KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future at

摘要标题：KAUST- nsf可持续未来电子材料、器件和系统研究会议[abstract]非技术描述：可持续未来电子材料、器件和系统国际研究会议将于2015年2月14-16日在沙特阿拉伯图瓦尔的阿卜杜拉国王科技大学（KAUST）举行。NSF奖励将资助6名优秀的初级教员、博士后和即将毕业的学生以及4名来自美国的各级教授参加本次国际研究会议的旅费。本次会议是第二次此类会议，第一次会议于2014年在科大举行，主题是“可持续未来的电子材料、器件和系统研究”。2015年国际会议的目的是在一个共同的阶段延续2014年全球科学界大会取得的积极势头，引导讨论朝着可持续未来领域的科学和工程研究进展，以造福人类。美国的参与者将包括女性、少数民族和代表性不足的群体。将有一个关于Bright Minds的会议，少数群体成员（包括但不限于女性、非裔美国人、西班牙裔）将参与其中。两位女教授，加州大学洛杉矶分校的Diana Huffaker教授和Jackie Ying教授（MIT/A*STAR）已经确认参加了关于女性在科学和工程（WISE）的特别会议。此外，还有许多当地的女工程师、科学家、学生和研究人员，其中包括来自女性的埃法特大学（吉达）和乌姆乌尔库拉大学（麦加）的参与者。KAUST的女学生人数略高于40%，教职员工人数为10%，其中许多人参加了会议。来自邻国沙特阿拉伯的研究人员也将参加这次国际会议。这次国际会议为参加会议的即将毕业的学生、博士后和初级教师提供了重要的激励，他们将成为引领新千年技术发展的科学家。研讨会的内在教育价值在于，它将使学生接触到电子器件、材料和系统（包括机电系统）的前沿研究，因为演讲者是这些领域的国际杰出人士。对于研究生来说，这是一个很好的机会，可以与工业，学术，特别是科大的研究人员进行额外的接触。因此，这项国际活动将对社会作出重大贡献。技术描述：提议的国际会议将聚集世界领先的研究人员，职业中期和新星，以及KAUST研究界交流思想，并建立一个合作平台，以追求可持续未来的电子设备，材料和系统领域的基础和应用研究。本次会议的目的和目标是强调和弥合电子和信息技术互补增长之间的差距，并探讨如何进一步利用这些无处不在的技术实现可持续的未来。(1)化学和生物科学与工程；环境科学和工程；海洋科学；（iv）电气及电脑工程；（五）材料科学与工程。传感器、智能设备、能量收集、存储和网络物理系统将是会议计划讨论的一些重要主题。具体成果包括：a)建立注重可持续发展的高科技研究文化；b)吸引来自世界各地的优秀青年进行思想交流；c)通过合作促进科学工程教育和研究；(d)促进妇女在科学和工程领域的参与和贡献。本次会议将由CCSS/EECS/ENG和ISE-Global Venture Fund共同资助

Proposal NO: 1503446Abstract Title: KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future atABSTRACTNontechnical Description: An international research conference on electronic materials, devices and systems for a sustainable future will be held at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia during February 14-16, 2015. The NSF award will support the travel expenses for six excellent junior faculty members, postdocs and graduating students in addition to four professors of various levels form the United States to attend this international research conference. This conference is the second of this kind and the first conference was held in 2014 at KAUST on Research on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future. The purpose of the 2015 international conference is to continue the positive momentum garnered from the 2014 assembly of the global scientific community at a common stage to steer discussion towards scientific and engineering research progress in the area of sustainable future for the benefit of mankind. The US participants will constitute women, minority and underrepresented groups. There will be a session on Bright Minds where minority group member(s) including but not limited to women, African-American, Hispanic, will be engaged. Two women professors, Prof. Diana Huffaker of University of California, Los Angeles and Prof. Jackie Ying (MIT/A*STAR) have confirmed their participation in a special session on Women In Science and Engineering (WISE). In addition, numerous local women engineer, scientists, students and researchers including participants from women- only Effat University (Jeddah) and Umm Ul Qura University (Makkah). KAUST has a little over 40% women student population and 10% faculty population and many of them are participating in the conference. Researchers from the neighboring countries of Saudi Arabia will also participate in this international conference. This international conference provides an important incentive for participating graduating students, postdocs and junior faculty in the formation of scientists to be leading technological developments in the new millennium. The intrinsic educational value of the symposium is that it will expose the students to the cutting edge research in electronic devices, materials and systems including electromechanical systems, as the speakers constitute an international body of luminaries in these fields. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to make additional contacts with industrial, academic and especially KAUST researchers. This international event, therefore, will contribute significantly to the society.Technical Description: The proposed international conference will gather world leading researchers, mid-career and rising stars, and the KAUST research community to exchange ideas and to foster a collaborative platform to pursue fundamental and applied research in the area of electronic devices, materials and systems focusing on sustainable future. The objective and goal of this conference is to highlight and to bridge the gap between the complementary growth of electronics and information technology and to explore what more can be done to use such pervasive technologies for sustainable future. Disciplines like (i) chemical and biological science and engineering; (ii) Environmental science and engineering; (iii) marine science; (iv) electrical and computer engineering; and (v) material science and engineering will be covered. Sensors, smart devices, energy harvesting, storage, and cyber-physical systems will be some of the important topics that are planned to be discussed in the conference. Some of the tangible outcomes are: a) Establishing a culture of sustainability-focused high-tech research; b) Attracting bright young minds from all over the world for exchange of ideas; c) Promoting science-engineering education and research through collaboration; d) Promoting the participation and contribution of women in science and engineering. This conference will be jointly funded by CCSS/EECS/ENG and ISE-Global Venture Fund