Travel Funds for the Involvement of Researchers in the 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

摘要美国国家科学院理论与应用力学委员会提出了一项旅行资助计划，以帮助美国研究人员参加2004年8月在波兰华沙举行的第21届国际理论与应用力学大会。国际会议为来自世界各地的研究人员提供了一个论坛，展示和讨论最近的研究成果，并为未来的研究工作确定方向。它们提供了一个交流思想、培养工作关系、建立网络和教育研究生的环境。与会者将接触到理论和应用力学的最新发展，与该领域的领导者和先驱互动，加强对基本原理的理解，并与同行建立更多的个人关系。这项资助将使来自美国的所有研究人员，包括初级和高级研究人员，更多地参与其中，这将加强美国的力学研究，并有助于建立该学科的未来。

Travel Funds for the Involvement of Researchers in the 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied MechanicsNSF Proposal # 0353338AbstractThe U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the National Academies proposes a travel grant program to assist researchers from the United States in attending the 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 2004, in Warsaw, Poland. International congresses provide a forum for researchers from around the world to present and discuss recent research findings and to define directions for future research work. They provide a setting for exchanging ideas, cultivating working relationships, building networks, and educating graduate students. Attendees are exposed to the latest developments in theoretical and applied mechanics, interact with leaders and pioneers in the field, strengthen their understanding of basic principles, and establish a more personal relationship with their peers. The increased involvement of all researchers, both junior and senior, from the United States that this grant will enable will strengthen U.S. mechanics research and help build the future of the discipline.