U.S.-Japan Seminar: Advances in Polymer Chemistry and Their Impacts upon Society

0456387伍利该奖项支持美国科学家参与美国科学家协会的一项研究，2005年6月24日至29日在加州南太浩湖为科学家举办的关于聚合物化学进展及其对社会的影响的日本联合讲习班。 共同组织者是华盛顿大学的凯伦·伍利教授和日本京都大学的增田教授。 聚合物在每个人的生活中发挥着越来越重要的作用，作为商品和高端产品的结构材料，绝缘材料，包装材料等。 此外，通过利用新兴的聚合物材料对社会有巨大的潜在好处，这些材料是由合成化学的最新发展产生的，以控制大分子结构、尺寸和尺寸分布，超分子化学控制它们组装成复杂结构，以及物理化学研究性质和行为。 所有上述主题，加上其他的，将讨论一个共同的重点是未来的指示聚合物化学。共同组织者在该领域的互补的科学专业知识。 这使他们能够评估和吸引最好的科学研究人员参与。 日本和美国的研究人员已经实现了许多进展，并且这些国家中的每一个都被认为是在控制大分子拓扑结构、立体化学和区域化学的聚合物合成方面的领导者，并且在设计用于“程序化”超分子组装的这种定义明确的材料方面，通常从生物系统中获得线索。 研讨会所涵盖的主题不仅处于聚合物化学的前沿，而且与纳米科学和生物相关材料等主要增长领域有直接的相关性和影响。 讲习班的组织者作出了特别努力，让博士后、研究生和本科生既作为与会者又作为观察员参加。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。 会议论文集将发表在《高分子科学杂志》上。"

0456387WooleyThis award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan joint workshop for scientists on advances in polymer chemistry and their impacts upon society to be held in South Lake Tahoe, California from June 24-29, 2005. The co-organizers are Professor Karen Wooley at Washington University and Professor Toshio Masuda at Kyoto University in Japan. Polymers are playing an increasing important role in every person's life, by serving as structural materials, insulating materials, packaging materials, etc. for commodity and high-end products. Furthermore, there is enormous potential benefit to society by capitalizing on emerging polymer materials that have resulted from the more recent development in synthetic chemistry to control the macromolecular architecture, size, and size distribution, supramolecular chemistry to control their assembly into complex structures, and physical chemistry to study the properties and behaviors. All of the above topics, plus additional ones, will be discussed with a common focus on future directives for polymer chemistry.The co-organizers have complementary scientific expertise in the field. This enables them to evaluate and attract the best science researchers to participate. Many advances have been realized by researchers in Japan and the US and each of these countries is recognized as a leader in the synthesis of polymers having control over the macromolecular topology, stereochemistry and regiochemistry, and in the design of such well defined materials for "programmed" supramolecular assembly, often with cues being taken from biological systems. The topics covered by the workshop are not only at the forefront of polymer chemistry, but have direct relevance and impact to major growth areas such as nanoscience and bio-related materials. The workshop organizers have made a special effort to involve postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students as both participants and observers. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in the field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. Conference proceedings will be published in the "Journal of Polymer Science."