2005 Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Conference; New London, CT; June 19-24, 2005

凝聚态物理戈登会议聚焦于硬凝聚态物理和软态凝聚态物理的边界问题。虽然这两个领域传统上是分开的，但凝聚态物质的基本科学并不考虑这样的边界。事实上，许多最令人兴奋的话题都处于这两个学科的交界处。这些主题包括从使用光刻设备来探测软系统和生物系统，到涡旋等软结构的基本量子特性。这次会议需要将这些社区聚集在一起，让想法和技术从一个社区传播到另一个社区。这将对学生和年轻的研究人员特别有价值，他们很少接触到凝聚态社区的两面。国家科学基金会的拨款将主要用于支付研究生和博士后的注册费，否则他们将无法参加。会议的互动性将使这些年轻的研究人员能够与硬凝聚态物理和软凝聚态物理领域的领导者建立网络。将特别强调支持妇女和少数群体。

The Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Conference focuses on issues at the border of hard and soft condensed matter physics. While the fields are traditionally separate, the underlying science of condensed matter respects no such boundaries. In fact, many of the most exciting topics reside at the border between these two disciplines. These include topics from the use of lithographic devices to probe soft and biological systems to the fundamental quantum properties of soft structures like vortices. This conference is needed to get these communities together to allow ideas and techniques to diffuse from one to the other. This will be particularly valuable for students and young researchers, who are rarely exposed to both sides of the condensed matter community. The NSF grant will be used primarily to pay for the registration fees of graduate students and postdocs who would otherwise be unable to attend. The interactive nature of the conference will allow these young researchers to network with the leaders in the fields of both hard and soft condensed matter physics. Particular emphasis will be placed on supporting females and minorities.