Ninth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM IX), July 21-27, 2007, San Francisco, CA

拟议工作的目标是促进研究生参加将于2007年7月21日至27日在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行的第九届美国计算力学全国大会（USNCCM IX）。USNCCM IX是传播计算力学领域研究进展的主要国家论坛。在新的和具有挑战性的工程研究领域的计算方法，广泛的技术应用于生物医学，能源，国土安全和环境，预计将成为会议的中心主题。据估计，大约1500名与会者将出席会议，并在100多个主题小型研讨会上发表1250篇演讲。此外，计算研究关键领域的最新技术将由杰出的研究人员在六个全体讲座中进行回顾。USNCCM IX将吸引一群杰出的学者和工业界参与者，是研究生欣赏计算力学的广度及其在解决众多技术问题方面的社会价值的绝佳场所。研究生机械师的参与对于确保该领域的活力，激励有科学倾向的工程专业学生攻读博士学位，并为美国科学和工程的发展做出贡献至关重要。申请的资金将用于吸引由于经济原因可能无法参加会议的国内学生。将特别考虑来自传统上代表性不足的群体的学生

The objective of the proposed work is to facilitate the participation of graduate students in the Ninth United States National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM IX), to be held in San Francisco, California, from 21 July to 27 July, 2007. USNCCM IX is the premier national forum for dissemination of research progress in the area of computational mechanics. Computational approaches in new and challenging areas of engineering research with broad technological applications to biomedicine, energy, homeland security, and the environment are expected to be a central theme for the conference. It is estimated that approximately 1,500 participants will attend the conference and deliver 1,250 presentations organized in more than 100topical minisymposia. In addition, the state-of-the-art in key areas of computational research will be reviewed by prominent researchers in six plenary lectures.USNCCM IX will attract an extraordinary group of academics and industrial participantsand is a wonderful venue for graduate students to appreciate the breadth of computational mechanicsand its societal value in solving a multitude of technological problems. The participationof graduate student mechanicians is critical in securing the vitality of the field and energizingthe scientifically-inclined engineering students to pursue doctoral degrees and contributeto the growth of science and engineering in the United States. The requested funds would beused to attract domestic students who would otherwise likely not be able to attend the conferencedue to financial reasons. Special consideration will be given to students from traditionallyunderrepresented groups.1