Conference and Workshop: PolyChar 23; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, Nebraska; May 11-15, 2015

该奖项由材料研究和土木，机械和制造创新部门共同资助，旨在使20名美国学生和10名美国新研究人员参加将于2015年5月11日至15日在内布拉斯加大学林肯分校举行的第23届先进材料世界论坛。该论坛，也被称为PolyChar短期课程和会议，专注于聚合物性能，表征，合成和加工。该论坛是一个国际会议，将在十多年后重返美国，并将来自世界各地的专家带到美国PolyChar 23将由国际领先科学家的9个短期课程组成，然后是4天的专题讨论会，包括该领域领先科学家的4次全体会议，2次青年科学家的全体会议，以及Flory奖牌获得者谈话。来自NSF的资金以及其他资源的承诺将用于组织和吸引各种各样的美国研究生，美国年轻的研究人员，高中教师及其学生，来自四年制地区大学的STEM学生，以及国际学生和年轻的研究人员。该奖项由材料研究和土木，机械和制造创新部门共同资助，旨在使20名美国学生和10名美国新研究人员参加将于2015年5月11日至15日在内布拉斯加大学林肯分校举行的第23届先进材料世界论坛。该论坛，也被称为PolyChar短期课程和会议，专注于聚合物性能，表征，合成和加工。该论坛是一个国际会议，在十多年后重返美国，并将把来自世界各地的专家带到美国。 PolyChar 23将包括为期一天的9个短期课程，涵盖显微镜，光化学，耐磨性和耐刮擦性，固态NMR，流变学和加工，玻璃化转变，散射，动态机械性能和微观力学等领域。随后是为期4天的研讨会，包括该领域领先科学家的4次全体会议，青年科学家的2次全体会议以及Flory获奖者演讲。来自NSF的资金以及其他资源的承诺将用于组织和吸引各种各样的美国研究生，美国年轻的研究人员，高中教师及其学生，来自四年制地区大学的STEM学生，以及国际学生和年轻的研究人员。

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This award, co-funded by the Divisions of Materials Research and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, is to enable 20 U.S. students and 10 U.S. new investigators to attend the 23rd World Forum on Advanced Materials, to be held May 11-15, 2015, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Forum, also known as the PolyChar short courses and conference, is focused on polymer properties, characterization, synthesis, and processing. The Forum is an international meeting that is returning to the U.S. after over ten years and will be bringing experts from around the world to the U.S. PolyChar 23 will consist of a day of 9 short courses by leading international scientists, followed by 4 days of symposia, including 4 plenary talks by leading scientists in the field, 2 plenary talks by young scientists, and the Flory medalist talk. The funds from NSF, and commitments from other resources, will be used to organize and attract a diverse group of U.S. graduate students, U.S. young investigators, high school teachers and their students, STEM students from four-year regional colleges, and international students and young investigators. TECHNICAL SUMMARY:This award, co-funded by the Divisions of Materials Research and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, is to enable 20 U.S. students and 10 U.S. new investigators to attend the 23rd World Forum on Advanced Materials, to be held May 11-15, 2015, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Forum, also known as the PolyChar short courses and conference, is focused on polymer properties, characterization, synthesis, and processing. The Forum is an international meeting that is returning to the U.S. after over ten years and will be bringing experts from around the world to the U.S. PolyChar 23 will consist of a day of 9 short courses covering areas in microscopy, photochemistry, wear and scratch resistance, solid-state NMR, rheology and processing, glass transition, scattering, dynamic mechanical properties, and micromechanics. This is followed by 4 days of symposia, including 4 plenary talks by leading scientists in the field, 2 plenary talks by young scientists, and the Flory medalist talk. The funds from NSF, and commitments from other resources, will be used to organize and attract a diverse group of U.S. graduate students, U.S. young investigators, high school teachers and their students, STEM students from four-year regional colleges, and international students and young investigators.