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

该奖项旨在资助约40名学生参加2012年11月9日至15日在得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表进行选择，其中包括一份简短的简历，一页长的为什么要参加会议的声明，以及他们的教师导师的支持声明。在遴选过程中，将考虑纳入代表人数不足的群体的成员以及学生所代表的机构的多样性。学生亦会在会议上展示他们的研究海报，让学生对工程专业和他们所在领域的最新研究有更广泛的认识。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范围，使他们对所进行的研究产生更大的热情，并更好地让他们了解他们在职业生涯后期将面临的期望。这一奖项将通过教育熟练的工程劳动力更好地准备好迎接他们所选择的领域的挑战来造福国家。

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.