Workshop on Interdisciplinary Macromolecular Science and Engineering

为了利用大分子科学和工程提供的机会，在这个广泛交叉的领域研究未来的项目是及时和技术上重要的。为此，将在NSF总部举行为期两天的研讨会，约有50名科学家和工程师参加，以确定跨学科大分子科学与工程的重要研究方向和机会。本次研讨会由六人组成的委员会组织，他们代表了该主题的学术和工业观点，并在物理，化学，生物，材料科学和大分子工程等领域拥有专业知识。以下五个主题已被确定供研讨会参与者根据来自技术社区的广泛横截面的输入进行研究和辩论：1)新的大分子结构；合成和功能，2)通过加工对高分子材料性能的创新，3)通过大分子科学和工程解决环境问题，4)生物和物理科学之间的界面大分子科学和工程，以及5)将大分子发现转化为技术。参与者需要研究的其他问题包括促进跨学科大分子科学与工程的科学和技术发展的机制，工业和国际背景，以及必须面对的非常重要的教育挑战。除了每个主题由6至10人组成的小组讨论之外，研讨会还将包括6名关于一般和具体问题的全体发言人，其中包括因其在聚合物科学方面的开创性理论工作而获得认可的法国诺贝尔奖得主P.G. de Gennes。研讨会结束后，组委会将向NSF工作人员报告整个小组的建议，并随后发布最终报告。%%%本次研讨会由数学和物理科学理事会（MPS）多学科活动办公室（OMA）资助，并由工程（ENG）、生物科学（BIO）和教育与人力资源（EHR）理事会的项目和部门赞助。＊＊＊

9714024 Stupp In order to take advantage of opportunities offered by macromolecular science and engineering, it is timely and technologically important to examine future projects in this broadly cross-cutting area. For this purpose, a two-day workshop will be conducted at NSF headquarters with the participation of about 50 scientists and engineers to identify important research directions and opportunities in interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering. This workshop is organized by a committee of six individuals representing academic and industrial perspectives on the subject, and having expertise in areas such as physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science and engineering of macromolecules. The following five topics have been identified for study and debate among workshop participants following input from a broad cross-section of the technical community: 1) novel macromolecular structures: synthesis and function, 2) innovation in properties of polymeric materials through processing, 3) the solution of environmental problems through macromolecular science and engineering, 4) macromolecular science and engineering at the interface between biological and physical sciences, and 5) the translation of macromolecular discoveries into technologies. Additional issues to be studied by the participants include mechanisms that could catalyze the scientific and technological development of interdisciplinary macromolecular science and engineering, the industrial and international context, and very importantly the educational challenges that must be faced. In addition to five sub groups of 6 to 10 participants to discuss each topic, the workshop would include six plenary speakers on general and specific issues, including P.G. de Gennes, a Nobel laureate from France recognized for his seminal theoretical work in polymer science. Followi ng the workshop, the organizing committee will report to NSF staff on the recommendations of the entire group and will subsequently publish a final report. %%% This workshop is funded by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA) of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and is also sponsored by Programs and Divisions in the Directorates for Engineering (ENG), Biological Sciences (BIO), and Education & Human Resources (EHR). ***