Conference Support for eMRS Symposium Q; Strasbourg, France; May 27 - 31, 2013

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 1256147 PI: Murphy， Catherine ORG: University of Illinois-UCTitle：会议支持eMRS研讨会QINTELLECTUAL MERIT：该提案要求NSF旅行支持三名年轻科学家（或工程师）参加欧洲材料研究学会（eMRS） 2013年春季会议，研讨会Q，“生物纳米材料用于成像、传感和驱动”，法国斯特拉斯堡，2013年5月27日至31日。支持的参与者将包括来自美国机构的一名非终身教职员工，以及来自美国机构中代表性不足群体（女性，少数民族）的两名研究生或博士后。由于资金有限，年轻的美国研究人员经常无法参加重要的国际会议。即将到来的2013年eMRS Q研讨会将重点介绍纳米生物技术领域最令人兴奋的最新研究，包括(i)设计、合成和生物学相关纳米材料的表征；（ii）自组装和自组织；（iii）纳米材料在活细胞和模式生物中的定位和命运成像；（iv）纳米毒理学——材料、形状、大小和表面性质对细胞对生物体的不良反应的影响；(v)纳米材料在生物传感、诊断、成像和造影剂、矢量化方面的应用；（六）纳米医学和纳米药学。该地区许多杰出的工作者将出席这次会议并发言。本提案旨在通过支持三名年轻研究者（一名教员，两名研究生或博士后）在本次研讨会上进行最后一分钟的“热门话题”演讲，增加会议的智力兴奋和多样性。更广泛的影响：研讨会在法国举行，将为年轻的美国与会者提供一个扩大接触范围和经验的机会。这些参与者将有机会接触到一个由同事、潜在合作者和导师组成的国际网络，否则他们将无法意识到这一点。研讨会Q的组织者（包括PI）将在美国化学会出版的主要纳米技术期刊ACS Nano上撰写一篇联合展望文章，突出研讨会上揭示的关键主题、讨论点和新兴研究方向，传播研讨会的思想。

ID: MPS/DMR/BMAT(7623) 1256147 PI: Murphy, Catherine ORG: University of Illinois-UCTitle: Conference Support for eMRS Symposium QINTELLECTUAL MERIT: The proposal requests NSF travel support for three young scientists (or engineers) to attend the European Materials Research Society (eMRS) Spring 2013 Meeting, Symposium Q, "Bionanomaterials for Imaging, Sensing, and Actuating" in Strasbourg, France, May 27- 31, 2013. The supported participants will include one untenured faculty member from a US institution, and two graduate students or postdocs from underrepresented groups (women, minorities) at U.S. institutions. Young US investigators are frequently unable to participate in key international meetings due to limited funds. The upcoming 2013 eMRS Symposium Q will highlight the most exciting recent research in the areas of nanobiotechnology, including (i) design, synthesis, and characterization of biologically relevant nanomaterials; (ii) self-assembly and self-organization; (iii) imaging of nanomaterial localization and fate in live cells and model organisms; (iv) nanotoxicology - the effect of material, shape, size, and surface properties on adverse responses from cells to organisms; (v) applications of nanomaterials to biosensing, diagnostics, imaging and contrast agents, vectorization; (vi) nanomedicine and nanopharmacy. Many eminent workers in the area will attend and speak at this meeting. This proposal seeks to increase the intellectual excitement and diversity of the meeting by supporting three young investigators (one faculty member, two graduate students or postdocs) to give last minute, "hot topic" talks at this Symposium.BROADER IMPACTS: The location of the Symposium in France will provide an opportunity for the young US participants to broaden their range of contacts and experience. These participants will gain access to an international network of colleagues and potential collaborators and mentors they would have not otherwise realized. The organizers of Symposium Q (including the PI) will write a joint Perspective article for ACS Nano, a major nanotechnology journal published by the American Chemical Society, that will highlight the key topics, discussion points, and emerging research directions as revealed at the Symposium, propagating the ideas from the Symposium.