2014 Gordon Research Conference on 'Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research: Challenges and Complexity in Characterization and Conservation' and Gordon Research Seminar

非技术描述：2014年戈登研究会议(GRC)关于文化遗产研究的科学方法提供了一个特殊的论坛，科学家们可以在这里讨论文化遗产对象的材料成分、退化过程和保护策略的最新研究进展。材料科学是保护我们的全球文化遗产以供未来研究、解释、通过旅游创造财富、享受和维护文化资本的一门关键的主要学科。GRC是一个强大的渠道，可以创建一个强大的美国和国际科学家网络，可以解决重要的社会问题，鼓励多元化参与，创建科学家进入文化遗产科学和STEM劳动力的渠道，并吸引媒体对科学在社会中的作用的积极关注。在支持早期职业科学家和学生的旅费和注册费用的情况下，该项目通过联合戈登研究研讨会和GRC海报会议促进年轻研究人员的参与。这次会议还有效地加强了研究和教育的基础设施，例如，促进博物馆科学家和大型设施的科学家之间的伙伴关系，以及小型文理学院和少数族裔学院的教授之间的伙伴关系，他们利用艺术在本科生水平教授科学，并吸引学生进入STEM职业和研究生学习。技术细节：该奖项为2014年戈登研究会议(2014年7月27日至8月1日，缅因州纽里)提供部分支持，主题为：文化遗产研究中的科学方法：表征和保护方面的挑战和复杂性。这次会议汇集了来自11个国家、4大洲和不同背景(博物馆、学术机构、国家实验室和图书馆)的34名顶尖研究人员。女性发言者和讨论领导者的非凡参与是性别包容性的典范，展示了由男性和女性研究人员进行的几乎同等数量的研究。还为相关的戈登研究研讨会“用于艺术、考古和保护的分子和材料分析”提供了支持，这是此类研讨会中的第一次。会议在促进教学、培训和学习的同时推进发现，为研究生和博士后研究人员提供了一个展示他们的研究并全面参与会议活动的平台，促进了与该领域一些最知名的国际领导者的广泛互动。2014年的会议重点介绍了创新的方法，a)了解与时间相关的变化；b)在多个长度和时间尺度上调查结构/属性关系；以及c)将我们对古代艺术品的材料加工、性能和故障的知识一直提升到当代艺术。对古代和历史材料失效机制的研究扩展了我们对材料如何在纳米尺度上发挥作用和相互作用的知识，并与我们对正在为现代应用开发的高性能材料的理解有直接关系。例如，染料敏化太阳能电池是基于钛或锌氧化物和有机染料(包括茜素)，这也被用作艺术家的颜料。因此，在本次戈登会议上捕捉到的寻求解决方案的研究表明，NSF优先追求创新方法来应对尖端挑战，并将理论、实验、观测、模拟和建模结果整合到一个能够解决日益复杂的研究问题的整体平台中。

NON TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This 2014 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research provides an exceptional forum where scientists can discuss the latest research advances on the material components, degradation processes, and conservation strategies for cultural heritage objects. Materials science is a key primary discipline involved in preserving our global cultural patrimony for future study, interpretation, wealth generation through tourism, enjoyment and maintenance of cultural capital. This GRC is a powerful conduit to create a robust network of US and international scientists that can address important societal questions, encourage diverse participation, create a pipeline of scientists into cultural heritage science and STEM workforce, and attract positive media attention on the role of science in society. With support of travel and registration expenses of early career scientists and students, this project promotes the participation of young investigators through the allied Gordon Research Seminar and the GRC poster sessions. This conference also effectively enhances the infrastructure for research and education by fostering partnerships between, for example, museum scientists and scientists at large scale facilities, as well as professors at small liberal arts colleges and minority-based colleges who use art to teach science at the undergraduate level and to attract students to STEM careers and graduate studies. TECHNICAL DETAILS: This award provides partial support to the 2014 Gordon Research Conference on "Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research: Challenges and Complexity in Characterization and Conservation" (July 27- August 1, 2014, Newry, ME). The conference brings together thirty-four leading researchers representing 11 countries, 4 continents, and a diversity of backgrounds (Museums, Academia, National laboratories and Libraries). Extraordinary participation of female speakers and discussion leaders is a model of gender inclusivity, presenting research conducted in almost equal amount by male and female researchers. Support is provided also for the associated Gordon research Seminar "Molecular and Material Analysis for Art, Archaeometry and Conservation", the first of its kind. The conference advances discovery while promoting teaching, training, and learning by offering a platform for graduate student and postdoctoral researchers to present their research and participate fully in the conference activities, fostering extended interactions with some of the most established international leaders in the field. The 2014 conference highlights innovative approaches to a) understanding time-dependent changes; b) investigating structure/ property relationships at multiple length and time-scales; and c) advancing our knowledge of materials processing, performance, and failure in artworks produced in antiquity all the way to contemporary art. The examination of the failure mechanisms of ancient and historic materials expands our knowledge of how materials function and interact at the nanoscale, and has direct relevance to our understanding of high performance materials being developed for modern applications. For example, dye sensitized solar cells are based on titanium or zinc oxides and organic dyes (including alizarin), that are also used as artists' pigments. The solution-seeking research that is captured at this Gordon Conference therefore speaks to the NSF priorities to pursue innovative approaches to address cutting-edge challenges and to integrate theoretical, experimental, observational, simulation and modeling results in a holistic platform able to address increasingly complex research questions.