To Attend Sixth International Conference on Permafrost in Beijing, China, July 10-24; Participate in a Field Excursionto the Tibet-Qihai Plateau, July 10-24.

这是一项国际旅费赠款， 极地地球科学和北极计划和界面， 运输和分离计划。 这样做的目的 国际旅行补助金是允许旅行者 与中华人民共和国的学者互动。 的 活动包括：（1）在第六届会议上提交论文 7月5日在北京举行的冻土国际会议- （2）参加西藏实地考察- 1993年7月10日至24日在青海省青海 研究机构：中央研究所 化学工业部科技司; 兰兹霍恩冰川和冻土研究所。 这些活动的共同点是 界面和输运现象对土特性影响 极地和其他低温气候。 旅行者是一个 预测差异性冻胀的专家。 这种现象 具有工程重要性，因为它的发生会导致 对道路、机场跑道、管道和 建筑

This is an international travel grant jointly supported by the Polar Earth Sciences and Artic Programs and the Interfacial, Transport, and Separations Program. The purpose of this international travel grant is to allow the traveler to interact with academics in the Peoples Republic of China. The activities include: (1) presentation of a paper at the Sixth International Conference on Permafrost in Beijing on July 5- 9, 1993; (2) participation in a field excursion tot he Tibet- Qihai Plateau from July 10-24, 1993; and (3) a visit to two research institutes: the Central Research Institute of Science and Technology of th Ministry of Chemical Industry; and, the Lanzhorn Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology. The common thread in these activities is the relation of interfacial and transport phenomena to behavior of soil in polar and other low temperature climates. The traveler is an expert in predicting differential frost heave. This phenomena has engineering importance since its occurance can cause significant damage to raods, airport runways, pipelines, and buildings.