Conference: 32nd Annual Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference

中西部热力学和统计力学（MTSM）会议是热力学跨学科研究人员的年度区域会议。它的格式和可访问性为本科生，研究生，博士后科学家和来自中西部的早期职业教师提供了一个理想的环境来传播他们的工作。它将于2023年6月7日至8日在圣母大学校园内举行。MTSM会议历史上为研究热力学和统计力学的理论和实验方面的研究人员提供了一个论坛，让他们聚集在一起，展示他们的工作，并交换意见。大多数与会者将来自化学工程和化学系，尽管来自物理，材料科学，机械工程和计算机科学系的学生和教师也参加了这个会议系列。中西部热力学和统计力学会议汇集了不同的热力学研究人员，交流新的研究成果和想法。研究领域包括自组装，相变，大分子动力学和宏观材料特性，包括实验，理论和计算热力学和统计力学。会议对所有研究人员开放，但重点是为早期职业研究人员提供一个平台，以增加其结果的受众，建立志同道合的研究人员网络，并确定潜在的合作机会。从历史上看，感兴趣的主题包括预测纳米材料、软物质和生物系统的微观结构和宏观性质，其中热力学和统计力学至关重要。应用到各种工程应用，如能量转换和存储，环境保护，材料设计，聚合物和纳米结构的合成，以及用于药物输送的生物分子的研究。今年的会议将是自1988年以来举行的第32届会议。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference is an annual regional meeting for interdisciplinary researchers in thermodynamics. Its format and accessibility present an ideal setting for undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, and early career faculty members from the Midwest to disseminate their work. It will be held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on June 7-8, 2023. The MTSM Conference has historically provided a forum for researchers working on theoretical and experimental aspects of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to come together, present their work, and exchange ideas. Most participants will be from chemical engineering and chemistry departments, although students and faculty from physics, materials science, mechanical engineering, and computer science departments have also participated in this conference series.The Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Conference brings together a diverse group of thermodynamics researchers for the exchange of new research results and ideas. Research areas include self-assembly, phase transitions, macromolecular dynamics, and macroscopic material properties, encompassing experimental, theoretical, and computational thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The conference is open to all researchers, though an emphasis is placed on providing a platform for early career researchers to increase the audience for their results, build a network of like-minded investigators, and identify potential collaborative opportunities. Historically, topics of interest have included the prediction of microscopic structure and macroscopic properties of nanomaterials, soft matter, and biological systems, where thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are fundamentally important. Applications to a variety of engineering applications such as energy conversion and storage, environment protection, materials design, synthesis of polymers and nanostructures, and investigation of biomolecules for drug delivery will be presented. This years' conference will be the 32nd held since 1988.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.