Travel support for conference on Meso-Scale Sculpting and Fabrication in Soft Materials: Self-organization, Self-assembly and Novel Functionalities, IIT Kanpur, India.

CBET - 0964873 Bose，Arijit 罗德岛大学为在印度坎普尔坎普尔举行的软材料中尺度雕刻和制造会议提供旅行支持。该项目为七名美国与会者提供资金，参加软材料中尺度雕刻和制造会议：自组织，自组装和新颖的功能，2009年12月9日至12日在印度理工学院（IIT），坎普尔，印度。本次会议是在IIT坎普尔为期一年的金禧庆祝活动的一部分，因为该研究所进入其第50个年头。它也是由印度-美国科学和技术论坛支持的印度-美国Fabrionics研究中心成员的会议场所，新德里，来自伊利诺伊大学香槟分校，西北大学，加州大学欧文分校，IIT Kharagpur，IIT坎普尔和其他一些大学和研究所的参与。将有大约20名来自美国的演讲者，来自印度的演讲者人数大致相同。印度正在大力投资于科学和技术。这次会议是美国大学和印度同行之间互动的重要途径。会议将重点关注微米，纳米和介观尺度的制造及其与结构，性能和功能的关系，重点是软材料，自组装，自组织和新功能以及在能源和环境中的应用。它将有助于探索微/纳米制造的前沿，这是一个高度跨学科的领域，包括化学，机械，电气和材料工程，材料科学，生物科学，化学和物理等许多部门都有同样的兴趣。更广泛的影响这次会议将使美国与会者了解印度领先机构的先进研究。这将直接增加国际合作的可能性。它将使参与者接触印度最好的研究所之一的学生，并有助于吸引其中一些人到美国的研究实验室。通过这两种途径，人们预计这种互动将直接影响美国研究成果的质量和数量。

CBET - 0964873 Bose, Arijit University of Rhode IslandTravel support is provided for conference on Meso-Scale Sculpting and Fabrication in Soft Materials: Self-organization, Self-assembly and Novel Functionalities, IIT Kanpur, India.This project provides funding for seven US based participants to attend the conference on Meso-Scale Sculpting and Fabrication in Soft Materials: Self-organization, Self-assembly and Novel Functionalities, December 9-12, 2009 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. This conference is a part of the year long Golden Jubilee celebrations at IIT Kanpur, as the Institute steps into its 50th year. It is also a meeting ground for the members of the Indo-US Center for Research on Fabrionics supported by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, New Delhi, with participation from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, UC Irvine, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur and a few other universities and institutes. There will be approximately 20 speakers from the US, and about the same number from India. Intellectual merit India is making a strong investment in science and technology. This meeting represents an important avenue for interactions between US universities and Indian counterparts. The conference will focus on micro, nano and meso-scale fabrication and its relation to structure and properties and functionalities with emphasis on soft materials, self-assembly, self-organization and novel functionalities and applications in energy and environment. It will help explore cutting-edge of micro/nano fabrication, which is a highly interdisciplinary area with equal interest across many departments including chemical, mechanical, electrical and materials engineering, materials science, biosciences, chemistry and physics. Broader impact This conference will allow US participants to learn about advanced research in leading institutions in India. This will directly enhance possibilities of international collaborations. It will provide exposure of participants to students at one of the best institutes in India, and help attract some of those to research laboratories in the US. Through both these avenues, one expects this interaction to directly impact the quality and quantity of research output in the US.