In this award, funded by the Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms (CSDM-A) Program of the Division of Chemistry, Professor Andrey Vilesov of the University of Southern California, through the auspices of the Gordon Research Conferences, will support the participation of early-career U.S. scientists in an important conference for researchers studying the physics and chemistry of small clusters of atoms and molecules. Providing exposure and opportunities for in-depth interaction between young U.S. scientists to the leaders in the field is an important part in the young scientists development.
The subjects of this conference (Molecular and Ionic Clusters: Structure and Dynamics of Isolated Particles) are important in understanding the interaction of solutes with solvents (most of the chemistry taking place in the natural environment) as well as understanding the unique chemistry that takes place in atmospheric aerosols. The conference provides a unique venue for bringing together both experimental and computational/theoretical physical chemists.
The Gordon Research Conference on MOLECULAR & IONIC CLUSTERS was held at Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort, Lucca (Barga), Italy, April 27-May 2nd, 2014. The Conference was well-attended with 110 participants. The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students. Of the 110 attendees, 29 voluntarily responded to a general inquiry regarding ethnicity which appears on our registration forms. Of the 29 respondents, 0% were Minorities – 0% Hispanic, 0% Asian and 0% African American. Approximately 21% of the participants at the 2014 meeting were women. The Gordon Research Seminar on MOLECULAR & IONIC CLUSTERS was held at Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort, Lucca (Barga), Italy, April 26-27th, 2014. The Seminar was well-attended with 42 participants. The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students. Of the 42 attendees, 11 voluntarily responded to a general inquiry regarding ethnicity which appears on our registration forms. Of the 14 respondents, 0% were Minorities – 0% Hispanic, 0% Asian and 0% African American. Approximately 24% of the participants at the 2014 meeting were women. In designing the formal speakers program, emphasis was placed on current unpublished research and discussion of the future target areas in this field. There was a conscious effort to stimulate lively discussion about the key issues in the field today. Time for formal presentations was limited in the interest of group discussions. In order that more scientists could communicate their most recent results, poster presentation time was scheduled.
