2011 Soft Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Conference: Soft Matter Far From Equilibrium at Colby Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire; August 14-19, 2011

2011年戈登会议的主题是“软凝聚态物理学：远离平衡态的软物质”，会议将重点讨论软材料研究前沿的各种现象，其中基于平衡态物理学的传统概念无法提供准确的描述。主题将包括流体和固体经历灾难性的变形，主动和自推进系统，新的发展和湍流，动力学和流动的应用在封闭和驱动系统，堵塞和玻璃系统，以及几何形状和拓扑结构在软材料的相互作用。特邀演讲者将代表各种科学学科，从软凝聚态物理到化学工程再到物理学。会议将汇集谁是在各自领域的最前沿的研究人员，它将提供机会，为年轻的科学家和研究生介绍他们的工作在海报格式，以及在该领域的领导人交流思想。为了促进进一步的思想交流，我们计划由评审团选出3-4名特别优秀的海报的初级主持人进行简短的演讲。本次会议的合议气氛，与程序化的会议，以及在下午和晚上的非正式聚会的机会，为来自不同学科的科学家提供了一个渠道，集思广益，并促进跨学科的合作，在各个研究领域的代表。会议之前将举行为期两天的戈登-凯南研究研讨会，为年轻研究人员提供一个独特的机会，分享GRC的经验，并与同行建立非正式网络。

The 2011 Gordon Conference on "Soft Condensed Matter Physics: Soft Matter Far from Equilibrium" will highlight a wide range of phenomena at the forefront of soft materials research where traditional concepts, based on equilibrium physics, fail to provide an accurate description. Topics will include fluids and solids undergoing catastrophic deformations, active and self-propelled systems, new developments in and applications of turbulence, dynamics and flow in confined and driven systems, jamming and glassy systems, and the interplay of geometry and topology in soft materials. Invited speakers will represent a variety of scientific disciplines, ranging from soft condensed matter physics to chemical engineering to geophysics. The Conference will bring together investigators who are at the cutting edge of their field, and it will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format as well as exchange ideas with leaders in the field. As a means to stimulate further exchange of ideas we plan to select by jury 3-4 junior presenters of particularly outstanding posters to give short talks. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. The conference will be preceded by a two-day Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar that provides a unique opportunity for young researchers to share in the GRC experience and build informal networks with their peers.