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

在材料科学与工程中，“纹理”是指多种材料（包括金属、矿物甚至各种塑料）内晶体在微观结构尺度上的排列。织构研究改进了材料设计，发现了新的超导材料，并揭示了许多关于地球地质历史的令人兴奋的见解。自 1968 年以来，国际材料织构会议 (ICOTOM) 一直为该领域的国际科学思想交流提供了场所。今年的会议每九年返回美国一次，将在犹他州圣乔治举行。此次会议庆祝自动电子背散射衍射（EBSD）发明 25 周年，该技术最初由美国国家科学基金会资助，对于加速众多子学科的科学研究至关重要。此外，它在一个具有重要地质意义的地区举行，这将为许多参与者提供额外的意义。该会议支持奖将允许广泛的学生参与会议。这种支持将使来自不同背景的学生能够参加这一重要的科学聚会。我们将鼓励学生进行口头或海报展示，从而与该领域的顶尖科学家直接互动。这项工作将有助于培养下一代纹理科学家并使其多样化，以解决一些社会最基本的工程问题。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、变形和转变纹理、微观结构表征以及各种地质和工程材料的微观结构和行为之间的关系。该会议为地球科学和材料科学这两个主要纹理学科的思想交叉授粉提供了一个独特的场所。两个社区尖端知识的交流将促进两个领域的研究发展。

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.