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、土耳其和美国的合作研究”（会议将于2003年5月14-16日在希腊的Thessalonica举行）。这笔拨款用于参加将于2003年5月14日至16日在希腊塞萨洛尼卡举行的第三届东地中海合作研究化学工程会议（EMCC-3）的差旅费。参与国包括土耳其、希腊、以色列和美国。来自其他东地中海国家的学术化学工程师也将被邀请。知识价值：PI访问的一个重要目标将是与希腊和土耳其建立新的合作关系，以补充目前（与以色列理工大学）在了解跨半结晶聚合物界面的结晶机制领域的互动，以改进加工和加强界面。这些合作将为PI在NSF的支持下进行的一些研究带来新的见解，并将向NSF的CTS部门提交新的合作提案。更广泛的影响：研究中发展的见解将对微电子封装、复合材料和人造器官等应用中的半晶聚合物界面设计至关重要。以色列、希腊和土耳其之间的互动也将使研究生能够接触到多元文化环境，这在当今日益全球化的视野中非常重要。

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.