2017 GRC Soft Condensed Matter Physics: In and Out of equilibrium

非技术摘要该奖项支持2017年戈登研究会议和戈登研究研讨会“软凝聚态物理学：平衡内外”。该奖项由材料研究部的CMP和CMMT计划共同资助。这次戈登研究会议将汇集来自各个领域的领先科学家，在一个合议的气氛中，支持公开讨论，讨论软物质物理学前沿的问题。本次会议将集中讨论软凝聚态物理学前沿的两个主题：通过热和非热过程导致材料自组织的机制。会议将集中讨论胶体和液晶材料设计的最新进展。一个同样重要的目标是说明软物质物理学和相关的跨学科领域之间日益增长的联系，包括生物学，数学拓扑学，流体动力学，纳米技术和材料科学。此外，本次会议之前将举行戈登研究研讨会，为年轻研究人员提供一个独特的机会，分享GRC的经验，并与同行建立非正式网络。

Non-Technical Abstract This award supports the 2017 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on "Soft Condensed Matter Physics: In and out of equilibrium". The award is jointly funded by the CMP and CMMT programs in the Division of Materials Research. This Gordon Research Conference will bring together leading scientists from a variety of fields in a collegial atmosphere that supports open discussion to discuss issues at the cutting edge of soft matter physics. This meeting will focus on two topics at the forefront of Soft Condensed Matter Physics: the mechanisms lead to self organization of materials though both thermal and athermal processes. Many The conference will focus on recent advances in the design of colloidal and liquid crystalline materials. An equally important goal is to illustrate growing connections between soft matter physics and related interdisciplinary fields, including those of biology, mathematical topology, fluid dynamics, nanotechnology and material science. In addition, this conference will be preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar that provides a unique opportunity for young researchers to share in the GRC experience and build informal networks with their peers.