2020 Solid State Chemistry Gordon Research Conference: Functional Inorganic Materials - Exploratory Synthesis, Advanced Characterization, and Computational Methods

非技术描述2020年戈登研究会议(GRC)和戈登研究研讨会(GRS)题为功能无机材料-探索性合成、先进表征和计算方法，部分资金来自NSF材料研究部和多学科活动办公室的几个项目。它将在新罕布夏州新伦敦的科尔比-索耶学院举行，从7月25日至26日的GRS开始，紧随其后的是2020年7月26日至31日的GRC。GRC的包容性和合议性，以及对共享未公布数据的重视，加强了培养创新方法，以应对目前面临的最紧迫的挑战。学生、博士后助理和早期职业科学家与杰出的资深科学家一起互动，讨论新的和令人兴奋的科学方向。通过这些互动，拥有数十年经验的科学家的专业知识启发和培养了未来的领导者。GRC是专门为促进来自学术界、政府实验室和工业界的研究人员之间的思想交流和合作而设立的。GRC之前的GRS是专门为研究生和博士后研究员举办的会议，它促进了一种环境，将新研究生介绍到会议氛围中。这允许所有学生和研究员在压力较小的环境中展示他们的工作，并促进同行之间的网络交流。组织者致力于举办一次促进多样性的会议，特别关注鼓励妇女、代表性不足的少数民族和残疾人的参与。技术描述固体化学在设计、发现和优化新的功能无机材料方面发挥了至关重要的作用，以满足社会对更小、更快、更清洁和更可持续的技术日益增长的需求。从探索性合成到商业应用的道路是复杂的，本质上是一条多学科的道路。戈登固态化学研究会议(GRC)是一次独特的会议，聚集了研究固态材料及其应用的不同群体的科学家。这一领域的研究人员感兴趣的是新材料的发现，它们的结构-性质关系，以及最终这些材料在技术应用中的应用。2020年会议的重点是功能无机材料-它们的合成、表征和计算方法。课程包括合成科学、先进的表征技术和材料化学的不同方法。其他课程的重点是固态化学必不可少的材料和技术，如能量转换和储存、磁性和电子学。来自学术界、国家实验室和工业界的研究人员提供了一个广阔的视角，试图加强基础研究和应用之间的联系。明确鼓励演讲者和海报演示者强调进步和讨论未发表的结果，同时分享关于合成、表征、计算和理论的新想法。组织者强烈鼓励积极参与讨论和参与海报会议，这些会议提供了展示和学习新的和令人兴奋的研究的绝佳机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The 2020 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) entitled Functional Inorganic Materials - Exploratory Synthesis, Advanced Characterization, and Computational Methods, is funded in-part by the several program in NSF's Division of Materials Research and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities. It will be held at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, beginning with the GRS on July 25-26, immediately followed by the GRC that runs from July 26-31, 2020. The cultivation of innovative approaches to address the most pressing challenges currently faced is enhanced by the inclusive and collegial nature of the GRC, as well as the emphasis on sharing unpublished data. A mixture of students, post-doctoral associates, and early career scientists interact along side with distinguished veteran scientists to discuss new and exciting scientific directions. Through these interactions the expertise of scientists with decades of experience inspires and educates future leaders. The GRC is specifically structured to promote the exchange of ideas and creating collaborations between researchers from academics, government laboratories, and industry. The GRS that immediately precedes the GRC, is a meeting solely for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, which promotes an environment to introduce new graduate students into a conference atmosphere. This allows all students and fellows to present their work in a low stress environment, and it promotes networking among peers. The organizers are committed to a meeting that promotes diversity, with particular attention placed on encouraging participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and people with disabilities.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONSolid state chemistry has played an essential role in the design, discovery, and optimization of new functional inorganic materials to meet every-growing societal demands for smaller, faster, cleaner, and more sustainable technologies. The road from exploratory synthesis to the commercial application is complex and inherently a multidisciplinary path. The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Solid State Chemistry is a unique meeting that brings together a diverse group of scientists investigating solid state materials and their applications. Researchers in this field are interested in the discovery of new materials, their structure-property relationships, and ultimately the use of these materials in technological applications. The 2020 conference focuses on functional inorganic materials - their synthesis, characterization, and computational methods. Sessions cover the science of synthesis, advanced characterization techniques, and diverse approaches to materials chemistry. Other sessions focus on materials and technologies where solid state chemistry is essential, such as energy conversion and storage, magnetism, and electronics. Researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry provide a broad perspective that seeks to strengthen the links between fundamental studies and applications. Speakers and poster presenters are explicitly encouraged to emphasize advances and discuss unpublished results, while sharing new ideas on synthesis, characterization, computation, and theory. The organizers strongly encourage active contribution to discussions and participation in poster sessions that offer an excellent opportunity for presenting and learning about new and exciting research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.