CONFERENCE for 2015 Pacifichem Symposia

2015年太平洋盆地学会国际化学大会（Pacifichem）将于2015年12月15日至20日在夏威夷檀香山举行，现申请资助两场研讨会。这两个专题讨论会是纳米技术的安全性和可持续性（#404）和气泡，液滴，薄膜和软物质的界面现象（#403）。申请的资金将用于为优秀的研究生和非终身教职的初级教师提供旅行奖励。在本次会议结束时，PI将与共同组织者和演讲者密切合作，出版一份研讨会纪要和一篇评论或评论，以突出表面科学的最新进展，纳米安全和研讨会上讨论的主要问题。纳米技术的安全和可持续性专题讨论会的目的是把化学家、生物学家、工程师和立法者聚集在一起，讨论纳米技术的必要预防方法，并鼓励采取具有成本效益的措施来防止环境和健康退化。特别的重点将是纳米技术的安全性和可持续性。气泡、液滴、薄膜和软物质的界面现象研讨会旨在探讨基本的胶体和界面现象及其在各种物理化学和生物物理领域中的作用，如智能表面、自组装和生物纳米技术。这两个研讨会都是多学科的，对多个科学学科都有深远的影响。纳米技术的安全性和可持续性研讨会将涵盖四个跨学科的研究主题，即纳米毒理学、纳米医学和生物纳米技术、可持续纳米技术和纳米技术的政策/监管。气泡、液滴、薄膜和软物质的界面现象研讨会将涵盖三个研究领域，包括胶体和表面科学、生物相关软物质和仿生系统的分子组装。

Proposal: 1607245PI: Zuo, YiFunding is requested to support two symposia of the 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2015. These two symposia are Safety and Sustainability of Nanotechnology (#404) and Interfacial Phenomena For Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter (#403). The requested funding will be used to provide travel awards to outstanding graduate students and non-tenured junior faculty members. At the conclusion of this conference, the PI will work closely with co-organizers and speakers to publish a symposium proceeding and one review or commentary to highlight the state-of-the-art of surface sciences, nanosafety and major issues discussed in these symposia.The symposium of Safety and Sustainability of Nanotechnology aims to bring together chemists, biologists, engineers, and legislators to discuss necessary precautionary approaches of nanotechnology and to stimulate cost-effective measures to prevent environmental and health degradation. The particular focus will be on safety and sustainability of nanotechnology. The symposium of Interfacial Phenomena for Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter aims to explore fundamental colloidal and interfacial phenomena and their role in a variety of physical chemistry and biophysical areas, such as smart surface, self-assembly and bionanotechnology. Both symposia are multidisciplinary and have far-reaching impacts on multiple scientific disciplines. The symposium of Safety and Sustainability of Nanotechnology will outreach four interdisciplinary research themes, i.e., nanotoxicology, nanomedicine and bionanotechnology, sustainable nanotechnology, and policy/regulation of nanotechnology. The symposium of Interfacial Phenomena for Bubbles, Droplets, Films and Soft Matter will cover three research areas, including colloid and surface science, bio-related soft matter, and molecular assembly of biomimetic systems.