Support for Participation of US Students to the 11th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams (MetFoam 2019); Dearborn, Michigan; August 20-23, 2019

该奖项的目的是为10名研究生、博士后和年轻研究人员提供部分差旅支持，以参加将于2019年8月20-23日在密歇根州迪尔伯恩举行的第11届国际多孔金属和金属泡沫会议。会议的重点是金属泡沫和多孔金属制造科学与工程领域的新发展。学生们在会议上展示了他们的研究成果，并与来自美国和国际机构的顶尖研究人员和工程师交流了想法。学生的旅行津贴是根据不同的机构代表提供的。优先考虑的学生参与者是女性或来自代表人数不足的群体。这一做法促进了会议的多样化参与。这一奖项通过教育和培训熟练和多样化的工程劳动力来造福国家，使他们做好准备，为所选领域的挑战提供变革性的解决方案。这种参与支持预计将有利于学生的专业、科学和技术发展。参与者有机会培养先进制造业的全球视野，并了解该领域的最新发展。提出了广泛的主题，以刺激学习和培训。这些包括添加剂制造、冷冻铸造、制造、可伸缩性、设计、表征、性能和工业应用。参与的学生通过参加国际领先的多孔金属和金属泡沫专家的技术报告以及与来自世界各地的同行研究人员的互动来学习。这些经验培养了新的想法和更深层次的基本理解，有助于塑造先进制造科学和工程研究的未来。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。

The purpose of this award is to provide partial travel support for 10 graduate students, post-docs and young investigators to attend the 11th International Conference on Porous Metals and Metallic Foams to be held from August 20-23, 2019 in Dearborn, Michigan. The conference focuses on new developments in the field of metallic foam and porous metal manufacturing science and engineering. The students present their research at the conference and exchange ideas with leading researchers and engineers from U.S. and international institutions. Travel grants for the students are based on diverse institutional representation. Priority is given to student participants who are women or who come from underrepresented groups. This approach promotes diverse participation at the conference. This award benefits the nation through the education and training of a skilled and diverse engineering workforce better prepared to provide transformative solutions to challenges in their chosen fields.This participation support is expected to benefit the students' professional, scientific and technical development. Participants are given an opportunity to nurture a global vision in advanced manufacturing and learn about the latest developments in the field. A wide range of topics are presented to stimulate learning and training. These include additive manufacturing, freeze casting, fabrication, scalability, design, characterization, properties and industrial applications. Participating students learn by attending technical presentations by leading international experts in porous metals and metallic foams, and by interacting with fellow researchers from around the world. These experiences foster new ideas and a deeper fundamental understanding, which helps shape future of research in advanced manufacturing science and engineering.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.