Student Support: 2022 Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials Conference and Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy Conference; Portland, Oregon; June 12-15, 2022

粉末冶金(PM)是一个在美国经济中制造业的各个领域都有应用的课题，因此，它直接影响到经济福利和国家安全。因此，重要的是要确保粉末冶金的劳动力需求得到满足，该行业目前的本科生和研究生的招聘也符合这种需求。该奖项支持40名在美国院校就读的研究生和本科生参加2022年粉末冶金和颗粒材料(PowderMet2022)会议，以及2022年6月12日至15日在俄勒冈州波特兰举行的添加剂制造与粉末冶金(AMPM2022)会议。这些年度会议是PM技术转移的主要来源，也是北美最大的年度展览的主要东道主，展示PM、颗粒材料和金属添加剂制造(AM)工艺设备、粉末和产品等的领先供应商。PowderMet/AMPM被认为是该领域的主要会议，吸引了来自行业、政府实验室和学术机构的参与者，因此是学生接触该领域和以不同方式招聘PM行业劳动力的理想选择。该奖项为学生参与者提供了与来自世界各地工业和政府机构的领先研究人员和工程师，以及来自国内和国际大学的学生和教师交流想法的独特机会。这不仅会刺激学生的学习和培训，还会让他们接触到新的研究理念，并与那些取得新进展的研究人员进行互动。除了获取知识和欣赏PM和金属AM的广度之外，加入专业协会将通过发展专业联系人和资源网络来激发学生的求知欲。这些机会不仅将提高参与者在该领域的知识，还将培养非常适合在PM和AM中创造下一代设计的科学家和工程师，这些设计将进一步提升国家的制造能力。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。

Powder metallurgy (PM) is a topic with applications in literally every portion of the manufacturing sector in the U.S. economy, and therefore, directly impacts economic welfare and national security. It is, thus, important to ensure that the workforce need of powder metallurgy is met as well as the recruitment of current undergraduate and graduate students for this industry matches such a need. This award supports 40 selected graduate and undergraduate students studying at US institutions to participate in the 2022 Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials (PowderMet2022) conference, and co-located Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy (AMPM2022) conference in Portland, Oregon, June 12 - 15, 2022. These annual conferences are the primary source for PM technology transfer and the major host to the largest annual North American exhibit showcasing leading suppliers of PM, particulate materials, and metal additive manufacturing (AM) process equipment, powders, and products, etc. PowderMet/AMPM are considered the premier conferences in this field and draw participants from industry, government laboratories and academic institutions, and thus, ideal for student exposures to this field and the workforce recruitment in a diverse manner for the PM industry.The award provides student participants with unique opportunities to exchange ideas with leading researchers and engineers from worldwide industrial and governmental facilities, as well as with students and faculty from both domestic and international universities. This will not only stimulate learning and training for the students, but also allows them to be exposed to new research concepts and interact with those researchers who have made new advancements. In addition to acquiring knowledge and an appreciation of the breadth of PM and metal AM, becoming involved with professional societies will motivate students’ intellectual curiosity through developing a network of professional contacts and resources. These opportunities will not only improve participants’ knowledge in the field but also develop scientists and engineers who are ideally suited to create the next generation of designs in PM and AM that will further advance the nation’s manufacturing capabilities.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.