2020 Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference: Functional Inorganic Materials - Exploratory Synthesis, Advanced Characterization, and Computational Methods

2020年戈登研究会议（GRC）和戈登研究研讨会（GRS）题为功能无机材料-探索性合成，高级表征和计算方法，部分由NSF材料研究部和多学科活动办公室的几个项目资助。它将在新罕布什尔州新伦敦的Colby-Sawyer学院举行，从7月25日至26日的GRS开始，紧接着是2020年7月26日至31日的GRC。全球风险委员会的包容性和合议性质以及对共享未公布数据的强调，促进了为应对目前面临的最紧迫挑战而培养创新方法的工作。学生，博士后同事和早期职业科学家的混合物与杰出的资深科学家一起沿着互动，讨论新的和令人兴奋的科学方向。通过这些互动，具有数十年经验的科学家的专业知识激励和教育未来的领导者。GRC的专门结构是为了促进思想交流，并在学术界，政府实验室和工业界的研究人员之间建立合作。在GRC之前的GRS是一个专门为研究生和博士后研究员举办的会议，它促进了将新研究生引入会议氛围的环境。这使得所有的学生和研究员在一个低压力的环境中展示他们的工作，它促进了同龄人之间的网络。组织者致力于促进多样性的会议，特别关注鼓励妇女，代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人的参与。技术支持固态化学在设计，发现和优化新型功能无机材料方面发挥了重要作用，以满足日益增长的社会需求更小，更快，更清洁，更可持续的技术。从探索性合成到商业化应用的道路是复杂的，本质上是一条多学科的道路。固态化学戈登研究会议（GRC）是一个独特的会议，汇集了研究固态材料及其应用的不同科学家。该领域的研究人员对新材料的发现，它们的结构-性能关系以及最终在技术应用中使用这些材料感兴趣。2020年会议的重点是功能无机材料-它们的合成，表征和计算方法。课程涵盖了合成科学、先进的表征技术和材料化学的各种方法。其他会议侧重于固态化学必不可少的材料和技术，如能量转换和存储，磁性和电子学。来自学术界，国家实验室和工业界的研究人员提供了一个广阔的视角，旨在加强基础研究和应用之间的联系。明确鼓励演讲者和海报展示者强调进展并讨论未发表的结果，同时分享关于合成，表征，计算和理论的新想法。组织者强烈鼓励积极参与讨论和海报会议，为展示和了解新的和令人兴奋的研究提供了一个极好的机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The 2020 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) entitled Functional Inorganic Materials - Exploratory Synthesis, Advanced Characterization, and Computational Methods, is funded in-part by the several program in NSF's Division of Materials Research and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities. It will be held at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, beginning with the GRS on July 25-26, immediately followed by the GRC that runs from July 26-31, 2020. The cultivation of innovative approaches to address the most pressing challenges currently faced is enhanced by the inclusive and collegial nature of the GRC, as well as the emphasis on sharing unpublished data. A mixture of students, post-doctoral associates, and early career scientists interact along side with distinguished veteran scientists to discuss new and exciting scientific directions. Through these interactions the expertise of scientists with decades of experience inspires and educates future leaders. The GRC is specifically structured to promote the exchange of ideas and creating collaborations between researchers from academics, government laboratories, and industry. The GRS that immediately precedes the GRC, is a meeting solely for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, which promotes an environment to introduce new graduate students into a conference atmosphere. This allows all students and fellows to present their work in a low stress environment, and it promotes networking among peers. The organizers are committed to a meeting that promotes diversity, with particular attention placed on encouraging participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and people with disabilities.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONSolid state chemistry has played an essential role in the design, discovery, and optimization of new functional inorganic materials to meet every-growing societal demands for smaller, faster, cleaner, and more sustainable technologies. The road from exploratory synthesis to the commercial application is complex and inherently a multidisciplinary path. The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Solid State Chemistry is a unique meeting that brings together a diverse group of scientists investigating solid state materials and their applications. Researchers in this field are interested in the discovery of new materials, their structure-property relationships, and ultimately the use of these materials in technological applications. The 2020 conference focuses on functional inorganic materials - their synthesis, characterization, and computational methods. Sessions cover the science of synthesis, advanced characterization techniques, and diverse approaches to materials chemistry. Other sessions focus on materials and technologies where solid state chemistry is essential, such as energy conversion and storage, magnetism, and electronics. Researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry provide a broad perspective that seeks to strengthen the links between fundamental studies and applications. Speakers and poster presenters are explicitly encouraged to emphasize advances and discuss unpublished results, while sharing new ideas on synthesis, characterization, computation, and theory. The organizers strongly encourage active contribution to discussions and participation in poster sessions that offer an excellent opportunity for presenting and learning about new and exciting research.This 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.