Conference Grant: Student Travel Awards for 2019 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT) to be held in Miami, Florida, March 3-6, 2019

IEEE天线技术国际研讨会(IWAT)是一个年度论坛，旨在介绍和讨论创新天线技术的最新研究和开发。2019年IWAT将于2019年3月3日至6日在佛罗里达州迈阿密举行。研讨会由IEEE天线和传播学会和当地的IEEE分会赞助。研讨会有4次全体会议和8次特邀会议，有40多名来自该研究领域的杰出研究人员。此外，工作坊还设有3个海报互动环节，由研究生和行业专业人士进行了100多场演讲。因此，研讨会为研究生提供了一个独特的环境，让他们与学术界和工业界的专家互动并向他们学习。为了支持对从事天线技术的下一代科学家和工程师的培训和教育，这项NSF补助金为研究生在会议上展示他们的研究论文和学习天线技术的先进研究和开发提供旅行支持。这笔旅行补助金将以竞争性的方式发放给来自美国院校的30名研究生。成立了一个遴选委员会来管理奖项的评选过程。为了促进多样性，将优先考虑代表性不足的学生，包括妇女和少数族裔。NSF的这项资助将使参与的学生受益，使他们能够获得演示方面的经验和技能，了解天线研究和新兴应用的最新发展，并与国际天线社区建立网络，从而带来未来的合作或职业机会。由于天线在许多无线系统和应用中发挥着至关重要的作用，这项旅行补助金支持对社会具有广泛的影响。这一奖励反映了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。

The IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT) is an annual forum for the presentation and discussion on the newest research and development of innovative antenna technologies. The 2019 iWAT will be held in Miami, Florida, on March 3-6, 2019. The workshop is sponsored by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and the local IEEE chapter. The workshop features 4 plenary talks and 8 invited sessions with more than 40 distinguished researchers in this research community. In addition, the workshop has 3 interactive poster sessions with more than 100 presentations by graduate students and industry professionals. The workshop therefore provides a unique setting for graduate students to interact with and learn from experts from academia and industry. To support the training and education of next-generation scientists and engineers working on antenna technologies, this NSF grant provides travel support for graduate students to present their research papers at the conference and learn the advanced research and development in antenna technologies. The travel grants will be awarded competitively to 30 graduate students from U.S. institutions. A selection committee is formed to manage the award selection process. To promote diversity, priority will be given to underrepresented students including women and minority. This NSF grant will benefit participating students by enabling them to gain experience and skills in presentation, to learn about the latest developments in antenna research and emerging applications, and to network with the international antenna community that can lead to future collaborations or career opportunities. As the antenna plays a vital role in many wireless systems and applications, this travel grant support has broad impacts to the society.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.