2010 Gordon Research Conference in Solid State Chemistry;Colby-Sawyer College;New London, NH, USA; August 1-6, 2010

2010年戈登固体化学研究会议(GRC)由固体化学和材料化学项目支持，将于2010年8月1日至6日在美国新伦敦市科尔比-索耶学院举行。2010年固体化学戈登研究会议的主要议题是“设计的功能材料”。这次会议将延续来自不同背景的研究人员聚集在一起，研究各种材料类型的先例，讨论固体化学的最新进展和挑战。本着GRC概念的精神，本次会议的目的是促进在固态化学领域前沿领域工作的学术、工业和政府研究人员之间的思想交流和建立牢固的关系。演讲者和海报主持人将被鼓励在各种当前主题上强调进步、未发表的作品、新想法和对未来的推测。固态化学领域包括材料学科的广泛领域，而一年一度的戈登会议上的智力交流真正塑造了该领域的未来方向。然而，新材料的发现具有产生新性质和奇异现象的潜力，并可以引发技术创新和基础科学的巨大进步。非技术人员2010年戈登固体化学研究会议(GRC)上的演讲者代表了具有强大国际贡献的学术、工业和政府实验室。在固态化学的各个领域工作的领先科学家已经被邀请，从而产生了一个预计将引起该领域许多研究人员兴趣的计划。因此，一些会议的内容涉及不同的材料类型和用途，因此应该引起从事不同类别化合物工作的人的兴趣。许多更年轻的科学家以及更资深和杰出的科学家都被包括在这个项目中，他们承诺让演讲和讨论代表该领域的新方向。明确鼓励发言者就前沿问题进行前瞻性讨论。资金将用于使30名来自本科院校的学生、博士后和教职员工参加会议。在遴选过程中，将特别注意扩大任职人数不足群体的参与。

TECHNICALThe 2010 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Solid State Chemistry, supported by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program will be held in Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, USA (Aug 1-6, 2010). The principle topic of the 2010 Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference is "Functional Materials By Design". This conference will continue the precedent of bringing together researchers from diverse backgrounds, studying a variety of materials types, to discuss the latest advances and challenges in solid state chemistry. In the spirit of the GRC concept, the intent of this meeting is to promote the exchange of ideas and the building of strong relationships among academic, industrial, and government researchers working on the frontiers of the field of solid state chemistry. Speakers, as well as poster presenters, will be encouraged to emphasize advances, unpublished work, new ideas, and speculations for the future on a variety of current topics. The field of solid state chemistry includes a broad cross-section of materials disciplines, and the intellectual exchange at the annual Gordon conference truly shapes the future directions of the field. Discovery of new materials, however, bears the potential to generate new properties and exotic phenomena, and can initiate dramatic advances in technological innovations as well as in basic science.NON TECHNICAL The speakers at the 2010 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Solid State Chemistry represent academic, industrial, and government laboratories with a strong international contribution. Leading scientists working in various areas of solid state chemistry have been invited, resulting in a program which is expected to draw the interest of many researchers in the field. As a result, the content of some sessions cuts across different materials types and uses, and should therefore draw the interest of those working on diverse classes of compounds. Many younger scientists are included in the program along with more senior and distinguished scientists, promising to make the presentations and discussions representative of new directions in the field. Speakers have been explicitly encouraged to present forward-looking discussions of frontier issues. Funds will be used to enable 30 students, post-docs and faculty from undergraduate institutions to attend the conference. Special attention will be given to broadening participation from underrepresented groups during the selection process.