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

1111196梁这笔旅行补助金为顶尖科学家、早期职业教师和研究生提供支持，让他们参加2011年4月25-29日在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行的材料研究学会(MRS)春季年会上关于热能转移以获取能源的讨论。研讨会将把来自材料和热能两个领域的研究人员聚集在一起。当前对能源和余热回收的需求向机械工程师和材料科学家提出了挑战，要求他们设计工程部件并制造用于热传递和能量收集的新型材料。这次研讨会为与会者提供了一个讨论热能转移和材料开发中的重要问题的机会。这笔赠款的学术价值将为研究能源转移、废能回收和材料开发需求提供一个场所。赠款的广泛影响是使学生和早期职业科学家能够参加研讨会，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.