2014 Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference: Solid State Compounds and Materials for Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Energy Generation, July 27 - August 1, 2014

非技术性2014年戈登研究会议(GRC)将于2014年7月27日至8月1日在科尔比-索耶学院举行，主题为固态化学：用于新兴技术和可持续能源发电的固态化合物和材料，由固态和材料化学计划资助。这次会议将直接影响所有与会者，为交流固态化学前沿的思想提供一个开放的氛围，并将提供一个独特的论坛，将专家、青年科学家和学生聚集在一起，披露未发表的数据，挑战和讨论新颖的想法，并推动科学和创新的前沿。如果没有这些重要的会议，就不会有新的合作和产生的新想法。预计演讲者将向他们的同事传达尖端信息，目的是这一披露将在所有与会者中激发广泛的讨论，并逐步推动该领域的发展。会议的包容性和合议性的气氛，以及对分享以前未公布的信息的重视，使我们能够培养创新的方法，以应对我们世界面临的最重要的挑战。这一战略是GRC的一个标志，八十多年来一直服务于科学界，促进了科学的进步。对于代表性不足的群体，有特别的资金。这次会议的目的是促进学术界、产业界和政府实验室的研究人员之间的思想交流和伙伴关系的建立。许多较年轻的科学家以及更资深和杰出的科学家都包括在该计划中，他们承诺使演讲和讨论代表该领域的新方向。技术这次会议的重点是能源和环境应用材料的设计和性能，会议强调了我们在保持环境的同时生产足够的能源所面临的挑战。为了克服这一重要问题，新化合物的设计、现有材料的优化以及对结构和物理性质关系的理解需要多学科的方法，其中固体化学是基础，这次会议聚集了不同的科学家，讨论固体化学的最新进展和挑战。明确鼓励演讲者和海报主持人在各种当前主题上强调进展、未发表的结果、新的和有风险的想法。组织者强烈鼓励积极参与讨论和参与海报会议，这为展示新的和令人兴奋的研究提供了一个极好的机会。固体化学是一个多学科领域，其重要性不仅随着新的材料类别的发现而不断增加，而且随着对现代技术使固体的各种性质成为可能的更深入的了解而不断增加。随着理解、控制和预测固体的结构和性质的持续挑战，以及合成具有更高物理性能的新材料的需要，该领域的重要性和范围不断增长。

NON TECHNICAL The 2014 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Solid State Chemistry: Solid State Compounds and Materials for Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Energy Generation funded by the Solid State and Materials Chemistry Program will be held at Colby-Sawyer College July 27-August 1, 2014. This meeting will directly impact all of the attendees by providing an open atmosphere for exchange of ideas on the cutting edge of Solid State Chemistry and it will provide a unique forum to bring together experts, young scientists, and students to disclose unpublished data, to challenge and discuss novel ideas, and to push the frontiers of science and innovation forward. New collaborations can be formed and new ideas generated that would not otherwise occur if not for these important conferences. Speakers are expected to convey cutting edge information to their colleagues with the objective that this disclosure will stimulate expansive discussion among all attendees and progressively advance the field. The inclusive, collegial atmosphere of the meeting, and the emphasis on sharing previously unpublished information, enables the cultivation of innovative approaches to address the most important challenges facing our world. This strategy is a hallmark of GRC and has served the scientific community and facilitated the advancement of science for over eight decades. There is special funding for underrepresented groups. The intent of this meeting is to promote the exchange of ideas and the building of partnerships between researchers from the academic world, industry and government laboratories. Many younger scientists are included in the program along with more senior and distinguished scientists, promising to make the presentations and discussions representative of new directions in the field.TECHNICAL The focus of this conference is the design and properties of materials for energy and environment applications, and the conference highlights the challenges that we face in producing enough energy while maintaining our environment. To conquer this important problem, the design of new compounds, the optimization of existing materials and the understanding of the relationship of structure and physical properties require a multidisciplinary approach in which Solid State Chemistry is the bedrock, and this conference brings together a diverse array of scientists to discuss the latest advances and challenges in Solid State Chemistry. Speakers and poster presenters are explicitly encouraged to emphasize advances, unpublished results, new and risky ideas on a variety of current topics. The organizers strongly encourage active contribution to discussions and participation in poster sessions, which offer an excellent opportunity for presenting new and exciting research. Solid State Chemistry is a multidisciplinary field whose importance continues to increase not only with the discovery of new classes of materials, but also through a deeper understanding of the diverse properties of solids made possible by modern techniques. The importance and scope of the field has grown in response to the continuing challenge to understand, control, and predict the structures and properties of solids and the need to synthesize new materials with enhanced physical properties.