Student Poster Symposium at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE) 2012; Houston, Texas; 9-15 November 2012

该奖项的目的是为大约 40 名学生提供支持，以参加 2012 年 11 月 9 日至 15 日在德克萨斯州休斯敦举行的美国机械工程师学会国际机械工程大会和博览会。学生将根据一份申请进行选择，其中包括一份简短的简历、一份一页的关于为什么要参加会议的声明以及来自其指导老师的支持声明。 在选拔过程中将考虑纳入代表性不足群体的成员以及学生所代表机构的多样性。 学生们还将在会议上展示他们的研究海报。参加会议将使学生们对工程专业和各自领域的最新研究有更广阔的视野。 他们还将会见各自领域的顶尖研究人员。 这种接触将极大地拓宽他们的教育范围，为他们所进行的研究激发更大的热情，并让他们更好地了解他们在以后的职业生涯中将面临的期望。 该奖项将通过教育技术熟练的工程人员更好地应对其所选领域的挑战，使国家受益。

The purpose of this award is to provide support for approximately 40 students to attend the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Houston, Texas, November 9-15, 2012. The students will be selected on the basis of an application including a brief resume, a one-page statement of why they want to attend the conference, and a statement of support from their faculty advisor. Consideration in the selection process will be given to inclusion of members of underrepresented groups and diversity of institutions that the students represent. The students will also present posters on their research at the conference.Attendance at the conference will give the students a broader view of the engineering profession and of state-of-the-art research in their fields. They will also meet the top researchers in their fields. This exposure will significantly broaden their education, create greater enthusiasm for the research that they perform, and better acquaint them with expectations that they will face later in their careers. This award will benefit the nation through the education of a skilled engineering workforce better prepared to meet the challenges of their chosen fields.