8th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry

化学系的大分子，超分子和纳米化学（MSN）计划支持该项目，该项目为美国大学的助理和副教授在第八届超分子和大环化学国际研讨会（ISMSC-8）上的出席和口头演讲提供支持，该研讨会将于2013年7月7日至11日在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行。 会议的特点是口头报告，简短的谈话和海报会谈的混合物，海报会议涵盖了超分子化学界感兴趣的广泛的科学领域。 该提案的智力价值是与会者的演讲所固有的，这些演讲分为复杂性，组装，分子机器和机械效应，功能晶体，聚合物和材料，生物学超分子化学，表面和界面以及超分子催化等领域的主题会议。 主题会议有望激发对主题领域当前挑战和障碍的讨论。 最后，将根据与会者的研究出版《超分子化学》杂志的特刊。 这次会议的重要性和广泛影响是多方面的。 ISMSC-8的参与者在原籍国、性别、学术水平和专业领域方面各不相同。 不同背景的科学家之间的互动促进了新的（国际）国家合作，使学生同事接触到不同的文化和科学观点。 对于美国的助理和副教授谁的资金要求，这是一个机会，介绍他们的研究领域的领先专家。 高级和初级教师之间的互动导致建立非正式的导师-学员关系，影响超分子和大环化学研究的未来发展。

The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) program in the Division of Chemistry supports this project which provides support for the attendance and oral presentations of Assistant and Associate Professors from US Universities at the 8th International Symposium on Supramolecular and Macrocyclic Chemistry (ISMSC-8) to be held in Arlington, Virginia, July 7-11, 2013. The conference features a mixture of oral presentations, short talks and poster talks, and poster sessions covering a wide scientific area of interest to the supramolecular chemistry community. The intellectual merits of the proposal are inherent in the presentations of the participants which are grouped into theme sessions in the areas of complexity, assemblies, molecular machines and mechanical effects, functional crystals, polymers and materials, supramolecular chemistry of biology, surfaces and interfaces, and supramolecular catalysis. The theme session promises to stimulate discussions on the current challenges and barriers in the topic areas. Finally, a special issue of the journal "Supramolecular Chemistry" will be published based on research from the conference participants. The significance and broader impact of the conference are manifold. The participants in ISMSC-8 are diverse with respect to country of origin, gender, academic level, and area of expertise. The interactions between scientists of diverse background catalyze new (inter)national collaborations which expose student co-workers to different cultures and scientific viewpoints. For the US based Assistant and Associate Professors for whom funding is requested, this is an opportunity to present their research to leading experts in the field. Interactions between senior and junior faculty members lead to the establishment of informal mentor-mentee relationships that impact the future development of research in supramolecular and macrocyclic chemistry.