Evolution of Colloidal Matter

该奖项为将于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提供支持。会议汇集了一群在胶体科学和相关领域的世界领导人，讨论最近在胶体运动、生长、新的非晶和晶体结构、活性物质和应用方面的计算、理论和实验进展。参与者之间的互动将有助于定义该领域的基本问题，并为进一步的研究提供核心，从而导致新的科学进步。这次会议反映了该领域的兴奋，反映在过去十年中胶体材料的重大创新中，超过了该领域以前的整个历史。胶体是一种悬浮着微小颗粒的液体。现代设计粒子具有可控制的形状，通过创造性的化学或光刻技术，与蛋白质、互补DNA链和由斑块和粒子几何指导的互补粒子形状实现功能化。在新一类胶体中，有一些具有有趣性质的粒子，如Janus粒子、斑块粒子、Lock and Key胶体和Slippery粒子。复合颗粒或贴片可以包含催化剂，使胶体微反应器，从而导致颗粒可以冲浪或游泳。因此，胶体包括非平衡驱动系统和激活活性材料，它们可以通过例如光的应用来打开和关闭。这些进步为基础研究开辟了新领域，也为合成新材料开辟了新途径。由于胶体组件的合成、表征和建模方面的突破，各种技术的进步已经出现，包括复杂的微流体装置、自修复材料、自我复制的胶体阵列、细胞支架和具有独特性能的光子材料。该奖项旨在支持妇女、未被充分代表的少数民族和早期职业演讲者参与会议。

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.