Symposium: Hierarchical Self Assembly of Functional Materials from Nanoscopic-to-Mesoscopic-Length Scales; 2010 MRS Spring Meeting; San Francisco, California; April 5-9, 2010

这笔赠款用于支持在2010年斯普林斯会议上举办的从纳米到介观尺度的功能材料分级自组装研讨会；2010年4月5日至9日，加利福尼亚州旧金山。这次研讨会的主题是关于层次化的自组装，这对功能纳米结构的纳米制造是至关重要的。会议的重点将是DNA自组装，它可以在2D和3D中构建亚50纳米结构。另一个重点是在多种长度尺度上整合自组装纳米结构，以便它们可以在现实世界中使用，以及了解控制纳米结构自组装中的可靠性和缺陷容限的因素。世界领先的研究人员将被邀请发表演讲。这不仅是一个很好的机会来推动自组装作为一种新兴的纳米制造范例的发展，也是一个很好的教育机会给参与其中的学生，即我们的下一代劳动力。这次研讨会为来自世界各地和来自不同学科的科学家和工程师提供了一个很好的机会来分享他们在自组装领域的结果和见解，特别是强调功能纳米结构和材料的可制造性。与其他关于自组装的研讨会相比，这次研讨会将重点关注关键挑战，如三维纳米制造、跨长度尺度的纳米结构和材料的集成以及成品率/缺陷容忍度。将努力宣传学生的支持，从而让学生与会者熟悉最先进的自组装方法，并了解他们的要求和需求。将鼓励研究小组支持本科生参加海报会议，作为让学生在早期接触高水平研究的一种手段。

This grant provides funding to support a symposium on Hierarchical Self Assembly of Functional Materials from Nanoscopic-to-Mesoscopic-Length Scales; at the 2010 MRS Spring Meeting; San Francisco, California; April 5-9, 2010. The main theme of this symposium is related with hierarchical self-assembly which is critical to nanomanufacturing of functional nanostructures. There will be sessions focused on DNA self-assembly which enables the construction of sub-50 nm structures in 2D and 3D. Another focus is on as integrating self-assembling nanostructures at a multitude of length scales so that they can be utilized in the real world as well as understanding factors that control reliability and defect tolerance in self-assembly of nanostructures. The world's leading researchers will be invited to speak. This is not only a good opportunity to boost the progress of self-assembly as an emerging nanomanufacturing paradigm, but also a great educational opportunity to participating students, i.e. our future generation of working force.This symposium provides a great opportunity for scientists and engineers from around the world, and from many different disciplines to share their results and insights in the field of self-assembly with a special emphasis on manufacturability of functional nanostructures and materials. As compared to other symposia on self-assembly, this one will focus on key challenges such as three dimensional nanomanufacturing, integration of nanostructures and materials across length scales and yield / defect tolerance. Efforts will be made to publicize student support and hence allow the student attendees to become familiar with state-of-the-art self-assembly methods and understand their requirements and needs. Research groups will be encouraged to support undergraduate participation in the poster sessions, as a means of exposing students to a high level of research at an early age.