Conference: Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division Centennial Celebration at the Spring 2024 American Chemical Society Meeting

该奖项代表了NSF在2024年春季美国化学学会（ACS）会议上对聚合物材料：科学与工程（PMSE）部门百年研讨会的部分支持，该会议将于2024年3月17日至21日在洛杉矶新奥尔良举行。此次PMSE百年纪念活动是2024年PMSE百年纪念活动的一部分。美国国家科学基金会的资助将使研究生和本科生以及博士后研究人员能够参加百年纪念专题讨论会和海报会议。根据项目描述，计划举办以下专题讨论会：(a)庆祝聚合物材料科学与工程的成功和新领域，突出PMSE的研究进展和新方向，并表彰PMSE研究人员的贡献；(b)“塑料的未来”专题讨论，探讨高分子材料科学与工程领域的未来研究方向；(c) PMSE未来领袖，表彰在各自领域做出重大贡献并被选为PMSE未来领袖的研究生和博士后研究人员；(d)向研究生和本科生以及早期职业研究人员颁发海报奖。介绍的主题将包括聚合物可持续性、生物启发聚合物、生物材料、智能和刺激响应聚合物、增材制造、颗粒封装、纳米制造、量子计算、多孔聚合物、带电聚合物、离子导电聚合物以及聚合物物理和化学的进展。这些主题在聚合物领域的基本机会和社会相关性方面具有前瞻性和重要意义。PMSE百年研讨会将为早期职业研究人员，包括研究生和本科生以及博士后研究人员提供机会，展示他们在聚合物材料方面的前沿研究，并突出该领域的新前沿。活动组织者和演讲者涵盖了高分子材料领域的广泛前沿专业知识以及多样性（性别，少数民族地位，职业阶段，学术/工业/政府实验室）。为这些专题讨论会计划的活动将促进高分子材料领域的早期职业研究人员和领导者之间的互动。为了接触到聚合物研究人员的多样化社区，百年纪念活动建议通过各种平台进行广告宣传，并联系到广泛的大学列表服务。此外，PI计划利用学术和研究领导网络，与MRSEC， STC和ERC中心相关的网络，以及PREM合作伙伴关系来宣传这些活动。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。

This award represents partial support by NSF for the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division Centennial symposia at the Spring 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, which will take place in New Orleans, LA on March 17-21, 2024. This PMSE Centennial event is part of the PMSE Centennial year celebration in 2024. NSF funding will enable the participation of graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the Centennial symposia and poster sessions.According to the project description, the following symposia are planned: (a) Celebration of Success and New Frontiers in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering highlight research advances and new directions in PMSE and honor the contributions of PMSE researchers; (b) Panel Discussion on the Future of Plastics to explore future research directions in the fields of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering; (c) Future Leaders of PMSE to honor graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who have made significant contributions to their respective fields and are selected as PMSE Future Leaders; and (d) Poster Awards presented to graduate and undergraduate students and early career researchers. Presented topics will include polymer sustainability, biologically inspired polymers, biomaterials, smart and stimuli-responsive polymers, additive manufacturing, particle encapsulation, nanofabrication, quantum computing, porous polymers, charged polymers, ion-conducting polymers, and advances in polymer physics and chemistry. These topics are forward-looking and important in terms of fundamental opportunities in the polymer field and of societal relevance.The PMSE Centennial symposia will provide early career researchers including graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to present their cutting-edge research in polymeric materials and highlight new frontiers for the field. The event organizers and presenters cover a broad spectrum of forefront expertise in the polymer materials field as well as diversity (gender, minority status, career stage, academic/industrial/government lab). The activities planned for these symposia will facilitate the interactions between early career researchers and leaders in the field of polymeric materials. To reach out to a diverse community of polymer researchers, the Centennial events are proposed to be advertised through various platforms, and contacting listservs that reach a broad spectrum of universities. In addition, the PI is planning to use the Academic and Research Leadership Network, networks associated with MRSEC, STC, and ERC centers, and the PREM partnership to advertise the events.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.