75th Device Research Conference (DRC) 2017. To Be Held at The University of Notre Dame, from June 25 to June 28, 2017.

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This is an NSF support for increasing the diversity of speakers and enhancing student participation atthe 75th Device Research Conference (DRC). The DRC has a University setting (this year at theUniversity of Notre Dame), and a strong tradition of involvement from researchers around the world. Yet,the DRC and the device research community as a whole stands to benefit from an increase in the invitedspeakers at the conference that are underrepresented minorities.The DRC, now celebrating its 75th anniversary year, is the preeminent forum for new and emergingdevice technologies. The DRC has a tradition of participation from researchers from throughout theworld in addition to strong graduate student participation. To continue this trend, speakers are invitedfrom various research fields and ethnic/cultural backgrounds in an effort to improve the diversity ofconference. Further, DRC offers student travel support and as a particular highlight, the Best StudentPaper and Poster Awards for attracting more student involvement. The funds will enable the organizers to offer travel support for invited speakers who are underrepresented minorities in the deviceresearch community. Additionally, will offer the opportunity to discount student registration to increasestudent participation. The technical program will provide student participants with the opportunity togain exposure to new materials and devices, their basic physics, and their engineering applications.