2014 Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior GRC/GRS: Observations, Insights and Analyses: What's New in the World of Micro Mechanics; Waltham, Massachusetts; 13-18 July 2014

非技术总结这笔赠款是对将于2014年7月13日至18日在马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的本特利大学举行的戈登研究会议的部分支持。其目的是加强研究生和博士后科学家的积极参与。这项提案是为了资助GRC/GRS特邀演讲者和讨论负责人以及研究生、博士后和初级教职员工。这次会议的主题是小规模的机械行为。众所周知，当材料的几何尺寸限制在至少一维的小范围内时，材料的力学行为会发生变化。这种方法是高度跨学科的，有材料科学和力学背景的科学家，以及包括凝聚态物理、电气工程甚至生物学在内的邻近领域的科学家。预计将对知识传播、促进新的研究和合作产生广泛影响，特别是对青年科学家而言。技术总结这笔赠款是对将于2014年7月13日至18日在马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的本特利大学举行的戈登研究会议(GRC)的部分支持，会议主题为“薄膜和小规模机械行为”。会议将集中讨论小规模机械行为的物理机制，与基本变形机制相联系，涉及从光学和微电子设备、纳米或微电子机械系统(NEMS/MEMS)到能源生产和存储设备的现代应用。这一研究领域利用了原子学和微观力学建模以及材料表征和小尺度原位测量的最新进展。会议将讨论对该领域具有持久意义的话题，如弹性、塑性变形和小结构的断裂。此外，它还将突出日益重要的主题。这种方法是高度跨学科的，有材料科学和力学背景的科学家，以及包括凝聚态物理、电气工程甚至生物学在内的邻近领域的科学家。预计将对知识传播、促进新的研究和合作产生广泛影响，特别是对青年科学家而言。

Non-Technical SummaryThis grant is in partial support for the Gordon Research conference on "Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior" to be held July 13-18, 2014, at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The purpose is enhancing active participation by graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. This proposal is for funding to support GRC/GRS invited speakers and discussion leaders as well as graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members. The topic of the conference is mechanical behavior at small scales. It is well established that the mechanical behavior of materials changes when they are geometrically confined to a small scale in at least one dimension. The approach is highly trans-disciplinary, involving scientists with backgrounds in materials science and mechanics as well as neighboring areas including condensed matter physics, electrical engineering and even biology. A broad impact on knowledge dissemination, stimulation of new research and cooperation is expected, particularly for young scientists. Technical SummaryThis grant is in partial support of the Gordon Research conference (GRC) on "Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior" to be held July 13-18, 2014, at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The conference will concentrate on physical mechanisms of mechanical behavior at small scales, as linked to basic deformation mechanisms, reaching towards modern applications ranging from optical and microelectronic devices and nano- or micro-electrical mechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) to devices for energy production and storage. This research area has taken advantage of recent progress in atomistic and micromechanical modeling, as well as materials characterization and in-situ measurements at small length scales. The conference will cover topics of lasting significance to the field such as elasticity, plastic deformation, and fracture in small structures. In addition, it will highlight topics of growing importance. The approach is highly trans-disciplinary, involving scientists with backgrounds in materials science and mechanics as well as neighboring areas including condensed matter physics, electrical engineering and even biology. A broad impact on knowledge dissemination, stimulation of new research and cooperation is expected, particularly for young scientists.