2018 Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions: The Science and Application of Soft Materials in Hard(er) Environments

该奖项支持早期职业科学家参加技术会议的旅行。本次会议的题目是“2018年戈登研究会议暨胶体、高分子和聚电解液解决方案研讨会：软材料与硬材料：性质、加工和应用”。它将聚集在加利福尼亚州文图拉的大约200名顶尖科学家，讨论软材料的新研究。软质材料包括涂料、生物膜、食品和塑料。会议将集中讨论与生物制药、先进航空材料、能源生产和消费品有关的应用。这次会议在青年科学家的职业发展方面有着良好的记录，在会议之前，将举行研讨会，为建立联系、讨论和指导提供多种机会。该会议每隔一年举行一次，具有很强的跨学科传统，将包括物理学家、材料科学家、化学和机械工程师以及化学家。这次会议的重点是软硬材料之间的界面，以及软硬材料如何相遇和共同发挥作用的科学技术。之所以选择这个主题，是因为该地区的快速科学进步和该地区的翻译潜力。例如生物膜的粘附性、涂层的耐久性和食品的感官特性。会议将从应用、分散系统中的摩擦和粘合、粘合和断裂、聚合物和胶体的增韧、硬表面和软表面的细菌以及胶体、大分子和聚电解质溶液的处理等方面探讨新的主题。戈登研究研讨会将包括顶尖科学家关于早期职业发展的演讲，学生研究人员的海报会议，以及学生与同行见面和与该领域领导人建立网络的非正式机会。将有小组辅导会议，包括每人约12名学生的圆桌讨论，涵盖的主题包括技术写作、公开演讲，以及创业生涯的开始和持续。

This award supports travel for early career scientists to attend a technical conference. The conference is titled "2018 Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectrolyte Solutions: Soft materials meet hard materials: Properties, processing, and applications". It will bring together roughly 200 leading scientists in Ventura, CA to discuss new research on soft materials. Soft materials include coatings, biofilms, food, and plastics. The conference will focus on applications related to biopharmaceuticals, advanced aerospace materials, energy production, and consumer products. The conference has a strong track record of professional development for young scientists, and is preceded by a seminar that will provide multiple opportunities for networking, discussions, and mentoring. The conference, which is held every other year, has a strong interdisciplinary tradition and will include physicists, materials scientists, chemical and mechanical engineers, and chemists. The focus of this conference is on the interface between soft and hard materials, and the science and technology of how soft and hard materials meet and function together. The topic was chosen because of the rapid scientific advances in the area and the area's translational potential. Examples include the adhesion of biofilms, the durability of coatings, and the sensory properties of food. Sessions will explore emergent themes from applications, friction and adhesion in dispersed systems, bonding and fracturing, toughening polymers and colloids, bacteria on hard and soft surfaces, and processing colloidal, macromolecular, and polyelectrolyte solutions. The Gordon Research Seminar will include presentations by leading scientists on early career development, poster sessions for student researchers, and informal opportunities for students to meet peers and network with leaders in the field. There will be small group mentoring sessions, including round table discussions of roughly a dozen students each, and covering topics including technical writing, public oration, and beginning and sustaining a career in entrepreneurship.