Accelerating our Understanding of Supramolecular Chemistry in Aqueous Solutions: A Workshop Proposal

水在许多自然化学和生物过程以及工业和技术应用中发挥着核心作用。 对水和水溶液的化学的更全面的理解预计将对广泛的领域产生重要影响，包括绿色化学、环境修复、大气科学、生物科学、生物医学研究和药物开发。 为了帮助建立我们对水溶液的认识，杜兰大学的布鲁斯吉布博士、宾夕法尼亚州立大学的保罗克雷默博士、印第安纳州大学的阿马尔弗拉德博士和加州大学欧文分校的大卫莫布里博士共同组织了一个题为“加速我们对水溶液中超分子化学的理解”的研讨会。该研讨会将于2015年5月31日至6月4日在弗吉尼亚州举行，由NSF化学部的大分子，超分子和纳米化学（MSN）计划，化学理论，模型和计算方法（CTMC）计划以及化学结构，动力学和机制A（CSDM-A）计划共同支持。 它汇集了研究水和水溶液的物理科学家和研究非共价力和分子间相互作用的超分子化学家。 安排了专题介绍和分组讨论会，以促进两组科学家之间迅速交流知识和经验，产生新的想法和观点，并形成新的合作努力。 该研讨会的长期目标是通过弥合大规模现象与分子/超分子水平上发生的化学事件之间的知识差距，进一步了解水溶液的化学。

Water plays a central role in many natural chemical and biological processes as well as industrial and technological applications. A fuller understanding of the chemistry of water and aqueous solutions is expected to have important impacts on a wide range of fields including green chemistry, environmental remediation, atmospheric science, biological sciences, biomedical research, and pharmaceutical development. To help build up our knowledge of aqueous solutions, Dr. Bruce Gibb of Tulane University, Dr. Paul Cremer of Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Amar Flood of Indiana University, and Dr. David Mobley of the University of California, Irvine co-organize a workshop entitled "Accelerating our Understanding of Supramolecular Chemistry in Aqueous Solutions." This workshop, to be held on May 31-June 4, 2015 in Virginia, is jointly supported by the Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program, the Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods (CTMC) Program, and the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms A (CSDM-A) Program of the NSF Division of Chemistry. It brings together physical scientists who study water and aqueous solutions and supramolecular chemists who investigate non-covalent forces and intermolecular interactions. Tutorial presentations and breakout discussion sessions are scheduled to facilitate a rapid exchange of knowledge and experiences between the two groups of scientists, the generation of new ideas and perspectives, and the formation of new collaborative efforts. The long-term goal of the workshop is to further understand the chemistry of aqueous solutions through bridging the knowledge gap between bulk-scale phenomena and the chemical events occurring at the molecular/supramolecular level.