2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference

项目发起人：Nitsche， Ludwig carlos提案编号：CBET - 1403358机构：伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校标题：2014年中西部热力学与统计力学（MTSM）会议，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校，2014年6月3-4日本资助提案为2014年6月3-4日在伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校举行的2014年中西部热力学与统计力学（MTSM）会议提供支持。这个正在进行的会议（自1988年以来）是一个科学报告和交流的区域论坛，共有104名参与者：研究生，博士后，年轻教师和本科生-其中许多人将首次在重大技术会议上发表演讲。MTSM的一个显著特点是它的重点是研究生，博士后研究员和初级教师。绝大多数的演讲都是由研究生或较少的博士后进行的。此外，本科研究人员将被邀请参加会议，并在专门的海报环节展示他们的研究成果。对于大多数本科生来说，这将是他们第一次有机会与来自其他机构的更资深的研究人员进行详细的互动。招聘将通过与AIChE的少数民族事务委员会（MAC）合作，以及向女性工程师协会（SWE）、全国黑人工程师协会（NSBE）和西班牙裔专业工程师协会（SHPE）的网站提交公告来促进。这些组织在十大大学中的学生分会也将收到传单。因此，这次会议代表了一项认真的努力，以吸引代表性不足的少数民族的兴趣，也满足了日益增长的需求。国家科学基金会IPT计划一个关键领域的未来研究人员群体。在纳米工程、生物技术和能源的快速变化中，热力学和材料特性以及对分子和中尺度机制的潜在理解保持并增加了它们的核心重要性。虽然技术计划将在很大程度上由参加会议的各个研究小组贡献的摘要形成，但组织者预计将围绕以下主题形成会议：(1)相平衡，(2)分子模拟，(3)先进材料热力学，以及(4)理论新发展。这些标题涵盖的应用包括多尺度建模、界面和生物膜、纳米技术、生物技术和药物输送。

PI: Nitsche, Ludwig CarlosProposal Number: CBET - 1403358Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Title: 2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, June 3-4, 2014This grant proposal is for support of the 2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago on June 3-4, 2014. This ongoing conference (since 1988) is a regional forum for scientific presentation and exchange for 104 participants: graduate students, postdocs, young faculty and undergraduates--many of whom will be presenting at a major technical meeting for the first time. A distinctive feature of MTSM is its focus on graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. The overwhelming majority of the contributed talks are given by either graduate students or, less often, by postdoctoral fellows. In addition, undergraduate researchers will be invited to attend the meeting and present their research at a dedicated poster session. For most undergraduates, this will be their first opportunity to interact in detail with more senior researchers from other institutions. Recruitment will be facilitated by working with the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) of AIChE along with announcements submitted to the websites of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). The student chapters of these organizations among the Big Ten Plus universities will also be contacted with a flyer. Thus, this conference represents a serious effort to recruit interest among underrepresented minorities and also serves a critical need for ?growing? the future community of researchers in one key area of the NSF IPT program.Thermodynamic and materials properties and the underlying understanding of molecular and meso-scale mechanisms retain and increase their central importance amid rapid changes in nanoengineering, biotechnology, and energy resources. While the technical program will, in significant measure, be shaped by the abstracts contributed by the various research groups attending,the organizers anticipate forming sessions around themes of (1) Phase Equilibria, (2) Molecular Simulations, (3) Thermodynamics of Advanced Materials, and (4) New Developments in Theory. Applications covered by these headings could include multi-scale modeling, interfaces and biological membranes, nanotechnology, and biotechnology and drug delivery.