Symposium: Biological Systems and Soft Materials: Future Directions in Statistical Physics; March 6-7, 2004; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA.

材料研究部，分子和细胞生物科学部和化学部共同参与资助该奖项。该奖项为将于2004年3月6日至7日在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的弗吉尼亚理工学院举行的题为“生物系统和软材料：统计物理学的未来方向”的研讨会提供支持。该研讨会旨在使研究人员在生物系统，软材料和统计物理远离平衡的共同利益。受邀演讲者的多元化群体包括代表性不足的群体。每位演讲者都代表了一个强大的理论基础，结合了与实验数据密切相关的软物质或生物系统的积极研究计划。物理学家、化学家、生物学家和工程师将在会议上报告理论、实验和计算研究。资金将主要为初级研究人员提供部分或全部支助，使他们能够参加会议。对于美国中大西洋地区来说，这是一次及时的会议。本次会议的更广泛影响包括代表性不足的群体成员的参与以及跨多个学科的思想丰富。%*

The Division of Materials Research, the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Chemistry Division jointly participate in funding this award. This award provides support for a symposium entitled "Biological Systems and Soft Materials: future directions in statistical physics" to be held on March 6-7, 2004, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, in Blacksburg, VA. The symposium aims to bring researchers together with common interests in biological systems, soft materials, and statistical physics far from equilibrium. The diverse group of invited speakers includes members of underrepresented groups. Each speaker represents a strong theoretical foundation combined with an active research program in soft matter or biological systems that is closely tied to experimental data. Physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers will report on theoretical, experimental and computational research at the meeting. Funding will primarily provide partial or full support for junior researchers enabling them to participate in the meeting. This is a timely meeting in this topical area for the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The broader impacts of this meeting include participation of members of underrepresented groups and fertilization of ideas across several disciplines.%%%***