Conference: Student Paper Competition at the 2004 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium to be held in Ft. Worth, TX on June 6-11, 2004.

0417477 Goldsmith该提案要求为参加2004年国际微波研讨会（IMS）学生论文竞赛的16名美国大学学生提供差旅支持。IMS是电气和电子工程师协会微波理论与技术协会（MTT-S）的年度会议。（IEEE）。IMS也是微波领域的主要国际会议，也是无线通信研究成果的焦点。2004年，IMS将在Ft.每年，MTT-S通过一些机制促进学生在微波方面的教育和研究。 例如，它赞助了一个极具竞争力和声望的研究生奖学金计划，根据该计划，几名全日制研究生被赞助进行微波教育和研究。 然而，学会对学生最广泛的宣传是在IMS的年度学生论文比赛。 该计划是开放给任何全日制学生（通常，但不一定是研究生）谁是在IMS提交的论文的主要作者。 选择性课程将世界上最优秀的学生聚集在一个综合课程中，他们不仅向技术观众展示自己的作品，还向一群评委展示自己的作品。 该计划有助于培养学生的技术敏锐性以及他们的沟通技巧。 它还将他们介绍给国际技术界，并帮助建立一个学生社区，他们将领导下一代微波专业人员。IMS提供各种形式的财政支持，但不报销旅费。来自NSF的旅行支持将确保该计划对来自美国大学的感兴趣的申请人开放。

0417477GoldsmithThis proposal requests travel support for 16 students from U.S. universities in the Student Paper Competition at the 2004 International Microwave Symposium (IMS). The IMS is the annual meeting of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). The IMS is also the major international conference in the microwave field and a focus of research results in wireless communications. In 2004, the IMS will be held in Ft. Worth, Texas, USA from June 6 to June 11.Student Paper CompetitionEach year, the MTT-S promotes student education and research in microwave through a number of mechanisms. For instance, it sponsors a highly competitive and prestigious Graduate Fellowship program under which several full-time graduate students are sponsored for education and research in microwave. However, the Society's broadest outreach to students is the annual Student Paper Competition at the IMS. This program is open to any full-time student (typically, although not necessarily, a graduate student) who is the lead and principal author of a paper presented at the IMS. The selective program brings the world's best students together in an integrated program in which they present their work not only to a technical audience but also to a group of judges. The program helps develop the students' technical acumen as well as their communication skills. It also introduces them to the international technical community and helps to build a community of students who will lead the next generation of microwave professionals.The IMS provides financial support of various forms but does not reimburse travelexpenses. Travel support from NSF will ensure that the program is open to the widestrange of interested applicants from U.S. universities.