Conference: SoCal Solids 2023; Los Angeles, California; Spring 2023

该奖项将为2023年春季在洛杉矶南加州大学举行的SoCal Solids 2023大会提供支持。这次会议将免费吸引来自南加州R1和非R1大学的固体力学研究人员。两个目标是为研究生、博士后和早期职业研究人员提供一个经济高效的途径来分享研究成果，并利用网络机会进行合作。大会将在扩大参与度方面寻求演讲者和与会者之间令人满意的平衡。通过这一奖项提供资金将培养材料力学领域的下一代科学领袖。这次为期一天的会议的焦点是固体力学。这次会议将面向南加州的R1和非R1研究人员，以免费召集、分享研究和网络。届时将有知名研究人员的全体演讲，以及职业生涯早期教师和博士后的10场闪电演讲。十分之四的闪电演讲将保留给非R1和博士后学者。二十多个演讲名额将以先到先得的方式向所有研究人员开放。预计将有大约120人参加。这一奖项反映了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。

This award will provide support to the SoCal Solids 2023 conference to be held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in the spring of 2023. The conference will attract solid mechanics researchers from Southern California R1 and non-R1 universities free of cost. The twin objective is to provide a cost-effective avenue for graduate students, postdoc, and early career researchers to share research and to avail networking opportunities for collaborative efforts. The conference will seek a satisfactory balance in the speakers and attendees in terms of broadening participation. Funding through this award would prepare the next generation of scientific leaders in the field of mechanics of materials.The focus of this daylong conference is the mechanics of solids. The conference will target both R1 and non-R1 researchers in Southern California to convene, share research, and network free of cost. There will be plenary talks by established researchers to set the stage as well as 10 reserved lightning talks by early career faculty and postdocs. Four out of the 10 lightning talks will be reserved for non-R1 and postdoc scholars. Twenty-plus speaking spots will be open to all researchers on first come-first serve basis. Approximately, 120 attendees are expected.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.