Workshop: US-Germany Collaborative Research in Advanced Manufacturing II; Alexandria, Virginia; June 2019

该奖项为美国国家科学基金会和德国研究基金会的研讨会提供部分支持，以促进美国和德国之间的合作研究。美国和德国都有充满活力的制造业、无处不在的技术扩散和高工资。这两个国家在技术尖端、高科技产品开发和先进制造活动方面都位居世界领先地位。两国都大力支持科学和工程研究，资助的研究组合之间存在显著的重叠和协同效应。虽然存在潜在的合作领域，但几乎没有地方可以确定互惠互利的研究主题。这次研讨会的成果也有助于促进两国在其他领域的合作。研讨会将于2019年6月在美国东海岸举行。来自每个国家的约15-20名先进制造业研究人员将参加研讨会。研讨会的目标是：1)修订2016年2月举行的NSF/DFG研讨会确定的先进制造业的研究需求。2)修订先进制造业面临的需求、差距和挑战。3)确定两国参与美德合作项目的研究人员观察到的最佳合作实践和后勤挑战。4)为扩大未来的联合研究倡议并使之正规化提出建议。5)为美国和德国的研究人员提供一个论坛，以建立网络和发展未来的合作。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 award provides partial support for an NSF and German Research Foundation workshop to foster collaborative research between the United States and Germany. Both the United States and Germany have vibrant manufacturing sectors, pervasive technology proliferation, and high wages. Both countries rank among the world leaders for technological sophistication, high technology product development and advanced manufacturing activity. Both countries have strong support for scientific and engineering research, and there are significant overlap and synergies between the funded research portfolios. While there are potential areas for collaboration, there are few venues where research topics that are mutually beneficial can be identified. Results of this workshop can also be useful to fostering collaborations between the two countries in other fields. The workshop will be held on the east coast of the United States in June 2019. About 15-20 advanced manufacturing researchers from each country will participate in the workshop. The objectives of the workshop are to: 1) Revise research needs in advanced manufacturing as identified at the NSF/DFG Workshop held in February 2016. 2) Revise needs, gaps, and challenges facing advanced manufacturing. 3) Identify best practices of collaboration, and logistical challenges as observed by researchers in both countries engaged in U.S.- German collaborative projects. 4) Formulate recommendations for expanding and formalizing future joint research initiatives. 5) Provide a forum for researchers from the US and Germany to network and develop future collaborations.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.