2012 Gordon Conference on Tribology - Paths of Dissipation; Colby College, Waterville, Maine; 8 - 13 July 2012

2012 年戈登摩擦学会议 - 耗散路径；

• 批准号: 1232919
• 负责人: Mark Robbins
• 金额: $ 2.6万
• 依托单位: Gordon Research Conferences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-04-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1232919&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2012; Gordon; Conference; Tribology; Paths

This NSF grant provides partial support for attendees of the 2012 Gordon Conference on Tribology - Paths of Dissipation, to be held July 8 - 13, 2012 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, USA. Tribology, the study of friction, wear and lubrication, is an extremely complex and multi-disciplinary field that involves processes over a wide range of size and time scales from atomic interactions to entire machines. The biennial Gordon Research Conference on Tribology is a unique forum for gathering experts in disparate fields to advance our understanding of the complex problems tribology presents. Leading scientists and engineers from universities, national laboratories and industry meet with young scientists and newcomers to tribology for one week of formal and informal discussions on state-of-the art issues. This opportunity for a lively and open exchange of new ideas shapes the future of the field. Addressing many of the great challenges in tribology will require an improved understanding of dissipation mechanisms. There remains a large gap between the scales considered by computer simulations and experiments and the dissipation mechanisms they reveal, as well as between atomistic perspectives and applied tribology. The 2012 Gordon Research Conference will highlight the coincidences and discrepancies between experiments and simulations and changes in dissipation mechanisms across the many orders of magnitude in time and length scale.Tribology affects nearly every aspect of our daily lives and technology. Improved understanding of the paths of dissipation is expected to have a profound impact on applications in aircraft and car engines, production technology, hip and knee joints, shrinking devices to micro- and nanometer scales, and expanding the range of temperatures, speeds, and chemical environments where such devices operate. The Gordon Conference is a key mechanism for linking the basic sciences with an engineering discipline of significant importance to the US and world economies. Tribology advances require a constant input of new ideas between these researchers and disciplines. The conference also provides opportunities for young investigators, students, and those new to tribology to learn from those with a deep understanding of tribological problems and cutting edge approaches. This NSF grant provides support for conference fees and/or travel expenses that will enable key participants to attend the Gordon Conference. The conference organizers will strive for gender balance and also favor under-represented ethnic minority or disabled individuals that apply. Support from this grant will play a particularly important role in allowing attendance of students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty that otherwise be unable to participate due to lack of funds.

NSF 的这笔赠款为 2012 年戈登摩擦学会议 - 耗散路径的与会者提供部分支持，该会议将于 2012 年 7 月 8 日至 13 日在美国缅因州沃特维尔的科尔比学院举行。 摩擦学是对摩擦、磨损和润滑的研究，是一个极其复杂的多学科领域，涉及从原子相互作用到整个机器的各种尺寸和时间尺度的过程。 两年一度的戈登摩擦学研究会议是一个独特的论坛，聚集了不同领域的专家，以加深我们对摩擦学提出的复杂问题的理解。 来自大学、国家实验室和工业界的顶尖科学家和工程师与年轻科学家和摩擦学新人会面，就最先进的问题进行为期一周的正式和非正式讨论。 这种活跃、开放的新思想交流机会塑造了该领域的未来。 解决摩擦学中的许多巨大挑战需要加深对耗散机制的理解。 计算机模拟和实验所考虑的尺度与其揭示的耗散机制之间以及原子论观点和应用摩擦学之间仍然存在很大差距。 2012 年戈登研究会议将强调实验和模拟之间的巧合和差异，以及耗散机制在时间和长度尺度上多个数量级的变化。摩擦学几乎影响着我们日常生活和技术的各个方面。 对耗散路径的进一步了解预计将对飞机和汽车发动机、生产技术、髋关节和膝关节、将设备缩小到微米和纳米尺度以及扩大此类设备运行的温度、速度和化学环境的范围产生深远的影响。 戈登会议是将基础科学与对美国和世界经济具有重要意义的工程学科联系起来的关键机制。 摩擦学的进步需要这些研究人员和学科之间不断输入新想法。 会议还为年轻的研究人员、学生和摩擦学新手提供了向那些对摩擦学问题和前沿方法有深入了解的人学习的机会。 这笔 NSF 赠款为会议费用和/或差旅费提供支持，使主要参与者能够参加戈登会议。 会议组织者将努力实现性别平衡，并支持代表性不足的少数族裔或残疾人提出申请。 这笔赠款的支持将在允许因缺乏资金而无法参加的学生、博士后研究员和初级教师参加方面发挥特别重要的作用。