Collaborative Research between Israel, Greece, Turkey and the U.S. (Thessalonica, Greece, May 14-16, 2003)

Balaji NarasimhanIowa州立大学“以色列、希腊、土耳其和美国之间的合作研究”（会议将于2003年5月14日至16日在希腊塞萨洛尼基举行）。“这笔赠款用于资助参加将于2003年5月14日至16日在希腊塞萨洛尼基举行的第三届东地中海合作研究化学工程会议（EMCC-3）的旅费。参加这次会议的国家有土耳其、希腊、以色列和美国。 还将邀请其他东地中海国家的学术化学工程师参加。学术价值：PI此次访问的一个重要目的是与希腊和土耳其建立新的合作关系，以补充目前在理解半结晶聚合物界面结晶机制方面的相互作用（与以色列理工大学），从而改善加工并加强界面。该合作将带来新的见解，一些研究，PI已经与NSF的支持下进行，并将使提交一个新的合作建议，以CTS部门的NSF.更广泛的影响：在研究中开发的见解将是至关重要的半结晶聚合物界面的设计应用，如微电子封装，复合材料和人工器官。以色列，希腊和土耳其之间的互动也将使研究生接触到一个多元文化的环境，这是在今天日益全球化的角度非常重要。

Balaji NarasimhanIowa State University"Collaborative Research between Israel, Greece, Turkey and the U.S. (Conference to be held in Thessalonica, Greece, May 14-16, 2003)." This grant supports travel funds to attend the 3rd Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative Research in Eastern Mediterranean (EMCC-3) to be held in Thessalonica, Greece, May 14-16, 2003. The participating countries are Turkey, Greece, Israel and the U.S. Academic chemical engineers from other Eastern Mediterranean countries will also be invited. Intellectual Merit:An important objective of the PI's visit will be to establish new collaborations with Greece and Turkey to complement current interactions (with Technion University, Israel) in the area of understanding crystallization mechanisms across semicrystalline polymer interfaces with a view to improve processing and to strengthen the interface. The collaborations will bring new insights to some of the research that the PI has performed with NSF support and will enable submission of a new collaborative proposal to the CTS Division of NSF.Broader Impact:The insights developed in the research will be critical in the design of semicrystalline polymer interfaces in applications such as microelectronics packaging, composite materials, and artificial organs. The interactions between Israel, Greece and Turkey will also enable graduate students to be exposed to a multi-cultural environment, which is very important in today's increasingly global perspective.