2022 Crystal Engineering Gordon Research Conference
Abstract
This proposal requests funds to support the 2022 Gordon Research Conference on Crystal Engineering (GRC-CE) to be held June 19-24, 2022. Crystal engineering is the design and synthesis of solid-state materials with defined structure (e.g., organic molecular crystals, metal-organic framework solids, covalent-organic frameworks),based on the bottom-up assembly of small molecules and/or ionic building blocks. Such crystalline materials play an important role in a broad range of technologies. At the heart of crystal engineering is understanding how these building blocks organize and the properties that emerge from them. The materials created through crystal engineering efforts have many applications related to the mission of the ARO, such as reactive and energetic materials as well as chemical systems for new protective and responsive materials and sensors. The presence of an associated Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) ensures that young scientist are well represented as attendees at the GRC-CE. The highly interactive format of both the GRC and GRS ensures it will be a valuable experience for the next generation of researchers in the field. The field of crystal engineering is inherently broad and interdisciplinary. The 2022 GRC-CE will bring together organic, inorganic, physical, computational chemists, as well as pharmaceutical scientists, materials scientists, data scientists, and others in a uniquely and highly interactive environment to discuss latest results at the cutting edge of the field. The 2022 GRC-CE program includes leading researchers with a variety of perspectives (academia, national laboratories and industry) to encourage new multidisciplinary ways of thinking across fields and collaboration. As with past GRC-CEs, ensuring diversity will be a top priority, both in terms of science and in particular with respect to the inclusion of women and other underrepresented groups. The program for the 2022 GRC-CE GRC includes sessions on Order, Disorder and Defects, Crystal Assembly, Polymorphs and Mixtures, Crystals Under Pressure, Crystal Reactivity, Pharmaceuticals and Cocrystals, Big Data and Informatics, Porosity and Open Framework Materials, and Engineering Across Different Length Scales. The program topics are therefore highly relevant to the ARO, specifically to the Chemical Sciences program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2022
- Source ID
- W911NF2210055
Entities
People
- Jennifer Swift
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Gordon Research Conferences
- United States Army