2016 Gordon Research Conference on Tribology: Scientific Advancements for Critical Applications in Friction, Lubrication, and Wear; Lewiston, Maine; June 26 - July 1, 2016

该奖项是对将于 2016 年 6 月 26 日至 7 月 1 日在缅因州刘易斯顿贝茨学院举行的戈登摩擦学研究会议 (GRC) 和戈登研究研讨会 (GRS) 的部分支持。摩擦学——对摩擦、润滑和磨损的研究——对于运动部件的技术应用至关重要，从大型机械和汽车到医疗植入物，再到投影仪中的微机械镜。该领域的主要研究人员定期举行会议对于交流思想、信息和最先进的技术是必要的，以促进和加速该领域的进步和突破。戈登会议是将基础科学与对美国和世界经济具有重要意义的工程学科联系起来的关键机制。该 GRC 每两年举行一次，为公开交流新的和以前未发表的科学思想提供了一个有趣的、甚至是独特的论坛。除了海报展示之外，会议还包括与会者之间的演讲以及扩展讨论和互动。该论坛负责在各种主题领域产生和孵化突破性和真正变革性的想法。 2016年会议的一个重要内容是戈登研究研讨会。继 2014 年研讨会取得成功之后，2016 年戈登研究研讨会为学生和早期职业研究人员提供了一个在非正式但充满活力的环境中交流思想的论坛。 NSF 材料工程与加工计划和地球物理学计划对该 GRC 的支持将使初级参与者能够参与其中，包括研究生、博士后研究员和早期职业教员，资助总共 54 名参与者（29 名参加戈登研究会议，25 名参加戈登研究研讨会），并为戈登研究研讨会提供 25 笔旅行补助金。

This award is for partial support of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Tribology, to be held June 26 - July 1, 2016 at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Tribology - the study of friction, lubrication, and wear - is essential to technological applications with moving parts, from large machineries and cars, to medical implants, to micro-mechanical mirrors in projectors. Regular meetings of the key researchers in this field are necessary for the exchange of ideas, information, and state-of-the-art technologies, in order to enable and accelerate advances and breakthroughs the field. The Gordon Conference is a key mechanism for linking the basic sciences with an engineering discipline of significant importance to the US and world economies. This GRC is held biannually and offers an interesting, even unique, forum for the open exchange of new and previously unpublished scientific ideas. In addition to poster presentations, the conference includes presentations and extended discussion and interactions among participants. This forum has been responsible for the generation and incubation of breakthrough and truly transformative ideas in a wide variety of topical areas. An important aspect of the 2016 conference is the Gordon Research Seminar. Following from the success of the 2014 Seminar, the 2016 Gordon Research Seminar is a forum for students and early-career researchers to exchange ideas in an informal but dynamic setting. NSF support of this GRC from the Materials Engineering and Processing Program and the Geophysics Program will enable the participation of junior participants, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty members, funding a total of 54 participants (29 for the Gordon Research Conference and 25 for the Gordon Research Seminar), and 25 travel grants for the Gordon Research Seminar.