Travel Support for International Conference on Heterogeneous Material Mechanics (ICHMM 2003)

2003年非均质材料力学国际会议(ICHMM 2003)将于2003年6月24-29日在中国举行(http://www.ichmm.org)，将重点介绍亚洲、北美和欧洲固体力学领域的当代和新兴研究方向。它将在重庆提供传统的形式(2.5天)，然后在长江游轮上提供旨在解决紧急研究问题的工作研讨会形式的会议(2.5天)。建议美国国家科学基金会提供15,000美元的参与者支持费用，以促进关键的西方参与者的出席。巨大的文化和技术多样性是2003年国际卫生与卫生运动国际会议的主要主题；我们将鼓励代表性不足的群体参加。最终报告将包括与会者名单和会议日程、小组讨论摘要和扩展摘要。ICHMM 2003将对固体力学领域的主要国际部门的科学和文化交流产生深远影响。这次会议的新颖形式将阐明共同研究重点(设计材料、纳米机械、生物材料等)新兴领域的问题。通过小组讨论和长江段期间的非正式交流。

ICHMM 2003 Participant Support Program AbstractD.L. McDowell, Georgia Tech, Co-Chair of ICHMM 2003The International Conference on Heterogeneous Material Mechanics (ICHMM 2003), to be held June 24-29, 2003 in China (http://www.ichmm.org), will highlight contemporary and emerging research directions of Asian, North American and European solid mechanics communities. It will provide both a traditional format in ChongQing (2.5 days), followed by working workshop-format sessions aimed at emergent research issues (2.5 days) on a cruise down the YangTze River. It is proposed that the US NSF provide $15,000 in participant support costs to foster attendance of key western participants. Tremendous cultural and technical diversity are major themes of the ICHMM 2003; we will encourage participation of underrepresented groups. The final report will include the list of participants and conference schedule, summary of panel discussions, and extended abstracts. ICHMM 2003 will have profound impact on scientific and cultural exchange of leading international segments of the solid mechanics community. The novel format of this meeting will illuminate issues in emerging areas of common research emphasis (materials by design, nanomechanics, biomaterials, etc.) through both panel discussions and informal exchanges during the YangTze River segment.