2021 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Grantees Conference; Virtual; December 7-8, 2021

该奖项为规划、组织和管理将于2021年12月7日和8日举行的2021年美国国家科学基金会纳米尺度科学与工程（NSE）受资助者会议提供支持。NSE会议作为一个项目审查和研究网络会议，突出了NSF纳米技术科学和工程项目中正在进行的研究和教育活动。本次会议的主题是“纳米制造”，这是NSF先进制造计划的一个组成部分，但在其他NSF纳米技术相关的研究计划中也起着重要作用，如涉及电子、化学、物理、生物、环境等。会议为与会者，特别是妇女和代表性不足的少数民族，提供了与其他研究人员建立联系并向其学习的独特机会。会议为不同纳米技术领域的跨学科合作提供了一个论坛。它介绍并讨论了纳米制造在OSTP优先领域和重大挑战中的作用，例如量子信息科学，先进制造，人工智能，先进无线，生物工程。该奖项通过教育和培训熟练和多样化的制造业劳动力使国家受益，这些劳动力更好地准备为他们选择的领域的挑战提供变革性的解决方案。会议讨论了纳米制造背景下的两个主题：(1)新兴科学技术的纳米技术基础；(2)未来的纳米制造。每个一般题目由几个专题组成。这些是(a)纳米制造基础研究趋势；(b)量子系统的纳米制造；(c)用于半导体和先进无线系统的纳米制造；(d)纳米制造促进可持续性、气候变化和可再生能源；(e)纳米制造中的人工智能和网络应用；(f) Bio-nanomanufacturing;(g)合成生物学；(h) SBIR/STTR中的纳米制造；(i)纳米制造资源，如NNCI、NCN。其他主题可能包括纳米中心和纳米技术教育的讨论，以及NSF主要研究人员和其他联邦机构的海报展示。会议讨论了过去在纳米级制造方面的成就和成就，确定了阻碍新想法向前发展的研究差距，并确定了未来研究的机会。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 award provides support for the planning, organizing and managing of the annual 2021 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Grantees Conference to be held virtually on December 7 and 8, 2021. The NSE conference serves as a program review and research networking meeting that highlights ongoing research and educational activities in NSF’s nanotechnology science and engineering programs. The main theme of this conference is ‘nanomanufacturing’, which is an integral part of NSF’s Advanced Manufacturing program but also plays an important role in other NSF nanotechnology-related research programs such as ones that involve electronics, chemistry, physics, biology, environment, etc. The conference provides attendees, particularly women and under-represented minorities, with unique opportunities to network with and learn from other researchers. The conference provides a forum for interdisciplinary collaborations in diverse nanotechnology fields. It presents and discusses the role nanomanufacturing plays in OSTP priority areas and grand challenges, e.g., quantum information science, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, advanced wireless, bioengineering. This award benefits the nation through the education and training of a skilled and diverse manufacturing workforce, which is better prepared to provide transformative solutions to the challenges in their chosen fields.The conference discusses two general topics in the context of nanomanufacturing: (1) Nanotechnology Foundations for Emerging Science and Technology and (2) Nanomanufacturing for Tomorrow. Each general topic is made up of several special topics. These are (a) Trends in Basic Research in Nanomanufacturing; (b) Nanomanufacturing for Quantum Systems; (c) Nanomanufacturing for Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Systems; (d) Nanomanufacturing for Sustainability, Climate Change and Renewable Energy; (e) AI and Cyber Applications in Nanomanufacturing; (f) Bio-nanomanufacturing; (g) Synthetic Biology; (h) Nanomanufacturing in SBIR/STTR; (i) Resources for Nanomanufacturing, e.g., NNCI, NCN. Additional topics could involve a discussion on nano centers and nanotechnology education, and poster presentations by NSF principal investigators and other Federal Agencies. The conference discusses past achievements and accomplishments in manufacturing at the nanoscale, identify research gaps that are preventing novel ideas from moving forward, and determine opportunities for future 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.