2019 NSF Student Poster Competition at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE); Salt Lake City, Utah; November 8-14, 2019

这项资助为40名学生提供支持，这些学生目前正在通过美国国家科学基金会的工程理事会（ENG）或本科生研究经验（REU）项目的资助与首席研究员一起参加2019年ASME国际机械工程大会和博览会（ASME- imece）并参加学生海报比赛。旅行获奖者将根据申请进行选择，包括一份简短的简历，一份一页的陈述，说明他们为什么要参加会议，以及他们的指导老师的支持声明。在选择过程中，将考虑包括代表性不足的群体的成员，学生所代表的机构的多样性，以及工程专业的多样性。我们的目标是女性和少数族裔获奖者的比例达到50%。此计划亦为海报比赛的奖项提供支援。竞赛分为(1)美国国家科学基金会资助的研究经费/项目和(2)本科生研究经验（reu）的主题。这两个主题将在同一地点同时举行，以鼓励与会者建立联系和分享信息。将颁发奖项，以表彰和排名优秀的海报和主持人。海报的评审将在现场进行。该奖项将通过培养熟练和多样化的工程劳动力，为他们选择的领域的挑战提供变革性的解决方案，从而使国家受益。这种参与支持预计将有利于学生的专业，科学和技术发展，因为他们向广泛的机械工程社区展示他们的NSF资助的研究项目。参加会议将为学生提供一个绝佳的机会，通过访问国内外演讲者的技术和专业发展讲座，了解工程专业和各自领域的最新研究成果。学生们将在全社会范围的海报研讨会上，通过与各自领域的顶尖研究人员热烈讨论他们的工作，提高他们的沟通技巧。他们还将有机会参加许多技术演讲，参加技术先驱的主题演讲和全体会议，并与潜在的导师、同事和雇主建立联系。这种互动体验将大大拓宽他们的教育，增加他们对研究课题的热情，使他们熟悉对科学事业的期望，并使他们接触到创新研究的新途径。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 support for 40 students who are currently working with Principal Investigators through NSF funding from the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) or Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs to attend the 2019 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE) and participate in a student poster competition. The travel awardees will be selected based on application including a brief resume, a one-page statement of why they want to attend the conference and a statement of support from their faculty advisor. Consideration in the selection process will be given to inclusion of members of underrepresented groups, diversity of institutions that the students represent, and diversity of programs within engineering. We have a target representation of 50 percent female and minority awardees for travel grants. This project also provides support for poster competition awards. The competition is divided into the topics of (1) NSF-funded research grants/programs and (2) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REUs). Both topics will be held simultaneous at the same venue to encourage networking and sharing of information by the participants. Awards will be presented to recognize and rank the outstanding posters and presenters. Judging of the posters will be made on-site. This award will benefit the nation through the education of a skilled and diverse engineering workforce better prepared to provide transformative solutions the challenges of their chosen fields. This participation support is expected to benefit students' professional, scientific and technical development as they present their NSF funded research projects to the broad Mechanical Engineering community. Attendance at the conference will provide the students a wonderful opportunity to learn about the engineering profession and state-of-the-art research in their fields via access to technical and professional development talks by domestic and international speakers. Students will enhance their communication skills via lively discussions of their work with the top researchers in their fields during the society-wide Poster Symposium. They will also have an opportunity to attend many technical presentations, join the keynote and plenary sessions featuring technological pioneers, and network with potential mentors, colleagues, and employers. This interactive experience will significantly broaden their education, increase their enthusiasm for their research topic, acquaint them with expectations for scientific careers, and expose them to new avenues for innovative research.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.