MRS Symposium on QQ Solid State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials V, Boston, MA, November 27 - December 1, 2006

近年来，人们对固态化学作为一门学科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。MRS无机材料固态化学QQ研讨会是一次重要的国际会议。会议的目标是促进广泛的研究人员在固体化学领域的合作和信息交流，这些领域包括晶体化学和新结构、新的合成方法、功能材料如光学、光电子、极性、介电、铁电、热电材料、多功能材料、能源应用材料、新型纳米相和纳米颗粒材料和结构、微、介观和大孔材料和框架结构、杂化材料以及理论和计算技术。这些主题在重要的现实应用的新材料的制备和表征中起着关键作用。NSF的支持将面向学生、博士后学者和早期职业教师，以及美国高级会议主席和特邀演讲者。本次会议的目的是将来自不同背景的研究人员聚集在一起，讨论固态化学领域的最新进展和挑战，旨在促进思想交流，并在学术、工业和政府研究人员之间建立牢固的关系。来自学生、博士后学者和早期职业教师的国际知名演讲者和海报演示将强调技术进步、未发表的工作的展示，以及对固态化学界出现的新想法和未来方向的讨论。演讲者代表学术、工业和政府实验室，国际上将有很强的参与。在固态化学的各个领域工作的领先科学家预计将引起该领域许多研究人员的兴趣。当前需要重点关注的前沿领域包括合成、表征和研究新型无机固体化合物的性质。该领域影响到整个固态化学领域和许多材料研究，因为它跨越所有材料类型和各种可开发的特性。因此，有些会议的内容涉及不同的材料类型和用途，包括多功能材料，因此应引起研究这些重要和不同类别的化合物及其相关技术影响的人的兴趣。

Interest in solid-state chemistry as a discipline 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. MRS Symposium QQ on Solid State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials is a major international meeting. The goal of the conference is to facilitate collaborations and information exchange across a broad spectrum of researchers with interests in solid-state chemistry areas that include address issues such as crystal chemistry and new structures, novel methods of synthesis, functional materials such as optical, optoelectronic, polar, dielectric, ferroelectric, thermoelectric materials, multifunctional materials, materials for energy applications, novel nanophase and nanoparticulate materials and architectures, micro-, meso-, and macroporous materials and framework structures, hybrid materials, and theory and computational techniques. These topics play key roles in the preparation and characterization of novel materials for important real-life applications. The NSF support will go to students, post-doctoral scholars, and early career faculty, as well as senior U.S. session chairs and invited speakers.The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers from diverse backgrounds to discuss the latest advances and challenges in the area of solid-state chemistry with the intent to promote an exchange of ideas and to build strong relationships among academic, industrial, and government researchers. Internationally known speakers and poster presentations from students, post-doctoral scholars, and early career faculty will emphasize technical advances, the presentation of unpublished work, and the discussion of new ideas and future directions emerging within the solid-state chemistry community. The speakers represent academic, industrial, and government laboratories, and there will be strong international participation. Leading scientists working in various areas of solid-state chemistry are expected to draw the interest of many researchers in the field. Current frontiers to be highlighted include synthesizing, characterizing, and investigating the properties of novel classes of inorganic solid compounds. The area impacts the entire field of solid-state chemistry and much of materials research since it spans all materials types and a wide variety of exploitable properties. As a result, the content of some sessions cuts across different materials types and uses, including multifunctional materials, and should therefore draw the interest of those working on these important and diverse classes of compounds and related technological impacts.