International Conference on Textures of Materials (ICOTOM) 2017; St. George, Utah; November 5-10, 2017

在材料科学与工程中，“织构”指的是晶体在微结构尺度上在各种材料中的排列，包括金属、矿物甚至各种塑料。对纹理的研究改进了材料的设计，发现了新的超导材料，并揭示了许多关于地球地质史的令人兴奋的见解。自1968年以来，国际材料质地会议(ICOTOM)为这一领域的科学思想提供了国际交流的场所。今年，每九年回美国一次的S大会将在犹他州的圣乔治举行。这次会议庆祝自动电子背向散射衍射(EBSD)发明25周年，该衍射仪最初由美国国家科学基金会资助，是加速众多分支学科科学研究的基础。此外，它是在一个地质意义重大的地区举行的，这将为许多参与者提供额外的意义。这一会议支持奖将允许学生广泛参与会议。这种支持将允许来自各种背景的学生参加这一重要的科学聚会。将鼓励学生进行口头或海报演示，从而与该领域的顶尖科学家直接互动。这一努力将有助于培养和多样化下一代纹理科学家，以解决一些最基本的社会工程问题。纹理分析是晶体材料研究的核心。在2017年国际材料纹理会议上，会议将讨论日益多样化的主题，包括界面纹理、变形和相变纹理、微结构表征，以及各种地质和工程材料的微结构与行为之间的关系。这次会议为两个主要纹理学科：地球科学和材料科学的思想交叉授粉提供了一个独特的场所。来自这两个社区的前沿知识的交流将促进这两个社区的研究发展。

In Materials Science and Engineering, "texture" refers to the arrangement of crystals at the microstructure scale within a wide range of materials, including metals, minerals and even various plastics. The study of texture has led to improved design of materials, the discovery of new superconducting materials, and the uncovering of many exciting insights into the geological history of the earth. The International Conference on Texture of Materials (ICOTOM) has provided a venue for international cross-pollination of scientific ideas in this field since 1968. This year?s conference, which returns to USA every nine years, will be held in St George, Utah. The conference celebrates 25 years since the invention of automated Electron Backscatter Diffraction - "EBSD" - originally funded by the National Science Foundation, and fundamental to accelerated scientific study in a myriad of sub-disciplines. Furthermore, it is held in a geologically significant region that will provide added meaning for many participants. This conference support award will allow broad student participation in the conference. This support will allow students from all backgrounds to attend this important scientific gathering. Students will be encouraged to present oral or poster presentations, and thus interact directly with top scientists in the field. This effort will help prepare and diversify the next generation of texture scientists for tackling some of society's most fundamental engineering issues.Texture analysis lies at the heart of the study of crystalline materials. At the 2017 International Conference on Textures of Materials, sessions will address the growing diversity of topics, including texture of interfaces, deformation and transformation textures, microstructure characterization, and the relationships between microstructure and behavior of a wide range of geological and engineering materials. The conference provides a unique venue for the cross pollination of ideas across the two primary texture disciplines: geoscience and materials science. The exchange of cutting-edge knowledge from the two communities will facilitate research developments in both.