CONFERENCE: 9th African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) Conference 2017

第九届非洲材料研究学会（A-MRS）会议将于2017年12月10日至14日在博茨瓦纳的Gabarone举行，并于12月8日至9日举行以学生为中心的会前短期课程。预计将有大约500名来自世界各地的科学家和学生参加这次会议。A-MRS于2000年在美国国家科学基金会和南非国家研究基金会的支持下成立。NSF/DMR在A-MRS的初始创建中发挥了重要作用。最初的讲习班主要由DMR支持。美国国家科学基金会的资金主要支持来自美国的学生和年轻科学家、一些顶尖的国际资深科学家以及大约12名非洲学生的参与。会议将有助于统一非洲快速发展的材料研究社区，并将该社区与美国和非洲以外其他地方的材料研究社区结合起来。讲习班主题的选择要符合非洲的优先事项以及全球材料界的兴趣和需要。除了基础和应用科学与工程，会议还将关注共享仪器、STEM教育、技术创新和网络等问题，以发展新的伙伴关系。a - mrs现在能够从各种来源获得支持的事实表明，材料研究在非洲获得了适当的认可，区域参与越来越多。第九届非洲材料研究学会（A-MRS）会议将于2017年12月10日至14日在博茨瓦纳的Gabarone举行，并于12月8日至9日举行以学生为中心的会前短期课程。预计将有大约500名来自世界各地的科学家和学生参加这次会议。会议将有助于统一非洲快速发展的材料研究社区，并将该社区与美国和非洲以外其他地方的材料研究社区结合起来。研讨会的主题包括能源材料、健康材料、纳米科学/纳米技术、计算材料科学、农业/环境、采矿/建筑材料、水材料和教育/网络。这些选择是为了满足非洲的优先事项以及全球材料界的兴趣和需求。除了基础和应用科学与工程之外，会议还将关注共享仪器、STEM教育、技术创新和网络等问题，以发展新的伙伴关系。

The Ninth African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) conference will be held in Gabarone Botswana, on December 10-14, 2017, with student centered pre-conference short courses to be held on December 8-9th. It is anticipated that about 500 scientists and students from around the world will attend the conference. The A-MRS was formed in 2000 with support from NSF and the South African National Research Foundation. The NSF/DMR was instrumental in the initial creation of A-MRS. Initial workshops were mostly supported by DMR. Funds from the NSF support the participation of mostly students and young scientists from the US, some leading senior international scientists and about a dozen African students. The Conference will help to unify the rapidly growing materials research community in Africa, and to couple this community to the materials research community in the US and elsewhere outside Africa. Themes for the workshop are chosen to meet African priorities and the interest as well as needs of the global materials community. In addition to basic and applied science and engineering, attention will be taken to address issues of shared instrumentation, STEM education, technology innovation, and networking to grow new partnerships. The facts that A-MRS is now capable of raising support from diverse sources is a sign that materials research is gaining appropriate recognition in Africa, with growing regional participation.The Ninth African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) conference will be held in Gabarone, Botswana, on December 10-14, 2017, with student centered pre-conference short courses to be held on December 8-9th. It is anticipated that about 500 scientists and students from around the world will attend the conference. The Conference will help to unify the rapidly growing materials research community in Africa, and to couple this community to the materials research community in the US and elsewhere outside Africa. Themes for the workshop include Materials for Energy, Materials for Health, Nanoscience/Nanotechnology, Computational Materials Science, Agriculture/Environment, Materials for Mining/Construction, Materials for Water, and Education/Networking. These are chosen to meet African priorities and the interest as well as the needs of the global materials community. In addition to basic and applied science and engineering, attention will be given to address issues of shared instrumentation, STEM education, technology innovation, and networking to grow new partnerships.