报告题目：Soft Matter: Where Physics
Meets Chemistry and Biology

报告人：An-Chang Shi

Department of Physics and Astronomy

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario Canada

个人主页 http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/~shi/

报告地点：无机-超分子楼二楼圆形报告厅

报告时间：2014年6月20日下午14：30（星期五）

Abstract

Soft matter refers to materials that are condensed yet also compliant. Typical soft materials include polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and biological materials. The softness is one of the reasons why these materials are extremely attractive for many applications in modern technology. Another intriguing property of soft materials is their ability to self-assemble into complex organized structures. Traditionally, soft matter is a research area populated by chemists and biologists, emphasizing the synthesis and characterization of these materials. Since middle 70’s, many physicists turned their attentions to this important area of research, bringing with them the insights from physics. The infusion of physics ideas into soft matter research has led to many progresses. At the same time, many new physical concepts and ideas emerge from soft matter research. My lectures start with a brief survey of soft matter and its physiochemcial properties, and end with an introduction of the concepts and theories needed to understand these fascinating research materials.

化学学院

2014年6月16日