Evolution of Colloidal Matter

该奖项有助于支持将于2013年6月27日至29日在纽约大学校园举行的胶体物质进化会议。这次会议汇集了胶体科学和相关领域的一群世界领先者，讨论了胶体运动、生长、新的非晶态和晶体结构、活性物质和应用方面的最新计算、理论和实验发展。与会者之间的互动将有助于确定该领域的基本问题，并促进导致新的科学进步的进一步研究。这次会议反映了过去十年来胶体材料的重大创新所反映的该领域的兴奋，比该领域以往的整个历史都要多。胶体是悬浮在其中的微小颗粒的液体。现代设计者设计的颗粒具有可控的形状，通过发明化学或光刻，蛋白质的功能化，互补的DNA链，以及由补丁和颗粒几何指导的互补颗粒形状成为可能。在新的胶体类别中，有一些具有有趣特性的粒子，如Janus粒子、片状粒子、Lock和Key胶体以及光滑粒子。复合颗粒或贴片可以包含催化剂，使胶体微反应可以导致颗粒可以冲浪或游泳。因此，胶体包括非平衡的驱动系统，并使活性材料可以打开和关闭，例如，光的应用。这些进展为基础研究开辟了新的领域，也为合成新材料开辟了新的途径。由于胶体组装体的合成、表征和模拟方面的突破，出现了各种技术进步，包括复杂的微流体器件、自修复材料、自复制胶体阵列、细胞支架和具有独特性质的光子材料。该奖项有助于支持妇女、代表不足的少数群体和职业生涯早期的演讲者参加会议。

This award contributes support for the conference Evolution of Colloidal Matter, to be held June 27-29, 2013 on the campus of New York University. The conference brings together a group of world leaders in colloidal sciences and related areas to discuss recent computational, theoretical, and experimental developments in colloidal locomotion, growth, new amorphous and crystalline structures, active matter and applications. The interaction among the participants will contribute to the definition of the basic problems of the field and nucleate further research leading to new scientific advances. The conference reflects the excitement of the field reflected in the major innovations in colloidal materials over the past decade, more than in the entire previous history of the field. Colloids are fluids with tiny particles suspended in them. Modern designer particles come with controllable shapes, made possible by inventive chemistry or lithography, functionalization with proteins, complementary DNA strands, and complementary particle shapes directed by patches and particle geometry. Among the new class of colloids are particles with interesting properties such as Janus Particles, Patchy Particles, Lock and Key colloids, and Slippery Particles. Composite particles or patches can contain catalysts making the colloids microreactors which can lead to particles that can surf or swim. So, colloids include nonequilibrium, driven systems and enable active materials which can be switched on and off with for example the application of light. These advances open new areas for fundamental research and also routes to synthesize new materials.Thanks to the breakthroughs in the synthesis, characterization and modeling of colloidal assemblies, various technological advances have emerged including complex microfluidics devices, self-healing materials, self-replicating colloidal arrays, cell scaffolds and photonic materials with unique properties. This award contributes support for the participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and early-career speakers in the conference.