Conference: 2015 Crystal Growth and Assembly: Fundamental Mechanisms of Ordering from the Atomic to the Mesoscale; University of New England, June 28- July 3, 2015

先进材料的许多应用，从高温合金涡轮叶片到微电子到疟疾的新疗法，依赖于对晶体成核和生长的基本了解。这次会议旨在聚集代表结晶领域主要领域的顶尖科学家，并使他们相互接触，更重要的是，与该领域的下一代研究人员接触。今年，会议的一个特别焦点将是高分辨率、原位表征技术的开发和应用，这种可以提供机械洞察的技术，以及这种前所未有的晶体成核和生长的可视化如何导致具有所需性能的重要新材料的开发。技术总结在固态和材料化学计划的支持下，2015年戈登晶体生长与组装研究会议的组织者将为参加会议的学生和博士后提供奖学金，加入晶体生长社区。这次会议的重点是发展对各种技术中晶体成核和生长至关重要的基本原子和纳米级物理和化学的理解。今年，会议将具体讨论五个具体领域：(1)自组装和图案形成在结晶中的作用，(2)纳米结构的气-液-固生长，(3)控制形状和功能的界面上的无机/有机相互作用，(4)原位观察成核和生长的方法，以及(5)能源和生物医学技术中使用的材料设计。为此，来自工业界、国家实验室和学术界的科学家齐聚一堂，讨论晶体生长和组装领域的最新进展和挑战。

Non Technical SummaryAdvanced materials for many applications ranging from superalloy turbine blades to microelectronics to new therapeutics for malaria depend on a fundamental understanding of crystal nucleation and growth. This conference seeks to gather leading scientists representing the major areas in the field of crystallization and to bring them into contact with each other and, more importantly, with the next generation of researchers in the field. This year, a particular focus of the conference will be on the development and application of high-resolution, in situ characterization techniques that can provide mechanistic insights, and how this unprecedented visualization of crystal nucleation and growth can lead to the development of important new materials with desired properties.Technical Summary With support from the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program, the organizers of the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Crystal Growth & Assembly will provide scholarships for students and postdoctoral to participate in the conference and join the "Crystal Growth" community. This conference is focused on developing an understanding of the fundamental atomic and nanoscale physics and chemistry that are central to the nucleation and growth of crystals for a wide array of technologies. This year, the conference will specifically address five specific areas: (1) The role of self-assembly and pattern formation in crystallization, (2) Vapor-liquid-solid growth of nanostructures, (3) Inorganic/organic interactions at interfaces that control shape and function, (4) In situ methods to observe nucleation and growth, and (5) Design of materials for use in energy and biomedical technologies. To this end, the conference brings together scientists from industry, national laboratories and academia to discuss the latest advances and challenges in Crystal Growth and Assembly.