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，参加2012年11月9日至15日在德克萨斯州休斯顿举行的美国机械工程师协会国际机械工程大会和博览会。 学生将根据申请进行选择，包括简短的简历，一页关于他们为什么要参加会议的声明，以及他们的导师的支持声明。 在选拔过程中，将考虑纳入代表性不足的群体的成员和学生所代表的机构的多样性。 学生们还将在会议上展示他们研究的海报。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泛的了解。 他们还将与各自领域的顶尖研究人员会面。 这种接触将大大拓宽他们的教育，为他们所做的研究创造更大的热情，并更好地了解他们在职业生涯后期将面临的期望。 该奖项将通过教育一支熟练的工程队伍，使其更好地应对所选领域的挑战，从而使国家受益。

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.