2003 Solid State Chemistry II Gordon Conference; Oxford, UK; September 14-18, 2003

近年来，人们对固态化学的兴趣经历了爆炸性的增长，这是因为人们广泛认识到新材料的发现和研究所涉及的技术重要性和科学挑战，以及来自其他学科的科学家的涌入，他们看到了在这一领域进行令人兴奋的研究的机会。2003年固体化学戈登研究会议将于2003年9月14日至18日在英国牛津皇后学院举行。会议的目标是促进对固态化学领域感兴趣的广泛研究人员之间的国际合作和信息交流，这些领域包括新型功能材料的设计和合成的新概念，结构、理论和建模方面的基础研究，以及材料纳米科学和工程的相关领域。美国国家科学基金会的资金将用于支持年轻的美国科学家以及美国高级会议主席和特邀演讲者的出席。%固态化学界通过设计能源、电子和光子学的新材料，包括设计和建造新型的生物固体，如作为传感器材料的溶胶中的生物分子，继续对社会具有重要意义的技术进步产生直接影响。*

Interest in solid state chemistry has undergone explosive growth in recent years due to the broadly based recognition of the technological importance and scientific challenges involved in the discovery and study of new materials, and due to the influx of scientists from other disciplines who see the opportunities for performing exciting research in this area. The 2003 Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference will be held at Queens College, Oxford, England, September 14 - 18, 2003. The goal of the conference is to facilitate international collaboration and information exchange across a broad spectrum of researchers with interests in solid-state chemistry areas that include new concepts for design and synthesis of novel functional materials, fundamental studies in structure, theory and modeling, and related areas of materials nanoscience and engineering. The NSF funds will be used to support the attendance of young American scientists as well as senior U.S. session chairs and invited speakers.%%%The Solid State Chemistry community continues to have direct impact on technological advances of high significance to society by designing new materials for energy, electronics and photonics, including the design and construction of novel 'biosolids' such as biomolecules in sol-gels as sensor materials.***