2009: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) Workshop on Dense, Granular Flows

CBET-0832317Hrenya智能优点。这项建议的目的是筹集资金，以支持2009年数学研究所及其应用(IMA)密集颗粒流研讨会(2009年1月5-9日，英国剑桥)的与会者。颗粒流在一系列自然和工业系统中普遍存在，但对许多现象缺乏基本的了解。IMA研讨会为交流新的科学思想提供了一个独特的论坛。这一讲习班的指导原则包括介绍新的、未发表的工作，然后在来自通常不交叉的学科，即物理学和工程界的参与者之间自由、不受阻碍地进行讨论。这次IMA研讨会将包括来自工程、物理、数学、力学和材料科学等多个学科的演讲者，并将有来自世界各地的参与者参加。为了超越增量研究，参与者的交叉培养是必要的，这不仅包括将这些科学家聚集在一起，还包括提供一个促进他们互动的环境。IMA研讨会的结构通过较少的参与者(约60人)、每次演讲后的正式讨论时段、海报会议、共享餐饮和现场住房来完成这一任务。在国家科学基金会的帮助下，将向新兴科学家(学生、博士后和初级教师)和代表性不足的群体提供财政支持，以确保受众多样化。学科的多样性和密集讨论的推动将提供一个环境，可以在其中建立新的合作，以帮助解决长期存在的问题，并提供一个年轻学者可以与现有研究人员交流的环境。这种互动对于帮助满足国家对美国学生在粒子科学领域的培训需求至关重要。

CBET-0832317HrenyaIntellectual Merit. The purpose of this proposal is to solicit funds in support of participants to the 2009 Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) Workshop on Dense, Granular Flows (January 5-9, 2009; Cambridge, United Kingdom). Granular flows are prevalent in a range of natural and industrial systems, yet a basic understanding of many phenomena is lacking. The IMA workshop provides a unique forum for the exchange of fresh scientific ideas. A guiding principle of this workshop includes the presentation of new, unpublished work followed by free, unhampered discussion among participants from disciplines that normally do not intersect, namely, the physics and engineering communities. This IMA workshop will include speakers from a wide range of disciplines, including Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanics, and Materials Science, and will involve participants from around the world.In order to move beyond incremental research, cross-fertilization of participants is needed, which involves not only bringing these scientists together, but also providing an environment that promotes their interaction. The structure of the IMA workshop accomplishes this task via a smaller number of participants (~60), formal discussion periods after every talk, poster sessions, and shared meals and onsite housing.Broader Impacts. With the help of NSF, financial support will be provided to emerging scientists (students, postdocs, and junior faculty) and underrepresented groups to ensure a diverse audience. The diversity of disciplines and promotion of intensive discussions will provide an environment in which new collaborations can be forged to help tackle longstanding problems, and one in which young scholars can intermingle with established researchers. Such interaction is critical in helping to address the national need for training of U.S. students in the area of particle science.