Conference: 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Granular and Granular-Fluid Flow

1032376 Menon，Narayanan智力优点本提案征集资金，支持参加2010年颗粒和颗粒流体流动戈登研究会议（6月20日至25日，科尔比学院，ME）。 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。戈登会议为交流新的科学思想提供了一个独特的论坛。会议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学科的与会者之间进行自由、不受阻碍的讨论。由于这一领域处于许多学科的交叉点，戈登会议的这一部分包括来自广泛学科的特邀演讲者和讨论领导者，包括工程，物理，数学，统计，化学和地球科学。施乐、斯伦贝谢、埃克森美孚和陶氏化学等工业实验室的代表也将被鼓励参加。我们还将邀请NETL和NASA等联邦资助的研究机构参加。 为了超越增量研究，需要参与者的相互交流，这不仅涉及将这些科学家聚集在一起，而且还涉及提供促进他们互动的环境。戈登会议的结构通过在每次演讲后提供正式的讨论时间，下午的自由时间进行小组讨论，后续讨论，海报会议以及共享膳食和现场住宿来完成这一任务。戈登格式将提供一个新的合作环境，以帮助解决长期存在的问题。更广泛的影响时间表已经准备好，以确保在几个方面的代表性强平衡：-性别-31名受邀发言者和讨论领导人中有9名是妇女-学科-发言者来自广泛的附属机构和机构类型。资历-几位演讲者是年轻的科学家。地理-一个真正的国际科学家和工程师集已被确定为speakersThe财政支持要求从NSF将使我们能够资助新兴的科学家（学生，博士后和初级教师）和代表性不足的群体，以确保不同的观众能够参加会议。学生和博士后将通过对海报会议的贡献融入会议。年轻的学者很少有机会与来自（i）不同学科的更成熟的研究人员交流，（ii）在一个大部分时间用于非正式讨论的环境中。此外，编制方案的目的是确保广泛的国际代表性。这种接触是非常宝贵的，有助于解决国家需要培训年轻的美国研究人员在粒子科学领域。

1032376Menon, NarayananIntellectual MeritThis proposal solicits funds in support of participants to the 2010 Granular and Granular Fluid Flow Gordon Research conference (June 20-25, Colby College, ME). Granular flows are prevalent in a range of natural and industrial systems, yet a basic understanding of many phenomena is lacking. The Gordon conferences provide a unique forum for the exchange of fresh scientific ideas. The guiding principles of the conference include the presentation of new, unpublished work followed by free, unhampered discussion among participants from disciplines that normally do not intersect. Since this field stands at the intersection of many disciplines, this installment of the Gordon conference includes invited speakers and discussion leaders from a wide range of disciplines, including Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. Representatives from industrial labs like Xerox, Schlumberger, ExxonMobil, and Dow Chemical will also be encouraged to attend. We will also solicit attendance from federally-funded research agencies such as NETL and NASA. 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 Gordon conference accomplishes this task by providing formal discussion periods after every talk, free time in the afternoons for small-group, follow-on discussions, poster sessions, and shared meals and on-site housing. The Gordon format will provide an environment in which new collaborations can be forged to help tackle longstanding problems.Broader ImpactThe schedule has been prepared to ensure strong representational balance on several aspects:- Gender- 9 out of 31 invited speakers and discussion leaders are women- Discipline - The speakers are drawn from a wide range of affiliations, and institutional types.- Seniority - Several of the speakers are younger scientists.- Geography - A truly international set of scientists and engineers have been identified as speakersThe financial support requested from NSF will allow us to fund emerging scientists (students, post-docs, and junior faculty) and under-represented groups to ensure a diverse audience is able to attend the meeting. Student and post-docs will be integrated into the meeting via contributions to the poster sessions. Younger scholars rarely have the opportunity to mingle with more established researchers from (i) a diversity of disciplines, (ii) in an environment where a large fraction of time is devoted to informal discussions. Furthermore, the programme has been prepared with a view to ensuring broad international representation. This exposure is invaluable in helping to address the national need for training of young U.S. researchers in the area of particle science.