Conference: Society for Natural Philosophy Meeting: Microstructure, Defects, and Growth in Mechanics; Chicago, Illinois; September 13-15, 2019

该补助金为自然哲学学会第55次会议提供财政支持：将于2019年9月13日至15日在芝加哥洛约拉大学举行的力学微观结构，缺陷和增长。理解和模拟复杂的合成和生物材料的能力已经成为一个越来越重要的研究课题。理解微观结构、缺陷和生长的相互作用是本次研讨会的重点，这对于更深入地理解和开发这些材料至关重要。本次活动将汇集国际和国家地位的研究人员以及最近的博士和研究生，介绍和讨论最新进展。这次会议与其他类似活动的不同之处在于，它将不举行平行会议。这种强调小型，单轨会议将有利于更有针对性的计划，也将促进工程师，数学家和物理学家之间的合作，以创造和发展新的数学方法和物理概念。本次研讨会的资金将用于支持演讲者以及15名年轻研究人员参加并与力学和数学领域的领先研究人员互动。为期三天的研讨会将包括17个讲座。其中八个将是一个小时的讲座，由来自力学和数学科学领域的杰出研究人员主讲。另外八个30分钟的圆桌讨论讲座将由领先的研究人员和有前途的年轻研究人员，博士后和博士生的组合。大约一半的圆桌会议讲座将通过邀请，其余的从提交的摘要中选择。最后，“克利福德安布罗斯Truesdell三讲座”将由一名高级研究员在荣誉的创始人的社会。还将就与会议主题有关的未来研究方向进行一小时的公开讨论。讨论结束后，将生成一份会议报告，其中包括：（i）确定的挑战，（ii）潜在的研究领域，（iii）可行的解决方案。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This grant provides financial support for the 55th meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy: Microstructure, Defects, and Growth in Mechanics to be held September 13-15, 2019, at Loyola University, Chicago. The ability to understand and model complex synthetic and biological materials has become an increasingly important topic of research. The understanding of the interrelated roles of microstructure, defects, and growth that are the focus of this workshop is central to a deeper understanding and development of these materials. This event will bring together researchers of international and national stature as well as recent PhDs and graduate students to present and discuss the latest advances. The meeting will differ from other similar events in that it will be without parallel sessions. This emphasis on a smaller, single-track meeting will be conducive to a more focused program and will also promote collaborations between engineers, mathematicians, and physicists for the creation and development of new mathematical methods and physical concepts. Funding for this workshop will go towards supporting speakers as well as 15 young researchers to attend and interact with leading researchers in the fields of mechanics and mathematics. This three-day workshop will involve a total of 17 lectures. Eight of these will be one-hour lectures given by prominent leading researchers from the fields of mechanics and mathematical sciences. Another eight 30-minute roundtable discussion lectures will be given by a mix of leading researchers and promising young researchers, postdocs, and PhD students. About half of the roundtable lectures will be by invitation and the rest chosen from submitted abstracts. Finally, a "Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III Lecture" will be delivered by a senior researcher in honor of the founder of the Society. A one-hour open discussion on the future directions of research related to the subject of the meeting will also be conducted. Out of this discussion, a report of the proceedings will be generated that will include: (i) the identified challenges, (ii) the potential areas of research, and (iii) viable solutions.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.