Washington ACS Meeting: Washington, DC; August 16-19, 2009

ID：MPS/DMR/BMAT（7623）0938713 主要研究者：徐婷 ORG：加利福尼亚-伯克利标题：华盛顿ACS会议智力优势：这项提案寻求支持研究生，博士后和代表性不足的教师参加研讨会？天然和合成聚合物的混杂软材料在华盛顿，华盛顿特区举行的秋季ACS全国会议上，2009年8月16日至19日，在聚合物材料：科学与工程部。 组织者的目标是捕捉最新的发展和目前的研究在两个发达的阶段和新的方向。本次研讨会将分为四个具体的重点领域：（1）肽定向自组装，（2）两亲性肽，缀合物和组装，（3）杂交响应生物材料，（4）面向生物材料的分级组装。研讨会的三个目标是：（1）突出在设计，合成，相行为和混合软材料的应用结合聚合物和天然积木的最新进展，（2）为聚合物化学家，聚合物物理学家，材料科学家和生物工程师提供一个平台，以建立联系和交流思想，（3）为少数民族和初级教师提供机会，博士后研究员和研究生介绍他们的最新研究成果，并扩展他们的视野和知识基础的杂化材料。本次研讨会将为在这些重点领域工作的领导者和年轻研究人员提供机会，分享他们最近的进展，想法，挑战和解决方案，并期望在一个领域开发的方法可以直接影响和促进其他领域的进步。此外，聚合物科学家，生物制药学家和工程师的整合，他们可以以不同的方式进行材料设计，可能会促进这些技术的更快发展。最后，研讨会的形式旨在促进所有与会科学家之间的讨论。更广泛的介绍：由于研讨会是在ACS高分子材料科学与工程部（PMSE）的赞助下，每个口头报告都将附有一个两页的摘要PMSE预印本。 这些摘要包含相关的参考文献，并大大支持口头报告的影响。 年轻的科学家和代表性不足的群体的科学家将受益于不仅相互见面，而且听取和会见该领域国际领导人的机会。 专题讨论会具有很强的跨学科性质，将激发具有各种科学背景的与会者之间的讨论。

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 0938713 PI: Xu, Ting ORG: California-Berkeley Title: Washington ACS MeetingINTELLECTUAL MERIT: This proposal seeks support for travel awards for graduate students, post-docs, and underrepresented faculty to attend the symposium on ?Hybrid Soft Materials of Natural and Synthetic Polymers? at the Fall ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C., August, 16-19, 2009 in the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering. The organizers aim to capture recent developments and present research in both well-developed stages and in new directions. The proposed symposium is divided into four specific focus areas: (1) Peptide-directed self-assembly, (2) Amphiphilic peptides, conjugates and assemblies, (3) Hybrid responsive biomaterials, (4) Hierarchical assemblies toward biomaterials. The threefold objectives of the symposium are: (1) to highlight recent advances in the design, synthesis, phase behavior and application of hybrid soft materials combining polymers and natural building blocks, (2) to provide a platform for the polymer chemist, polymer physicist, material scientist and bioengineer to establish connections and exchange ideas, (3) to facilitate opportunities for minority and junior faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to present their most recent research results and extend their horizon and knowledge base of hybrid materials. This symposium will provide opportunities for both leaders and young investigators working in these focus areas to share their recent advances, ideas, challenges, and solutions with the expectation that approaches being developed in one area can directly impact and facilitate advances in the others. In addition, the integration of polymer scientists, biophysicists and engineers, who may approach material design in different manners, may facilitate more rapid advancement of these technologies. Finally, the format of the symposium is intended to facilitate discussion among all scientists in attendance.BROADER IMPACTS: Because the symposium is under the auspices of the ACS Division of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE), every oral presentation will be accompanied by a two page abstract in PMSE Preprints. These abstracts contain pertinent references and significantly support the impact of the oral presentation. Younger scientists and those from underrepresented groups will benefit from the opportunity not only to meet one another but to hear from and meet international leaders in the field. The symposium has a strong interdisciplinary character and will stimulate discussions among participants with a variety of scientific backgrounds.