Request for Participant Support for Fourth Triannual Conference on Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS 2009); Washington State; July 12-16, 2009

这笔拨款为将于7月12日在华盛顿布莱恩举行的2009年分子建模与模拟基础会议（FOMMS）提供资金。16日,2009年。会议将促进计算量子方法、分子科学和工程模拟的应用和发展。这笔资金将用于支持会议参与者的费用，促进年轻研究人员（包括初级教师、博士后研究人员、研究生）以及代表性不足的少数民族参加会议。会议邀请了来自美国、欧洲和日本的19位著名分子建模和模拟领域的创新者和实践者，他们接受了邀请，在为期4.5天的会议上进行全体会议演讲。此外，关于开发开源分子模拟代码和在课堂上使用分子模拟模块的研讨会，以及关于基于分子模拟的多核和图形处理器芯片的教程和相关全体会议，都是FOMMS 2009的新亮点。FOMMS 2009会议将广泛影响学术界和工业界开发或使用基于分子的建模和仿真工具的研究人员和学生。会议的形式和地点为与会者之间的互动，学科的交叉施肥和青年研究人员的指导提供了充足的时间和机会。

This grant provides funding for the Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS) 2009 conference to be held in Blaine, Washington July 12 ? 16, 2009. The conference will promote the applications and development of computational quantum methods, molecular science, and engineering simulation. The funds will be used to support participant costs for the meeting, facilitating attendance by young researchers, including junior faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students, as well as under-represented minorities. The conference features an outstanding and diverse slate of 19 renowned innovators in and practitioners of molecular modeling and simulation from the US, Europe, and Japan who have accepted invitations to present plenary talks over the 4.5 day conference. Additionally, workshops on the development of open source molecular simulation code and on the use of molecular simulation modules in the classroom, and a tutorial and related plenary session on multicore and graphics processor chips for molecular-based simulation, are new highlights of FOMMS 2009. The FOMMS 2009 conference will broadly impact researchers and students who develop or use molecular-based modeling and simulation tools in academia and industry. The conference format and venue provide ample time and opportunity for interaction among participants, cross-fertilization of disciplines, and mentoring of young researchers.