Student Poster Symposium at ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nano Technology Forum, Houston, Texas, November 9-15, 2012

CBET-1248221 PI：Huang为研究生提供部分差旅补贴，这些研究生将在20112休斯敦国际微纳技术研讨会的海报研讨会上展示海报。该计划将从近150-200张海报中支持近40名优秀研究生，这些海报将在本次论坛期间发布。学生的选择将基于优秀和多样性的基础上。在关键新兴领域培养有才华的、多样化的科学家群体是国家的重要需求，也是NSF的优先事项。这笔旅行补助金主要面向准备在学术界和工业界就业的博士生，以及NSF、CBET和热运输计划十多年来一直投入巨资的纳米和微技术这一关键技术领域。ASME IMCEs是机械工程师和纳米技术领域的主要会议，因此是拟议海报演示的良好场所。学生们将接触到国内和世界各地的尖端新兴研究，演讲者将能够进一步发展他们在技术演示中的专业技能。除此之外，参加会议的学生将有机会从不同的来源学习，因为这次年会通常会有大约2000份报告，进一步促进未来研究职业的想法发展。根据前一年的出席情况，预计将有150多场演讲，出席人数将超过300人。纳米技术科学研究正在走向成熟，并引领着变革性技术。支持这笔赠款将促进初出茅庐的研究人员和企业家之间的互动，并将促进技术及其变革性方面的发展。会议预计将有助于专业发展，学生将得到支持，着眼于多样性和鼓励代表不足的群体参与。从提交给研讨会的海报中挑选学生将由私人投资促进机构组织的专家小组进行。现有的博士后职位和教师机会以及其他政府机构(例如国防部)提供的机会将允许进行重要的职业发展分析。通过参加，学生还可以选择参加专业发展研讨会和研讨会，这些研讨会超越了传统的科学发展，进入了对职业成功至关重要的领域，如公共演讲技能和简历准备。

CBET-1248221PI: HuangThe travel grant request is for partial travel support for graduate students presenting posters in a Poster Symposium at the ASME Micro-Nano Technology Forum at the ASME IMECE 20112 in Houston, TX. The plan is to support nearly 40 meritorious graduate students from a pool of nearly 150-200 posters that will be presented during this forum. Students selected will be on the basis of merit and diversity. Professional development of talented, diverse group of scientists in critical emerging areas is an important need for the nation and a priority for NSF. The travel grant is focused on doctoral students preparing for careers in academia and industry and in the vital technological area of nano and micro technology that NSF, CBET and the Thermal Transport program have heavily invested in for over a decade. The ASME IMECE is the premier conference for mechanical engineers and in the nano-technology area, and is therefore a good venue for the proposed poster presentations. The students will be exposed to cutting edge emerging research across the country and world, and those presenting will be able to further develop their professional skills in technical presentations. Beyond that, students attending will have the opportunity to learn from a variety of sources, as approximately 2000 presentations are generally presented at this annual meeting, further facilitating idea development for future careers in research. It is anticipated based on previous year attendance that over 150 presentations will be made, and there will be over 300 attendees. Nano technology science research is now maturing and leading to transformational technology. Supporting this grant will foster interactions between budding researchers and entrepreneurs and will promote the technology and its transformational aspects. The conference is expected to help in professional development, and students will be supported with an eye on diversity and encouraging under-represented group participation. Student selection will be done by an expert panel organized by the PIs from the posters submitted to the symposium. Opportunities that exist for postdoctoral positions and faculty as well as opportunities facilitated by other governmental agencies (e.g. DoD) will allow for important career development analyses. By attending, students will also have the option to attend professional development workshops and seminars that go beyond the traditional scientific development into areas important for career success, such as public speaking skills and resume/CV preparation.