Eleventh International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials; Berlin, Germany; June 24-28, 2002

这笔赠款用于支持将于2002年6月24-28日在德国柏林举行的第十一届材料无损表征国际研讨会。这将是1983年首次举办的一系列国际研讨会中的最新一次。这些研讨会的目标是提供一个独特的焦点，将无损评估的科学和技术应用于材料表征。最终目标是开发创新的、更灵敏和更精确的方法来比目前的无损检测技术更早地表征材料的性能，以便在宏观缺陷发生之前就能检测和纠正任何有损于预期应用的材料变化。论文将包括老化基础设施的研究和应用，微结构的无损表征，过程控制的在线测量，无损表征测量的精确度和准确度，计算机辅助断层扫描的进展，非接触式超声波，微波的进步和应用，以及先进的高分辨率探测技术。人们非常感兴趣的将是材料的复杂性质已被认识到的最先进的发展和应用。接受资助的人将由组委会根据地理分布和希望尽可能多地包括妇女和少数民族的意愿来选择。材料的无损表征一直是材料界和关注真实结构无损检测的质量和敏感性的执业工程师的极大兴趣。这次研讨会的作用是将无损检测技术专家和无损检测研究人员聚集在一起。将讨论材料特性的无损测试和评估方面的研究、需求和应用，如屈服强度、延展性、弹性模数、晶粒度、微结构、织构、纤维放置和残余应力。在研讨会期间将举行几次海报会议，以便许多与会者可以展示他们的研究成果，特别是青年科学家和研究生。这笔赠款支持选定的参与者根据他们的需要和专长进行旅行和登记。

This grant supports the Eleventh International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials to be held June 24-28, 2002, in Berlin, Germany. This will be the latest in a series of international symposia that was first held in 1983. The objective of these symposia is to provide a unique focus on the science and technology of nondestructive evaluation applied to materials characterization. The ultimate goal is to develop innovative, more sensitive and more precise methods to characterize the properties of materials much earlier than possible with current nondestructive testing techniques, so that any material alterations detrimental to the desired application can be detected and corrected well before macroscopic defects occur. Papers will include research and applications for aging infrastructure, nondestructive characterization of microstructures, on-line measurements for process control, precision and accuracy of nondestructive characterization measurements, advances in computed assisted tomography, non-contact ultrasonics, microwave advances and applications, and advanced high resolution probing techniques. Of considerable interest will be state-of-the-art developments and applications where the complex nature of materials has been recognized. The recipients of funds will be selected by the organizing committee with awareness of geographical distribution and the desire to include as many women and minorities as possible.The nondestructive characterization of materials has been of immense interest to the materials community as well as practicing engineers concerned about the quality and sensitivity of nondestructive examination of real structures. This symposium functions to gather together both NDT technologists and NDE researchers. Research, needs, and applications in the nondestructive testing and evaluation of material characteristics such as yield strength, ductility, elastic modulus, grain size, microstructure, texture, fiber placement, and residual stress will be discussed. Several poster sessions will be held during the course of the symposium so that many participants can present the results of their research efforts, especially young scientists and graduate students. This grant supports the travel and registration of selected participants based on their need and expertise.