2022 GRC / GRS on Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectrolyte Solutions: Sub-title: “Connecting theory and simulations to experiments and applications.”

该奖项将为将于2022年2月6日至11日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行的胶体、高分子和聚电解质解决方案：将理论和模拟与实验和应用相结合的2022年戈登研究会议(GRC)提供部分支持。在会议之前，将为研究生举办戈登研究研讨会(GRS)。这两个活动将为研究人员，特别是年轻的研究人员和学生提供机会，介绍他们的研究成果，会见该领域的资深专家，并讨论胶体和聚合物解决方案的新研究趋势。这些材料在各种技术领域都很重要，包括涂料、油漆、个人护理产品和化妆品以及食品加工。GRC和GRS的目标是促进讨论，使这些重要材料的实验、数值模拟和理论能够进行比较。胶体和聚合物科学，包括聚电解质，在广泛的应用中变得越来越重要，特别是涉及生物技术的应用。RNA疫苗的开发在一定程度上是通过产生DNA的纳米颗粒络合物，DNA是一种聚电解质，与相反带电的表面活性剂。模拟细胞的合成结构，如无膜细胞器，是通过分离表现出聚电解质相行为的带电蛋白质形成的。不断增加的计算能力、新的计算方法和高分辨率的实验现在允许在实验和模拟之间进行长度和时间尺度的比较，两者都可以访问。这是GRC/GRS的主题。课程主题包括聚电解质和离子液体、受限胶体、定向组装、推进胶体、界面系统、聚合物和生物学、聚合物玻璃和驱动弹性体。针对研究生的GRS将包括面向学生和年轻研究人员的技术课程和职业发展课程。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。

This award will provide partial support for the 2022 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectrolyte Solutions: Connecting Theory and Simulations to Experiments and Applications, which will be held February 6-11, 2022 in Ventura, CA. The conference will be preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) for graduate students. Together, the two events will provide opportunities for researchers, especially young investigators and students, to present results of their research, meet senior experts in the field, and discuss emerging research trends in colloidal and polymeric solutions. These materials are important in a variety of technology areas including coatings, paints, personal-care products and cosmetics, and food processing. The goal of the GRC and GRS is to bring promote discussions that will enable comparisons between experiments, numerical simulations, and theory for these important materials.Colloidal and polymer science, including polyelectrolytes, is growing in importance in a wide range of applications, especially those involving biotechnology. The development of RNA vaccines was enabled in part by creating nanoparticle complexes of DNA, a polyelectrolyte, with oppositely charged surfactants. Synthetic structures that mimic cells, such as membraneless organelles, are formed by segregating charged proteins that exhibit polyelectrolyte phase behavior. Increasing computing power, new computational methods, and high resolution experiments now allow comparisons between experiment and simulation at length and time scales that are accessible to both. This is the theme of the GRC/GRS. Session topics will include polyelectrolytes and ionic liquids, confined colloids, directed assembly, propelled colloids, interfacial systems, polymers and biology, polymer glasses, and driven elastomers. The GRS for graduate students will include technical sessions as well as career development sessions for students and young investigators.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.