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.

本提案要求为参加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旅费支持。IMS是电气和电子工程师协会（IEEE）微波理论与技术学会（MTT-S）的年度会议。IMS也是微波领域的主要国际会议，是无线通信领域研究成果的焦点。2004年，IMS将于6月6日至11日在美国德克萨斯州沃斯堡举行。学生论文比赛每年，MTT-S通过多种机制促进学生在微波方面的教育和研究。例如，它赞助了一个竞争激烈、享有盛誉的研究生奖学金项目，在该项目下，几名全日制研究生得到资助，从事微波领域的教育和研究。然而，协会对学生最广泛的拓展是在IMS举办的年度学生论文竞赛。该项目向所有全日制学生（通常是研究生，但不一定是研究生）开放，只要是在IMS上发表的论文的主要作者。这个精选项目将世界上最优秀的学生聚集在一起，在一个综合项目中，他们不仅向技术观众展示他们的作品，还向一组评委展示他们的作品。该项目有助于培养学生的技术敏锐度和沟通技巧。它还将他们介绍给国际技术社区，并帮助建立一个将领导下一代微波专业人员的学生社区。IMS提供各种形式的财政支持，但不报销差旅费。来自NSF的旅行支持将确保该项目对来自美国大学的感兴趣的申请者开放。

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.