2011 Polymers GRC and GRS conferences

技术和非技术摘要：聚合物戈登研究会议(GRC)将重点介绍聚合物领域的新兴技术，将为来自学术界、工业界和政府的顶尖科学家和工程师提供一个令人兴奋的论坛，讨论跨越聚合物科学和工程之间传统界限的新兴多学科技术。GRC是为聚合物科学和工程界举办的首屈一指的跨学科会议(2009年有180人参加)，每两年在夏季举行一次。2011年GRC被设想为聚合物科学和工程领域最新进展的综合教育论坛，会议副标题特意宽泛，将不同领域的专家聚集在一起，讨论涉及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，以催化从分子到设备层面的突破性聚合物材料解决方案。2011年GRC的目标包括(1)传播聚合物科学和工程的最新进展，(2)跨学科的教育，(3)培养跨不同学科的合作，以及(4)形成专业网络。自适应聚合物的趋势、利用聚合物科学中的生物系统、仿生聚合物、光电子材料、利用聚合物进入纳米尺度、聚合物合成的新趋势、超分子聚合物、用于替代能源的聚合物以及聚合物设计的新兴方向。每个小型会议将包括两个讨论领袖和2-3个学科的特邀研究讲座。被邀请的演讲者被广泛认为是各自领域的领导者，并将发表具有广泛科学吸引力的重点演讲。特别关注的是多样化项目的发展，包括代表性不足的团体、全国顶尖大学、国际参与，以及展示跨学科的创新。广泛影响：研究生研究研讨会(GRS)将第二次在GRC之前举行。第一次聚合物GRS取得了巨大的成功，许多参加这次会议的学生也参加了GRC。之前为期两天的会议只包括研究生的口头报告，学生将被邀请留下来参加随后的GRC。预计大多数研究生将参加随后的GRC。事实上，GRC有一个名为GRS奖演讲者的特别小型会议，两名在GRS演讲的学生将被允许在GRC演讲。邀请哪两名学生在GRC演讲将由GRS的学生做出选择。本次论坛将为我们国家的一些顶尖研究生研究员S提供网络机会，包括为后续职业培养研究合作和网络。更广泛的影响还将涉及到对行业和国家实验室的接触。国际参与者将提供在国际一级产生影响和培养与国际研究小组联系的桥梁的机会。衡量成功的一个关键指标将是一个多样化计划的形成及其对不同科学家和工程师群体的影响。

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT :The Polymers Gordon Research Conference (GRC), which will focus on highlighting emerging technologies in the polymer area, 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 premier interdisciplinary conference (attendance in 2009 was 180) for the polymer science and engineering community and is offered every two years in the summer. The 2011 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 2011 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 2011 GRC will consist of ?mini-symposia? sessions on trends in adaptive polymers, utilizing biosystems in polymer science, biomimetic polymers, opto-electronic materials, utilizing polymers to access the nanoscale, new trends in polymer synthesis, supramolecular polymers, polymers for alternate energy, and emerging directions in polymer design. Each mini-session will include two discussion leaders 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 (GRS) will precede the GRC for the second time. The first Polymer GRS was hugely successful and many of the students who attended this meeting also attended the GRC. The preceding two-day conference includes only graduate student oral presentations, and students will be invited to remain for the subsequent GRC. A majority of the graduate students are expected to participate in the subsequent GRC. In fact there is a special mini session in the GRC entitled GRS Award Speakers in which two students who presented at the GRS will be allowed to present at the GRC. The choice of which two students are invited to talk at the GRC will be made by the students at the GRS. 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 research groups. A key metric for success will be the formation of a diverse program and the impact on diverse groups of scientists and engineers.