Gordon Research Conference: 2003 Thin Film & Crystal Mechanisms; South Hadley, MA; June, 2003

关于薄膜和晶体生长机制的戈登研究会议将于2003年6月22日至27日在马萨诸塞州南哈德利的芒特霍利克学院举行。会议将涵盖液晶生长、气相晶体生长、薄膜沉积、材料化学和表面物理研究。这次会议旨在促进这些学科之间的强烈互动，并强调对纳米结构生长的新方法所涉及的基本化学和物理过程的理解。该计划由受邀的演讲者、讨论领袖、一名主席和一名副主席组织；两篇投稿的论文和海报都已安排。特别努力招募了不同的参与者群体，包括外国和美国科学家、年轻和年长的研究人员以及工业、国家实验室和学术研究人员。目标是促进来自不同学科背景--化学、物理、工程和材料科学--研究晶体生长的广大研究人员之间的交流，并评估促进基本理解所需的关键研究。预计这次会议将为讨论晶体生长中的关键科学问题提供一个有效的论坛。主题包括：异质外延和量子点、成核和形态控制、大分子结晶、晶体表面的分子水平动力学、薄膜和表面纳米结构。这次会议提供了评估该领域和未来方向的机会，并在大学、研究机构和产业界之间建立了新的联系。%通过纳米尺度对宏观晶体生长研究问题的进展和现状进行评估，以及对当前重要发展的评估，将对理解和加强电子材料在计算、数据处理和通信中的应用具有重要价值。申请的NSF资金将用于促进年轻教师、博士后研究助理和研究生参加会议。***

A Gordon Research Conference on Thin Film and Crystal Growth Mechanisms will be held at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, June 22-27, 2003. The conference will cover liquid-phase crystal growth, vapor-phase crystal growth, thin film deposition, materials chemistry, and surface physics research. The conference aims to promote strong interactions between these disciplines and emphasizes understanding of fundamental chemical and physical processes involved in novel methods for the growth of nanostructures.The program is organized around invited speakers, discussion leaders, a chair, and vice-chair; both contributed papers and posters are scheduled. Special efforts have been made to recruit a diverse group of participants, including foreign and American scientists, younger and older researchers, and industrial, national laboratory and academic researchers. Objectives are to stimulate communications among the broad community of researchers addressing crystal growth from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds--chemistry, physics, engineering and materials science, and to assess critical research necessary to further basic understanding. The conference is expected to provide an effective forum for discussion of critical scientific issues in crystal growth. Topics include: Heteroepitaxy and Quantum Dots, Control of Nucleation and Morphology, Macromolecular Crystallization, Molecular-level Dynamics of Crystal Surfaces, Thin Films, and Surface Nanostructures. The conference provides opportunity to assess the field and future directions, and to establish new ties between universities, research institutions, and industry.%%%An evaluation of the progress and status of crystal growth research issues at the macro through the nanoscale level along with current assessments of important developments will be of significant value to the understanding and enhanced utilization of electronic materials in computing, data processing, and communications. The requested NSF funds will be used to facilitate participation in the meeting by young faculty, postdoctoral research associates and graduate students. ***