2011 Soft Condensed Matter Physics Gordon Conference: Soft Matter Far From Equilibrium at Colby Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire; August 14-19, 2011

2011年戈登会议“软凝聚态物理：远离平衡的软物质”将突出软材料研究前沿的各种现象，这些现象基于平衡物理的传统概念无法提供准确的描述。主题将包括经历灾难性变形的流体和固体，主动和自推进系统，湍流的新发展和应用，受限和驱动系统中的动力学和流动，干扰和玻璃系统，以及软材料中几何和拓扑的相互作用。受邀演讲者将代表各种科学学科，从软凝聚态物理到化学工程到地球物理学。会议将汇集在各自领域最前沿的研究人员，它将为初级科学家和研究生提供机会，以海报形式展示他们的工作，并与该领域的领导者交流思想。为了促进进一步的思想交流，我们计划由评审团选出3-4名特别优秀的青年演讲者进行简短的演讲。本次会议的学院氛围，安排的会议以及下午和晚上非正式聚会的机会，为来自不同学科的科学家提供了一个集思广益的途径，并促进了不同研究领域的跨学科合作。会议之前将举行为期两天的Gordon-Kenan研究研讨会，为年轻的研究人员提供一个独特的机会，分享GRC的经验，并与同行建立非正式的网络。

The 2011 Gordon Conference on "Soft Condensed Matter Physics: Soft Matter Far from Equilibrium" will highlight a wide range of phenomena at the forefront of soft materials research where traditional concepts, based on equilibrium physics, fail to provide an accurate description. Topics will include fluids and solids undergoing catastrophic deformations, active and self-propelled systems, new developments in and applications of turbulence, dynamics and flow in confined and driven systems, jamming and glassy systems, and the interplay of geometry and topology in soft materials. Invited speakers will represent a variety of scientific disciplines, ranging from soft condensed matter physics to chemical engineering to geophysics. The Conference will bring together investigators who are at the cutting edge of their field, and it will provide opportunities for junior scientists and graduate students to present their work in poster format as well as exchange ideas with leaders in the field. As a means to stimulate further exchange of ideas we plan to select by jury 3-4 junior presenters of particularly outstanding posters to give short talks. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed sessions as well as opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, provides an avenue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. The conference will be preceded by a two-day Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar that provides a unique opportunity for young researchers to share in the GRC experience and build informal networks with their peers.