Broadening Participation Activities EBSD 2014: Electron Backscatter Diffraction Topical Conference

该奖项将部分支持计划于2014年6月17日至19日在卡内基梅隆大学举行的电子背散射衍射（EBSD）会议，该会议由微分析学会（MAS）赞助。 EBSD是一种利用高能电子衍射来确定天然和合成材料中晶体取向的重要技术。这种方法在材料科学和地质学中有着重要的应用，涉及到从结晶过程到记录材料历史和影响材料特性的微观结构的理解（如强度和电导率）。前三次此类会议于2008年5月和2010年5月在美国威斯康星州大学举行-麦迪逊和2012年6月在卡内基梅隆大学。 所有这些都非常成功，参与人数从100人增加到165人。最近的研讨会汇集了40名学生，100多名专业人士和7-12名供应商，交流有关EBSD技术的信息和经验。我们将在EBSD 2014中重复该格式并进行一些修改。第一天是一个全天教程，针对初学者（学生和其他人）谁希望得到这个技术的速度。下午，将为更有经验的用户提供更高级的教程。在整个会议期间，与会者将有机会看到所有四个主要EBSD供应商在CMU仪器上的现场EBSD演示。接下来的两天将包括邀请和贡献的演讲，涵盖各种材料科学和地球科学主题：材料加工，能源核材料，高温/构造，应变，3D重建和高性能陶瓷。这些讲座和计划中的海报会议将使与会者进行重要的互动。学生将特别受益于这些互动，同时也有机会通过口头或海报展示他们的研究。 学生人数有望增加到45人左右。自2008年以来，NSF已经为99名学生提供了参加该系列会议的奖学金。

This award will partially support a conference focused on Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) planned for June 17-19, 2014, at Carnegie Mellon University, under the sponsorship of the Microanalysis Society (MAS). EBSD is an important technique that utilizes the diffraction of high-energy electrons to determine the orientations of crystals in natural and synthetic materials. This approach has major applications in both material science and geology related to understanding everything from crystallization processes to microstructures that record material histories and affect material properties (such as strength and conductivity).The previous three meetings of this type were held in the U.S. and occurred in May 2008 and May 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in June 2012 at Carnegie Mellon. All were extremely successful, where participation grew from ~100 to ~165. The most recent workshop brought together 40 students, over 100 professionals, and 7-12 vendors to exchange information and experiences involving the EBSD technique. We will repeat the format with some modifications for EBSD 2014. The first day is an all-day tutorial aimed at beginners (students and others) who wish to get up to speed with this technique. In the afternoon, there will be more advanced tutorials for more experienced users. Throughout the session, attendees will have the opportunity to see live EBSD demonstrations by all four major EBSD vendors on CMU instruments. The next two days will consist of invited and contributed talks spanning various material science and geosciences topics: materials processing, nuclear materials for energy, high temperature/tectonics, strain, 3D reconstructions and high performance ceramics. These talks and a planned poster session will allow significant participant interaction. Students will particularly benefit from these interactions while also having the opportunity to present their research via oral or poster presentations. Student attendance is hoped to be increased to ~45. Since 2008, NSF has supported 99 student scholarships for attendance to this conference series.