Student Support for the 2018 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium; Austin, Texas; August 13-15, 2018

这项资助资助80名学生参加第二十九届国际固体自由形状制造(SFF)研讨会，这是一个添加剂制造会议，将于2018年8月13日至15日在得克萨斯州奥斯汀举行。SFF研讨会被广泛认为是世界上关于加法制造(AM)相关研究的主要学术会议之一。2017年，它汇集了来自世界20个国家的大学、国家实验室和公司的654名研究人员，他们在为期3天的活动中总共提交了473份技术演示文稿和海报。学生将有机会参加为期3天的技术会议，重点关注AM应用、流程开发、材料、建模和设计方面的最新进展。所有获奖学生将被要求在研讨会期间提交论文和/或海报，并参加为期3天的活动。资助机会将被广泛和及早地公布，以便为学生提供充足的申请时间。获奖者将由委员会选出，奖项将支付学生注册的费用。通过参加并在研讨会上展示他们的工作，学生们将获得广泛的知识和对AM前沿研究状况的理解他们还将通过向知识渊博的观众提供技术演示来获得专业发展的机会。此外，他们将有机会与AM领域的其他专业和学生研究人员建立网络，从而建立他们未来的合作者和同事的个人网络。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant provides support for 80 students to participate in the Twenty-Ninth Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium, An Additive Manufacturing Conference to be held August 13-15, 2018, in Austin, Texas. The SFF Symposium is widely considered one of the premier academic conference on additive manufacturing (AM) related research in the world. In 2017, it brought together 654 researchers from universities, national laboratories, and companies from 20 countries around the world, who together presented 473 technical presentations and posters during the 3-day event. Students will have the opportunity to engage in 3 days of technical sessions focused on the latest advances in AM applications, process development, materials, modeling, and design. All student awardees will be expected to present a paper and/or poster during the symposium and to attend all 3 days of the event. The funding opportunity will be announced broadly and early enough to provide ample time for students to apply. Awardees will be selected by committee and the awards will cover the cost of student registration. By attending and presenting their work in the symposium, students will gain extensive knowledge and understanding of the state of cutting-edge research in AM. They will also have the opportunity for professional development by delivering a technical presentation to a highly knowledgeable audience. Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to network with other professional and student researchers in the AM field and thereby build their personal network of future collaborators and colleagues.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.