Conference: 97th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium

该奖项将部分用于支付研究生、博士后研究人员、初级教师和来自美国机构的特邀演讲者参加将于2023年6月4日至7日在北卡罗来纳州罗利举行的“第97届美国化学学会胶体与表面科学研讨会”的差旅费。这是胶体社区最大的年度会议，预计有500名与会者。本次研讨会的智力价值在于科学思想的交流，前沿研究的介绍，以及与CBET社区相关的许多领域的丰富多样的主题，包括活性物质，能源和可持续性胶体，自我和定向组装，润湿和粘附，以及胶体的机器学习和人工智能的技术会议。会议将有杰出的和年轻的科学家参加，他们将讨论当前和未来的研究方向和研究挑战。会议将促进研究人员在胶体，软物质和活性物质，自我和定向组装以及相关新兴领域的前沿领域之间的思想交流，并将解决推进该领域所涉及的挑战。美国化学会胶体与表面科学研讨会是胶体与界面科学领域的一个历史悠久且最受认可的研讨会。在北卡罗莱纳州立大学举行的会议将分为13个会议和一个海报会议，涵盖许多研究领域，包括与工业特别相关的主题。特别考虑到该领域的年轻领导人和代表性不足的少数民族研究人员介绍他们的研究和/或担任会议主席。演讲者和组织者的多样性有助于保持高度的创造力和创新，同时在该领域建立良好的工作。研讨会的组织涉及区域大学的广泛教员以及该地区非教育机构和公司的代表。会议组织了一场行业主导的会议，邀请了几家化工和制药公司的代表就基础科学向工业的转化、学术和工业研发的差异以及不同商业部门的职业发展轨迹等主题发表演讲。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

The award will partially cover travel expenses of graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, junior faculty members, and invited speakers from institutions in the United States to participate in the conference entitled, "97th American Chemical Society Colloid & Surface Science Symposium,” which will be held in Raleigh, NC, June 4-7, 2023. This is the largest annual meeting of the Colloids community with 500 anticipated attendees. The intellectual merit of this symposium lies in the exchange of scientific ideas, presentations of cutting-edge research, and exposure to a richly diverse array of topics in many areas relevant to the CBET community including technical sessions on Active Matter, Colloids for Energy and Sustainability, Self- and Directed Assembly, Wetting and Adhesion, and Machine Learning and AI for Colloids. The conference will be attended by both prominent and young scientists who will be discussing present and future directions of research and research challenges. The conference will foster cross-fertilization of ideas among researchers in cutting-edge areas of colloids, soft- and active matter, self- and directed assembly, and relevant emergent areas and will address challenges involved in advancing the field.The American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science Symposium is a long standing and most recognized in the areas of colloid and interfacial sciences. The meeting at North Carolina State University will be organized into 13 sessions and a poster session that covers many research areas and includes topics that are of special relevance to industry. Special consideration is given to young leaders in the field and underrepresented minority researchers to present their research and/or serve as session chairs. The diversity of the speakers and organizers helps maintain a high degree of creativity and innovation alongside well-established work in the field. The organization of the symposium involves a wide circle of faculty from regional universities as well as representatives from non-educational institutions and companies in the area. An industry-led session is organized where representatives from several chemical and pharmaceutical companies are invited to speak on a variety of topics such as translation of basic science to industry, differences between academic and industry R&D, and career tracks in different business sectors.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.