Support for the 4th International Congress on Ceramics; Chicago, IL; July 15-19, 2012

该奖项由西北大学材料研究部陶瓷项目颁发，用于支付6名美国学生参加2012年7月15日至19日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥市举行的第四届国际陶瓷大会的旅费和注册费用。此外，该奖项将支持最多四位在非陶瓷领域工作的受邀演讲者。本届大会是系列会议的第三届，每两年举行一次，旨在促进对新兴机遇和技术的讨论，以及陶瓷和玻璃行业面临的科学进步和工艺创新的关键领域。会议将重点关注以下领域：环境、能源、基础设施、交通运输、航空航天、生物、医药、安全、电磁和光学陶瓷和器件以及其他陶瓷相关领域。劳动力发展和培养多元化劳动力的战略将是演讲的另一个主题。本次大会与往届一样，由美国陶瓷协会、欧洲陶瓷协会和日本陶瓷协会联合组织，由国际陶瓷联合会主办。学生参与者的选择将基于所提交摘要的质量和学生研究顾问的推荐信。旅行支持的可用性将通过“物质优势”网站进行宣传，并直接与美国各大学的“物质优势”顾问联系。会议将特别考虑到多样性（包括妇女和代表性不足的少数民族）。为加强与会者在海报环节的互动，本届大会将引入一个全新的使用液晶显示器的互动技术论坛。本次论坛将提供一个独特的机会，让个人与主讲人进行一对一的互动，积极交流信息，提出问题，并探讨海报中展示的科学结果的含义。为了更广泛地传播本次陶瓷大会的成果，本次大会的概要将在《国际应用陶瓷技术杂志》和《国际应用玻璃科学杂志》上发表。参加本次大会的学生将从展示自己的工作、听取加强研究的具体想法、了解不同主题领域的陶瓷研究概况以及了解新兴机会中受益匪浅。除了在高水平的科学环境中展示自己的研究成果外，他们还将能够与来自世界各地陶瓷领域的学术界、工业界和国家实验室的初级和高级研究人员进行互动。此外，第四届国际陶瓷大会的概要将通过国际应用陶瓷技术杂志和国际应用玻璃科学杂志的出版物进行传播。这些概要将包括对全球陶瓷领域的展望和对未来研究和发展的预测。在本次大会的海报展区，将介绍一个使用液晶显示器的创新互动技术论坛。预计这些电子海报会议将加强演讲者和大会与会者之间的互动。

This award by the Ceramic program in the Division of Materials Research to Northwestern University is to meet the expenses related to travel and registration of up to six US students to attend the 4th International Congress on Ceramics to be held from July 15 to 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, this award will support up to four invited speakers working in non-ceramic areas. This Congress is the third in a series of biennial meetings designed to facilitate discussion on emerging opportunities and technologies, and critical areas for scientific advancement and process innovations that face the ceramic and glass community. The meeting will focus on the following areas: environment, energy, infrastructure, transportation, aerospace, biology, medicine, security, electro- magnetic- and optical ceramics and devices, and other ceramic related areas. Workforce development and strategies for cultivating a diverse workforce would be other topics of presentation. This Congress like it's previous ones is organized by a consortium of the American Ceramic Society, the European Ceramic Society and the Ceramic Society of Japan, under the auspices of the International Ceramic Federation. Selection of student participants will be based on the quality of the abstract submitted and the letter of recommendation from the student's research advisor. Availability of travel support will be advertised through the Material Advantage website and direct contact with Material Advantage advisors in universities and colleges throughout the US. Special consideration will be given to diversity (both for females and underrepresented minorities) for the meeting. To enhance interaction among the participants at poster sessions, a novel Interactive Technology Forum using liquid crystal displays (LCDs) will be introduced at this Congress. This Forum would provide a unique opportunity for individuals to interact one-on-one with the presenter and to actively exchange information, ask questions, and explore the implications of the scientific results displayed in the poster. For wider dissemination of the outcomes from this Congress on Ceramics, synopses of this congress will be published in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and International Journal of Applied Glass Science.Students participating in this Congress on Ceramics would benefit greatly from presenting their work, hearing concrete ideas for enhancing their research, gaining overviews of different thematic areas of ceramic research, and learning about emerging opportunities. In addition to presenting their own research in a high level scientific environment, they will be able to interact with both junior and senior investigators from academia, industry and national laboratories working in the ceramics field from around the world. In addition, synopses of the 4th International Congress on Ceramics will be disseminated by through publications in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and International Journal of Applied Glass Science. These synopses will include an outlook of the global ceramics field and projections for future research and development. An innovative Interactive Technology Forum using liquid crystal displays will be introduced at this Congress during the poster sessions. These electronic poster sessions are expected to provide enhanced interactions among the presenters and the Congress attendees.