44th International Symposium on Macromolecules (MACRO 2012)-IUPAC World Polymer Congress: Enabling Technologies for a Safe, Sustainable, Healthy World

技术与非技术特征--第44届国际高分子学术研讨会(MACRO 2012)？IUPAC世界聚合物大会：支持安全、可持续和健康世界的技术，由美国国家科学基金会材料研究和化学部门共同支持，将为来自学术界、工业界和政府的顶尖科学家和工程师提供一个国际论坛，讨论跨越高分子科学和工程新兴边界的多学科技术。这一享有盛誉的会议每年在全球轮换两次；之前的美国会议分别在阿克伦大学(1994)和阿默斯特大学(1982)举行。2012年宏观世界聚合物大会被设想为聚合物科学和工程最新进展的综合科学和教育论坛，会议副标题集中了不同领域的专家，讨论在一系列学科中具有国家重要性的技术。这样的国际和跨学科论坛将促进必要的合作和相互理解，以催化从分子到设备层面的突破性聚合物材料解决方案。2012年世界聚合物大会的目标包括：(1)传播聚合物科学和工程的最新进展；(2)多学科教育；(3)培养不同学科的合作；(4)形成国际专业网络。大会将包括11个专题讨论会：合成的最新进展、表征的现代方法、复杂的高分子系统、表面和界面、高分子和纳米技术、生物技术和医学中的高分子、能源、光学和光电子学、可持续发展科学与工程、商业前沿、跨学科相互作用的进展和聚合物物理。与仪器参展商合作的海报会议将提供额外的非邀请投稿，重点是研究生的演讲。研讨会的主题与美国科学界相关。每个研讨会将包括一名来自美国大学或公司的讨论负责人，一名或多名国际联合主席(S)，以及该学科的30场特邀研究讲座。每届研讨会还将欢迎来稿讲座(每场约30场，共60场)和来稿海报(4场会议，共约150张海报)。被邀请的演讲者被公认为各自领域的领导者，并将发表具有广泛科学吸引力的重点演讲。特别关注一个多样化的项目的发展，包括代表性不足的团体、全国一流的大学、国际参与，以及展示跨学科的创新。两次上午的全体讲座将召集整个会议的注册人员就具有全球重要性的主题发表看法(总共有11位全体发言者，其中包括两位诺贝尔奖获得者)。

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACTThe 44th International Symposium on Macromolecules (MACRO 2012) ? IUPAC World Polymer Congress: Enabling Technologies for a Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy World, co-supported by the NSF Divisions of Materials Research and Chemistry, will provide an international forum for leading scientists and engineers from academia, industry, and government to discuss multidisciplinary technologies that bridge emerging boundaries of macromolecular science and engineering. This prestigious conference rotates biannually around the globe; previous USA conferences were held at the University of Akron (1994) and UMass-Amherst (1982). The 2012 MACRO World Polymer Congress is envisioned as an integrated scientific and educational forum for the most recent advances in polymer science and engineering, and the meeting subtitle focuses experts in diverse fields to address technologies of national importance over a range of disciplines. Such an international and interdisciplinary forum will facilitate collaborations and mutual understanding necessary to catalyze breakthrough polymer-based material solutions from the molecular to the device level. The objectives of the 2012 MACRO World Polymer Congress include (1) dissemination of the most recent advances in polymer science and engineering, (2) education across multiple disciplines, (3) cultivation of collaborations across diverse disciplines, and (4) formation of international professional networks. The Congress will consist of eleven symposia on: Recent Developments in Synthesis, Modern Methods in Characterization, Complex Macromolecular Systems, Surfaces and Interfaces, Macromolecules and Nanotechnology, Macromolecules in Biotechnology and Medicine, Energy, Optics, and Optoelectronics, Sustainability Science and Engineering, Commercial Frontiers, Advances in Interdisciplinary Interactions, and Polymer Physics. Poster sessions in concert with instrument exhibitors will provide additional non-invited contributions with an emphasis on presentations from graduate students.The symposium topics are relevant to the scientific community in the USA. Each symposium will include a discussion leader from a US university or company, one or more international co-chair(s), and 30 invited research lectures in the discipline. Each symposium will also welcome contributed lectures (approximately 30 each, totally 60) and contributed posters (4 sessions with 150 posters approximately in total). Invited speakers are recognized as leaders in their fields and will deliver focused lectures with broad scientific appeal. Special attention was devoted to the development of a diverse program including under-represented groups, leading universities from across the nation, international participation, and demonstrated innovation across disciplines. Two morning plenary lectures will convene the entire conference registrants for perspectives on themes of global importance (11 plenary speakers in total including 2 Nobel Laureates).