76th Device Research Conference (DRC) to be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, June 24 to 27, 2018

拟议的项目寻求财政支持，以增加演讲者的多样性，并提高学生参与会议将于2018年6月24日至27日在加州大学，圣巴巴拉举行。“第76届器件研究会议（DRC）”将集中讨论从半导体到有机、分子器件以及自旋和量子器件的各种器件。会议将邀请先进器件领域的世界知名研究人员作为特邀演讲者，他们的专业知识范围从设计到制造表征和应用。除了技术讲座外，由世界知名专家就高度相关的主题举办的短期课程将大大提高会议对与会者的实用性。今年的课程将是基于超越传统冯诺依曼计算架构的未来计算技术。该技术计划将为学生参与者提供接触新材料和设备，其基础物理及其工程应用的机会。让下一代研究人员接触这些重要学科，对于维持STEM工作者的供应至关重要，这些工作者具备应对新兴商业趋势所需的技能。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The proposed project seeks financial support for increasing the diversity of speakers and enhancing student participation at a Conference to be held from June 24 to 27, 2018 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The "76th Device Research Conference (DRC)" will focus on a variety of devices ranging from semiconductors to organic, molecular devices, as well as spin and quantum devices. The Conference will host world-renowned researchers in advanced devices as invited speakers, whose expertise range from design, to fabrication characterization and applications. In addition to technical talks, short courses on highly relevant topics presented by renowned world experts will greatly enhance the usefulness of the conference to attendees. This year's course will be on future computing technologies based on architectures beyond traditional von Neumann computing. The technical program will provide student participants with the opportunity to gain exposure to new materials and devices, their basic physics, and their engineering applications. Exposing the next generation of researchers to these important disciplines is critical to maintain the supply of STEM workers with the skillsets necessary to address emerging commercial trends. The information will be disseminated through the conference proceedings which will be available online through the IEEEXplore.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.