2009 Gordon Research Conference on Thin Film and Crystal Growth Mechanisms; New London, NH; Summer 2009

ID：MPS/DMR/BMAT（7623）0904257 PI：Erlebacher，Jonah ORG：Gordon Research ConferencesTitle：2009年戈登薄膜和晶体生长研究会议智力优势：2009年戈登薄膜和结晶研究会议解决了与晶体生长相关的基本问题，这是一系列技术的核心。 该会议将吸引来自各个学科的科学家，从半导体薄膜生长到药物输送的生物结晶和结晶。 会议致力于以下及时的主题包括：晶体表面形态和动力学，低维晶体，晶体成核和生长的基本原理，大生物分子结晶，生物矿化和生物矿化，有机电子学，先进的电子显微镜，和结构功能的催化晶体表面的关系。 这些主题与NSF生物材料和固态与材料化学计划的组合交叉，这些计划将为会议提供部分支持。更广泛的影响：戈登研究会议长期以来一直享有盛誉，为来自世界各地的科学家提供了一个非正式的科学交流氛围。 这次会议的计划非常适合这种模式。 副主席和19名受邀发言者中至少6名是女性。 会议通过邀请参加，组织者介绍了一项计划，以确保各种科学家的参与，特别是妇女、种族和少数民族、残疾人以及来自传统上在科学领域代表性不足的群体的其他人。 国家科学基金会的支持将有助于促进可能无法参加的年轻科学家的参与。 组织者对支助基金的支出给予了应有的注意，以促进国家科学基金会扩大参与和研究与教育一体化的目标。

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 0904257 PI: Erlebacher, Jonah ORG: Gordon Research ConferencesTitle: 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Thin Film and Crystal GrowthINTELLECTUAL MERIT: The 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Thin Films and Crystallization addresses the fundamental issues underlying processes associated with crystal growth, which is central to a broad array of technologies. The conference will attract scientists from a wide range of disciplines, from semiconductor thin film growth to biocrystallization and crystallization for pharmaceutical drug delivery. Sessions devoted to the following timely topics are included: crystal surface morphology and kinetics, low dimensional crystals, fundamentals of crystal nucleation and growth, large biomolecule crystallization, biocrystallization and biomineralization, organic electronics, advanced electron microscopy, and structure function relationships on catalytic crystal surfaces. These topics intersect the portfolios of the NSF Biomaterials and Solid State and Materials Chemistry programs, which will provide partial support for the Conference..BROADER IMPACTS: The Gordon Research Conferences have a long standing reputation for providing an informal atmosphere for intimate scientific exchange among scientists from around the world. The plans for this conference fit this mold very well. The Vice-Chair and at least 6 of the 19 invited speakers are females. Participation in the Conference is by invitation, and the organizers describe a plan to ensure participation from a diverse selection of scientists, including especially women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and others from groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in science. NSF support will help to facilitate participation by young scientists who might otherwise be unable to attend. The organizers have given due attention in the expenditure of support funds provided to further the NSF goals of broadening participation and integration of research and education.