International Symposium on Monolayer-Protected Clusters (ISMPC13)

化学系的大分子、超分子和纳米化学（MSN）项目支持该项目，该项目为来自美国大学的助理教授参加将于2013年7月31日至8月3日在科罗拉多州Pingree Park会议中心举行的第三届单层保护簇国际研讨会（ISMPC13）提供资金和研究报告。会议的特点是与受保护层保护的集群领域有关的研讨会和海报会议。单层保护簇的研究在纳米化学领域是独一无二的，因为它们的直径主要是亚纳米级的，通常可以单分散合成，并且在越来越多的情况下可以被晶体学表征。这些研究具有很大的潜力，可以为纳米颗粒化学提供重要的基础化学知识，从而支撑重要的新技术和具有重要经济意义的工业。这次会议有望激发对当前挑战和障碍的讨论。就更广泛的影响而言，ISMPC13的参与者在原籍国、性别、学术水平和专业领域方面各不相同。不同背景的科学家之间的互动促进了新的（国际）国家合作，使学生同事接触到不同的文化和科学观点。对于申请资助的美国助理教授来说，这是一个向该领域的顶尖专家展示他们研究成果的机会。高级和初级教师之间的互动导致建立非正式的指导关系，影响纳米化学研究的未来发展。

The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) program in the Division of Chemistry supports this project which provides funds for the attendance and research presentations of assistant professors from U.S. universities at the 3rd International Symposium on Monolayer-Protected Clusters (ISMPC13) to be held from July 31 to August 3, 2013 at Pingree Park Conference Center, Colorado. The conference features a mixture of seminars and poster sessions related to the field of monlayer protected clusters. Monolayer protected cluster studies are unique within the nanochemistry field, because they are predominantly sub-nanometer in diameter, often can be synthesized mondisperse, and in an increasing number of cases can be crystallographically characterized. There is a great deal of potential for these studies to provide important fundamental chemical knowledge about nanoparticle chemistry, which underpins important new technologies and economically important industries.The conference promises to stimulate discussions on the current challenges and barriers in the topic areas. In terms of broader impacts, the participants in ISMPC13 are diverse with respect to country of origin, gender, academic level, and area of expertise. The interactions between scientists of diverse backgrounds catalyze new (inter)national collaborations which expose student co-workers to different cultures and scientific viewpoints. For the U.S. assistant professors for whom funding is requested, this is an opportunity to present their research to leading experts in the field. Interactions between senior and junior faculty members lead to the establishment of informal mentoring relationships that impact the future development of research in nanochemistry.