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

该奖项为早期职业科学家参加技术会议提供旅费。本次会议的主题是“2018戈登胶体、大分子和聚电解质解决方案研究会议和研讨会：软材料与硬材料：性能、加工和应用”。大约200名顶尖科学家将聚集在加州文图拉市，讨论软材料的新研究。软材料包括涂料、生物膜、食品和塑料。会议将重点关注与生物制药、先进航空航天材料、能源生产和消费产品相关的应用。该会议在青年科学家的专业发展方面有着良好的记录，会议之前将举行一个研讨会，为建立网络、讨论和指导提供多种机会。该会议每两年举行一次，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。本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作用的科学技术。选择该主题是因为该领域的快速科学进步和该领域的转化潜力。例子包括生物膜的附着力、涂层的耐久性和食物的感官特性。会议将探讨应用、分散系统中的摩擦和粘附、键合和破裂、聚合物和胶体的增韧、硬表面和软表面上的细菌、处理胶体、大分子和聚电解质溶液等新兴主题。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，以及学生与同龄人见面并与该领域的领导者建立联系的非正式机会。将有小组指导会议，包括大约12名学生参加的圆桌讨论，讨论的主题包括技术写作、公开演讲以及创业生涯的开始和维持。

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.