Polymer Symposium Support for the 72nd Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS 2021)

该奖项为美国化学会东南地区会议（SERMACS）的聚合物研讨会提供部分支持，该研讨会定于2021年11月在阿拉巴马州伯明翰举行。研讨会将包括以下主题：1。合成刺激敏感聚合物的新途径。2. 两亲性聚合物在溶液中组装成纳米级结构。3. 结构参数控制胶束与聚合物在溶液中的组装。4. 聚合物在溶液中络合的动力学和热力学。5. 自组装结构的界面稳定。6. 模板组件：2D涂层和3D空心胶囊。7. 独立式和浮动式薄膜。8. 聚合物组件的结构-性能-功能关系。此外，研讨会为初级教师、学生和博士后研究人员（包括相当数量的女性）提供了与高级研究人员交流的重要机会。会议的演讲将通过SERMAC的专门网站进行宣传。学生将被鼓励在海报上展示，并将为教师候选人和学生提供活动和研讨会，以探索职业机会。该奖项反映了国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThis award offers partial support for the polymer symposium of the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), which is scheduled for November 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama.The following topics will be included in the symposium: 1. New routes for the synthesis of stimuli-sensitive polymers. 2. Assembly of amphiphilic polymers in solutions into nanoscale structures. 3. Structural parameters controlling micelles vs. polymersome assembly in solutions. 4. Kinetics and thermodynamics of polymer complexation in solutions. 5. Interfacial stabilization of self-assembled structures. 6. Templated assemblies: 2D coatings and 3D hollow capsules. 7. Free-standing and free-floating films. 8. Structure-property-function relationships of polymer assemblies.Additionally, the symposium offers essential opportunities for junior faculty members, students, and postdoctoral researchers, including a significant number of women, to network with senior researchers. The meeting talks will be publicized through the dedicated SERMAC website. Students will be encouraged to present at a poster session, and there will be activities and workshops for faculty candidates and for students to explore career opportunities..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.