This award provides partial support for the Gordon Research Conference on Correlated Electron Systems. This biennial meeting focuses on the novel properties of materials and artificial structures which result from strong interactions between electrons. The topics cover some of the most intellectually vibrant areas of condensed matter physics research, as well as those which hold the most promise for revolutionary rather than incremental technological applications. The meeting brings together speakers, who are world-leading experts in their areas, with a diverse group of other attendees containing a large number of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists, representing the future of the field. The Gordon Research Conference format provides an extremely interactive venue in which young researcher and experts can discuss extensively, forge contacts and research relationships, and initiate new projects and collaborations. The NSF funds will be used predominantly to support US students, postdocs and junior faculty who would not otherwise be able to attend the conference.
