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

2022 年关于胶体、高分子和聚电解质解决方案的 GRC / GRS：副标题：“将理论和模拟与实验和应用联系起来。”

• 批准号: 2134789
• 负责人: Ronald Larson
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-11-15 至 2022-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2134789&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2022; GRC; GRS; Colloidal; Macromolecular

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.

该奖项将为 2022 年戈登研究会议 (GRC) 提供部分支持，该会议主题为胶体、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，该会议将于 2022 年 2 月 6 日至 11 日在加利福尼亚州文图拉举行。 会议之前将为研究生举办戈登研究研讨会（GRS）。 这两场活动将为研究人员，特别是年轻的研究人员和学生提供机会，展示他们的研究成果，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兴研究趋势。 这些材料在涂料、油漆、个人护理产品和化妆品以及食品加工等各种技术领域都很重要。 GRC 和 GRS 的目标是促进讨论，​​从而能够对这些重要材料的实验、数值模拟和理论进行比较。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，特别是那些涉及生物技术。 RNA 疫苗的开发部分是通过创建 DNA（一种聚电解质）与带相反电荷的表面活性剂的纳米颗粒复合物来实现的。 模拟细胞的合成结构（例如无膜细胞器）是通过分离表现出聚电解质相行为的带电蛋白质而形成的。 不断增强的计算能力、新的计算方法和高分辨率实验现在允许在实验和模拟之间在长度和时间尺度上进行比较，而两者都可以访问。 这是GRC/GRS 的主题。 会议主题将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。 研究生的 GRS 将包括技术课程以及学生和年轻研究人员的职业发展课程。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。