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协会国际机械工程大会和博览会的大约40名学生提供支持。学生将根据一份申请被选中，包括一份简短的简历，一页关于他们为什么想参加会议的陈述，以及他们的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的群体的成员，以及学生所代表的院校的多样性。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。他们还将会见各自领域的顶尖研究人员。这种接触将大大拓宽他们的教育，为他们所从事的研究创造更大的热情，并更好地了解他们在以后的职业生涯中所面临的期望。该奖项将通过培养熟练的工程技术人员，更好地迎接他们所选择领域的挑战，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.