Radiation Driven Processes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Industry

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Radiation Chemistry: Radiation Driven Processes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Industry focus on the fundamental chemical and physical science of ionizing radiation and their applications. The primary objective of this conference is to catalyze the interchange of new ideas and recent discoveries within the basic radiation sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, and to facilitate translating this knowledge to applications in medicine and industry.

Capitalizing on its traditional interdisciplinary platform, a major goal of this GRS/GRC is to both educate and promote the next generation of scientists interested in radiation-driven processes. The newly added GRS provides an opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to independently organize a meeting that will foster interactions between the young investigators. The GRS, thereby, establishes a camaraderie that extends into the GRC and increases opportunities for young investigators to interact with leaders in all of the radiation science fields. To promote this interaction, the GRC features a "Young Investigators Session" that is designed to showcase early career scientists by giving them an opportunity to present and discuss their work with a diverse audience populated with leaders in fields that span all of the radiation sciences.

The GRS is held 1 day prior to the GRC and will have 4 sessions that encompass a minimum of 4 topics selected from the proffered abstracts to complement and augment the topics presented during the GRC. The GRC will cover 9 general topics: Challenges in the Nuclear Power Industry, Nanoparticles and Radiation, Track Structure and Modeling, Low Energy Electron Radiolysis, Heavy Ion Therapy and Protection, Polymer and Composites Radiolysis, Fast Kinetics in Radiation Chemistry, Radiolysis of Macromolecules, and the "Young Investigator" session.