Symposium: Advances in Intermetallic-Based Alloys for Structural & Functional Applications; 2018 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting; Boston, Massachusetts; 25-30 November

金属间化合物是结构和功能应用材料设计的一个组成部分，了解它们的行为对提高性能至关重要。为了了解金属间化合物的基本方面，人们进行了广泛的研究，知识库也在不断发展。然而，在金属间化合物的基础科学以及加工和扩大规模以最终应用方面存在着重大的知识差距。该奖项支持2018年11月25日至29日在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行的材料研究学会（MRS）秋季会议上对这些材料的加工，微观结构和性能的基本理解的研讨会。该系列研讨会始于1984年，是MRS历史上持续时间最长的研讨会之一。该奖项将使研究生，博士后研究人员，早期职业教师和代表性不足的群体的研究人员能够参加研讨会。支持学生和早期职业研究人员参加MRS会议的旅行和注册是扩大和教育研究人员领域的重要组成部分，也是推进这一重要类别材料的知识和信息交流的重要组成部分。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智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

Intermetallic compounds are an integral part of materials design for structural and functional applications and understanding their behavior is critical to improved performance. Extensive research has been underway to understand the fundamental aspects of intermetallics and the knowledge base is continuously evolving. Nevertheless, significant knowledge gaps exist in the fundamental science of intermetallics, as well as in processing and scale-up for eventual application. This award supports a symposium on fundamental understanding of the processing, microstructure, and properties of these materials at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, November 25-29, 2018. This symposium series was started in 1984 and is one of the longest running symposia in MRS history.This award will enable the attendance at the symposium of graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, early career faculty and researchers from underrepresented groups. Support for students and early career researchers for travel and registration at the MRS meeting is a critical part of broadening and educating the field of researchers, as well as advancing knowledge and information exchange about this important class of materials.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.