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

技术和非技术总结：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。该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，并指出快速发展的混合材料领域的重要未来方向。研讨会将聚集来自日本和美国的25-30名在混合材料的合成和表征及其在新应用领域的应用方面处于领先地位的个人。美国和日本的演讲人将轮流发言，并以相似的主题组织演讲。这个想法是为了了解可以促进合作研究的共性。预计将有以下具体主题领域的会议：有机-无机杂化材料的新合成方法；光电应用中的共轭杂化材料纳米材料和纳米复合材料；材料和器件应用；自组装及其生物医学相关应用。来自日本和美国该领域的顶尖专家将讨论这些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。不同职业阶段的知名科学家，从新研究者到高度成熟的资深研究人员，将有机会就无机-有机杂化材料的前沿进行详细的讨论。此外，会议的形式将鼓励国际合作，让来自美国的发言人与来自日本的同事在共同感兴趣的主题领域进行重点会议。本次研讨会也将成为一个重要的平台，让青年科学家（即非终身教职员工、研究生和博士后）扩大他们的专业网络，建立新的国际合作。

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.