US-Japan Workshop on Advances in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials

技术和非技术概述：该奖项为2018年美日有机/无机杂化材料进展研讨会提供部分支持。研讨会由美国和日本的研究人员共同组织，将于2018年6月17日至21日在新泽西州立大学罗格斯大学纽瓦克校区举行。研讨会的技术部分将突出当前的主要进展，并指出快速增长的混合材料领域的重要未来方向。研讨会将汇集来自日本和美国的大约25-30名个人，他们在混合材料的合成和表征及其在新应用领域的实施方面处于领先地位。美国演讲者和日语演讲者的演讲将轮流进行，并组织演讲，使主题相似。这个想法是为了了解可以预期促进合作研究的共性。预计将举行关于下列具体专题领域的会议：有机-无机杂化材料的新合成方法；光电应用的共轭杂化材料；纳米材料和纳米复合材料；材料和设备应用；自组装和与生物医学有关的应用。来自日本和美国的该领域的顶尖专家将讨论每个研究领域的最新发展。研讨会的主要目的之一是为日本和美国的研究人员提供技术信息交流和专业互动的机会。处于不同职业阶段的知名科学家，从新手到资深研究人员，将有机会就无机-有机杂化材料的前沿进行详细讨论。此外，会议的形式将鼓励国际合作，将美国的演讲者与日本的演讲者配对，就共同感兴趣的话题举行集中会议。该讲习班还将成为一个重要平台，使青年科学家(即终身教员、研究生和博士后研究员)能够扩大他们的专业网络并建立新的国际合作关系。

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This award provides partial support for the 2018 US-Japan Workshop on Advances in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials. The workshop is co-organized by researchers from both the US and Japan and will take place on the Newark Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey from June 17 to 21, 2018. The technical portion of the workshop will highlight major current advances and also point to important future directions in the fast-growing field of hybrid materials. The workshop will assemble ca. 25-30 individuals each from Japan and the US who are on the forefront of the synthesis and characterization of hybrid materials and their implementation in new application fields. The presentations of the U.S. and Japanese speakers will be alternated and the talks organized so that the topics are similar. The idea is to learn about commonalities that can be expected to foster cooperative research. Sessions on the following specific topical areas are envisioned: New Synthetic Approaches to Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials; Conjugated Hybrid Materials for Optoelectronic Applications; Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites; Materials and Device Applications; Self-Assembly and Biomedical-Related Applications. Leading experts in the field from Japan and the US will discuss the latest developments in each of these areas of research. One of the major aims of the workshop is to offer opportunities for technical exchange of information and professional interactions between researchers from Japan and the US. High profile scientists at varying career stages, ranging from new investigators to highly established senior researchers, will have an opportunity for detailed discussions on the frontiers of inorganic-organic hybrid materials. Further, the format of the conference will encourage international cooperation by pairing speakers from the US with colleagues from Japan in focused sessions on topical areas of mutual interest. This workshop will also serve as an important platform for allowing young scientists (i.e., untenured faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) to broaden their professional network and establish new international collaborations.