1997 National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference; Seattle, WA; January 7-11, 1997

*9616955年度国家科学基金设计与制造获资助者大会将颁发此奖项。会议将有来自设计、制造和工业创新司、工程教育和中心司、电气和通信系统司以及土木工程和机械结构司的机械和材料方案的研究人员参加，这些司位于工程局内，信息、机器人和智能系统司，位于计算机和信息科学局内，以及材料研究司的制造相关项目，位于数学和物理科学局内。会议确保个别研究人员了解其同事正在进行的活动。可以消除他们的重复工作，这项活动可能会带来一定程度的合作。预计研究活动的效率将全面提高。此外，会议项目组织允许有充足的时间在会议上与集体研究社区详细讨论制造业研究，并向国家科学基金会提供反馈和投入。最后，受赠人与各司方案主任之间的个人接触应有助于澄清他们工作中的许多当前问题。会议的目的是加强研究人员之间的交流，鼓励联合研究，促进协同，并发展技术交流网络。参加会议的人可以及早接触到传播的信息。***

*** 9616955 Woo This award is to conduct the annual National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference. The conference will involve researchers from the Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation, the Division of Engineering Education and Centers, the Division of Electrical and Communication Systems and the Mechanics and Materials Program in the Division of Civil and Mechanical Structures, located within the Directorate for Engineering, the Division of Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, located within the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering and manufacturing related projects in the Division of Materials Research, located within the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. The conference ensures that the individual researchers are informed about the ongoing activities of their colleagues. An elimination of duplication of their efforts may be achieved and a degree of cooperation may result from this activity. An overall improvement of efficiency of the research activity could be expected. In addition, the conference program organization allows for ample time to discuss manufacturing research in detail with the collective research community at the meeting, with feedback to and input from the National Science Foundation. Finally personal contacts between the grantees and program directors in the Divisions should contribute to clarifying many current issues in their work. The aims of the conference are to enhance communication between researchers, encourage joint research, promote synergism, and develop networks for technical interchange. Attendees to the conference gain an early access to the information disseminated. ***