Collaborative Research: Travel Support for Students to Attend the 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC); Nashville, Tennessee; May 30 - June 2, 2015

这笔助学金的目的是支持美国研究生和本科生参加2015年5月30日至6月2日在田纳西州纳什维尔举行的工业和系统工程研究会议。这次会议是IIE年会和博览会的一部分，IIE年会是工业和系统工程领域的领先会议，由工业工程师学会赞助，工业工程师学会是工业和系统工程师的领先专业协会。该项目旨在鼓励更多的学生出席和参与这次会议。通过参加会议，学生们有机会展示他们的研究成果，参加辅导课程学习先进的研究方法，参与小组讨论和奖学金颁奖活动，并与来自其他大学和世界各地的学者和学生互动。参加会议为学生提供了与同行、导师、潜在雇主和未来的合作者建立网络的机会。因此，参加会议可以探索工业工程研究的前沿，并可能鼓励参与会议的学生将学术视为一条职业道路。会议还为学生提供了在高质量的会议记录中发表他们的工作的机会。此外，这笔助学金将支持代表人数不足的群体的学生更广泛地参加会议。这项合作助学金将资助约40名计划参加会议的学生的旅费。这些旅行补助金将通过竞争程序发放，因此，收到旅行补助金将被选定的学生视为一种荣誉。申请将由一个由会议项目主席组成的评估委员会进行评估，另有一名成员由工业工程理事会学术系主任提名。被选中的学生将有机会参加会议并参加专门为学生设计的活动。对于本科生，会议提供了IIE/Arena学生模拟比赛，以及本科生技术论文比赛。对于研究生，会议提供博士座谈会、会议前研讨会、网络招待会、最佳学生论文奖和最佳论文奖。此外，与工业和系统工程研究会议同时举行的应用解决方案会议，重点是针对现实世界工业问题的工业工程解决方案。这次联合会议为学生提供了一个很好的机会，让他们与潜在的雇主建立联系，探索合作，并为他们未来的研究开发应用程序。

The objective of this grant is to support the attendance of U.S. graduate and undergraduate students at the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 30-June 2, 2015. The conference is part of the IIE Annual Conference & Expo, which is the leading conference in the field of industrial and systems engineering, and is sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers, which is the leading professional society for industrial and systems engineers. This project seeks to stimulate broader student attendance and participation in this conference. By attending the conference, students have the opportunity to present their research, attend tutorial sessions to learn advanced research methods, participate in panel discussions and scholarship award functions, and interact with scholars and students from other universities and around the world. Attendance at the conference provides an opportunity for students to network with peers, mentors, potential employers, and future collaborators. Thus, attendance at the conference can enable the exploration of industrial engineering research frontiers and may encourage participating students to consider academia as a career path. The conference also provides students with the opportunity to publish their work in high-quality conference proceedings. Furthermore, this grant will support the broader participation of students from underrepresented groups at the conference.This collaborative grant will subsidize the travel expenses of approximately 40 students who plan to attend the conference. These travel grants will be awarded through a competitive process and thus receipt of a travel grant will be viewed as an honor by selected students. Applications will be evaluated by an evaluation committee consisting of the conference program chairs, along with one additional member nominated by the Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads. Selected students will have the opportunity to attend the conference and to participate in activities specifically designed for students. For undergraduate students, the conference provides the IIE/Arena Student Simulation Competition, as well as the Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition. For graduate students, the conference provides a doctoral colloquium, pre-conference workshops, networking receptions, best student paper awards, and a best dissertation award. In addition, the Applied Solutions Conference, which focuses on industrial engineering solutions to real-world industrial problems, is being held concurrently with the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference. This joint conference provides an excellent opportunity for students to network with potential employers, to explore collaborations and to develop applications for their future research.