2016 Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior Gordon Research Conference and Seminar; Lewiston, Maine

这项拨款部分支持将于2016年7月24日至29日在缅因州刘易斯顿的贝茨学院举行的关于薄膜和小规模机械行为的戈登研究会议（GRC）。在为期一周的会议之前，将于2016年7月23日至24日举行戈登研究研讨会（GRS）。GRS促进年轻研究人员（研究生和博士后科学家）的包容和参与，既包括他们自己的GRS论坛，也包括随后的GRC会议。GRS和GRC都将关注材料的小尺度行为，重点是用于测量和研究这些尺度行为的工具。会议和研讨会是沉浸式和互动的。预计这将对知识传播、促进新的研究与合作产生广泛影响，特别是对青年科学家而言。本GRC将探讨如何将微力学测量与互补技术相结合，在相同的长度尺度上进行材料表征，以促进对材料力学行为的全面理解。此外，通过认识到大块材料的机械响应是由纳米和微米长度尺度的机制和微观结构介导的，将强调将小尺度观察与宏观尺度预测联系起来的重要性。

This grant is in partial support of the Gordon Research conference (GRC) on Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior to be held July 24-29, 2016, at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. This week-long meeting will be preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on the same topic, July 23-24, 2016. The GRS promotes the inclusion and participation of younger researchers (graduate students and postdoctoral scientists), both in their own GRS forum and also at the GRC meeting afterwards. Both the GRS and the GRC will focus on the small scale behavior of materials, with an emphasis on the tools used to measure and study behavior at these scales. The conference and seminar are immersive and interactive. A broad impact on knowledge dissemination, stimulation of new research and cooperation is expected, particularly for young scientists.This GRC will explore how micromechanical measurements can be combined with complementary techniques for materials characterization at the same length-scales, to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of mechanical behavior of materials. Furthermore, by recognizing that the mechanical response of bulk materials is mediated by mechanisms and microstructures at the nanometer and micron length-scales, the importance of bridging small scale observations to macro-scale predictions will be emphasized.