Meeting Support for the 2019 OSA Quantum Bio-Photonics Incubator, 28-30 April 2019

生物系统中量子现象的研究和识别是一个跨学科的领域，在过去的几十年里引起了越来越多的关注，但还没有得到足够的发展。本提案的主要目标是聚集纳米制造，量子光学，单分子生物物理学，能量收集，物理化学，理论和实验量子生物学方面的专家，以了解量子行为如何影响生物分子功能。这次研讨会将把来自不同科学学科的青年和资深科学家聚集在一起。该提案将探讨诸如光合作用过程中量子动力学的量子相干性测量，分子环境对保持此类系统功能的量子相干性的影响，超越当前技术水平的工程电光器件，利用量子动力学现象的生物启发装置或算法的实现，以及使用合成生物学方法来修改生物分子系统以提高其量子性能。本次研讨会将促进学术界和工业界之间的伙伴关系，并将有助于培养多样化的、具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力。本次研讨会由美国国家科学基金会分子与细胞生物科学部分子生物物理项目资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行了评估，认为值得支持。

The study and identification of quantum phenomena in biological systems is an interdisciplinary field that has attracted increasing attention in the past few decades but hasn't developed as robustly as needed. The main goal of this proposal is to gather experts in nanofabrication, quantum optics, single molecule biophysics, energy harvesting, physical chemistry, theoretical and experimental quantum biology to understand how quantum behavior affects bio-molecular function. This workshop will bring young and senior scientists together from different scientific disciplines. The proposal will explore questions such as measurements of quantum coherence about quantum dynamics in photosynthetic processes, impact of molecular environment on the preservation of quantum coherence for the function of such systems, engineering electro-optical devices beyond the current state of the art, realization of bio-inspired devices or algorithms to exploit quantum dynamics phenomenon and the use of synthetic biology methods to modify biomolecular systems to improve their quantum performance. This workshop will foster increased partnership between academia and industry and will aid in the development of a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce.This workshop is funded by the Molecular Biophysics Program in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences in the Biological Sciences DirectorateThis award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.