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中不可或缺的一部分，了解它们的行为对于提高性能至关重要。目前正在进行广泛的研究，以了解金属间化合物的基本方面，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最终应用的加工和扩大方面，仍然存在重大的知识差距。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)秋季会议上关于对这些材料的加工、微观结构和性能的基本了解的研讨会。这一系列研讨会始于1984年，是MRS历史上持续时间最长的研讨会之一。这一奖项将使研究生、博士后研究人员、职业生涯早期教师和来自代表性不足群体的研究人员能够参加研讨会。在MRS会议上支持学生和早期职业研究人员的旅行和注册是拓宽和教育研究人员领域以及促进关于这一重要类别材料的知识和信息交流的关键部分。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。

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.