Conference Proposal: The Second International Conference on Bioinspired and Zwitterionic Materials

非技术性：这项由材料研究部生物材料项目授予西雅图华盛顿大学的奖项是为了支持2015年8月12-14日在华盛顿州西雅图华盛顿大学举行的为期两天的会议，题为“会议提案：第二届生物灵感和两性材料国际会议”。该奖项由化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统(ENG)分部的界面过程和热力学以及生物医学工程项目共同资助。第二届生物启发和两性离子材料国际会议将介绍新的科学发现和发展，并将广泛讨论在广泛的科学和工程应用中的潜在应用。会议将为与会者之间交流思想、产生新的方法和技术以及启动未来的合作提供机制。这次国际会议预计将吸引来自不同国家和国家不同地区的研究人员，他们将有机会在这次会议期间进行互动，这反过来将加强和改进拟议主题中的科学、工程和教育活动。这些互动对学生和博士后研究员来说尤其重要。这项提案的另一个更广泛的影响目标是增加学生和未被充分代表的少数族裔学生在科学和工程领域的参与。会议形式将为学生提供各种机会，让他们参加顶尖科学家的最新讲座并与他们见面，交流和展示他们的成果，并参与会议上的讨论，在海报会议和会议休息期间参与讨论。技术：参加这次会议的研究人员将交换与生物和两性离子材料的基础研究和工程/医学/生命科学应用有关的新发现的信息。计划的会议包括：1)生物启发和两性离子材料-分子设计和合成基础；2)这些材料的表征和表面工程；以及3)这些材料在医疗器械和生物传感器、防污染和膜技术以及导电和能源相关系统中的应用。会议的主要特点是：(A)在这一领域工作的研究人员将交流与基础研究和潜在应用相关的新发现的信息；(B)两性离子材料领域以外的研究人员将了解这些材料解决挑战性问题的独特能力；以及(C)学生、博士后学者和年轻教职员工的职业和专业发展机会。

Non-Technical: This award by the Biomaterials program in the Division of Materials Research to University of Washington at Seattle is to support a two-day conference titled "Conference Proposal: The Second International Conference on Bioinspired and Zwitterionic Materials" at University of Washington, Seattle, WA on August 12-14, 2015. This award is cofunded by the Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics, and Biomedical Engineering programs, both in the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ENG). This second international conference on Bioinspired and Zwitterionic Materials will present new scientific discoveries and developments, and will broadly discuss potential applications in a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. The conference will provide the mechanism for the exchange of ideas, generation of new approaches and technologies and initiation of future collaborations among the attendees. This international conference is expected to attract researchers from different countries, and different regions of the country, and they will have opportunity to interact during this conference, and this in turn would enhance and improve scientific, engineering and educational activities in the proposed topics. These interactions are particularly important for students and postdoctoral fellows. The other broader impact goal of this proposal is to increase the participation of students and underrepresented minority students in science and engineering areas. The conference format will provide students with various opportunities to attend state-of-art lectures by top scientists and meet with them, communicate and present their results, and participate in discussions at the conferences, during poster sessions, and conference breaks.Technical: Researchers attending this conference will exchange information on new discoveries related to fundamental studies and engineering/medical/life science applications of bio- and zwitterionic materials. The planned sessions include: 1) Bioinspired and zwitterionic materials - Fundamentals of Molecular Design and Synthesis; 2) Characterization and Surface Engineering of these Materials; and 3) Applications of these Materials in Medical Devices and Biosensors, Antifouling and Membrane Technologies, and Conducting and Energy-related Systems. The main characteristics of the conference are: (a) researchers working in this area will exchange information on new discoveries related to fundamental studies and potential applications; (b) researchers outside zwitterionic materials field will learn of the unique capabilities of these materials to solve challenging problems; and c) career and professional development opportunities for students, postdoctoral scholars and young faculty members.