represented minority researchers or faculty members who are professors at a minority serving institution and who will bring minority students with them to the conference. The symposium is co-supported by the MPS Divisions of Chemistry [MSN (Macromolecular/Supramolecular/Nanochemistry) Program] and Materials Research [EPM (Electronic and Photonic Materials) Program].