Symposium: Travel Grant to Support MRS Spring (April 2011) Meeting in Energy Harvesting; San Francisco, CA

1111196liang2011年4月25日至29日，在加州旧金山举行的材料研究学会（MRS）年度春季会议上，为顶尖科学家、职业生涯初期的教师和研究生提供了关于热能转移用于能量收集的讨论。研讨会将汇集来自材料和热能两个领域的研究人员。当前能源和废热回收的需求对机械工程师和材料科学家在设计工程部件和制造用于传热和能量收集的新型材料方面提出了挑战。本次研讨会为与会者提供了一个讨论热能传递和材料发展的重要问题的机会。这项资助的智力价值将为研究能源转移、废物能源回收和材料开发需求提供场所。这项资助的广泛影响是使学生和早期职业科学家能够参与研讨会，从而为下一代科学家提供教育和培训机会。

1111196LiangThis travel grant provides support for leading scientists, early-career faculty, and graduate students to participate discussions on thermal energy transfer for energy harvesting, at the Materials Research Society (MRS) annual spring meeting, San Francisco, CA in April 25-29, 2011. The symposium will bring researchers together from two communities, materials and thermal energy. The current needs in energy and waste heat recovery have challenged mechanical engineers and materials scientists in design of engineering components and fabrication of novel materials for heat transfer and energy harvesting. This symposium provides an opportunity for participants to discuss important issues in thermal energy transfer and materials development. The intellectual merit of this grant will provide a venue for examination of energy transfer, waster energy recovery, and needs for materials development. The broad impacts of the grant are in enabling the participation of students and early career scientists in the symposium, thereby providing the education and training opportunities for next generation scientists.