International Conference on Functionally-Graded Materials (FGM 2000), Estes Park, CO, September 10-14, 2000

功能梯度材料（FGM）国际会议将于2000年9月10日至14日在科罗拉多的埃斯蒂斯公园举行。 本次会议将汇集科学家和工程师对材料特性的空间变化相关的主题的共性。 随着对力学的不断强调，FGM概念已扩展到几乎所有材料的应用以及其他类型的材料，如聚合物和生物材料。在美国举行这次会议，为国内许多研究人员提供了一个机会，使他们能够更熟悉北美这一高度跨学科的课题。 大约200人将参加这次会议。 他们将来自全球22个国家，拥有工业、国家实验室和学术背景。 对本次会议的支持将用于使参与教师的学生参加会议。功能梯度材料越来越重要，因为今天的设备和未来的设备将越来越多地使用与另一种材料相结合的材料。 本次会议将扩大对功能梯度材料的知识边界。

An international conference on functionally-graded materials (FGM) will be held September 10-14, 2000 in Estes Park, Colorado. This conference will bring together scientists and engineers on a commonality of themes related to spatial variations of material properties. With a continuing emphasis on mechanics, the FGM concept has been extended into nearly all applications of materials as well as into other types of materials, such as polymers and bio-materials. Holding this meeting in the United States affords an opportunity for many domestic researchers to become more familiar with this highly interdisciplinary topic in North America. Approximately 200 people will participate in this conference. They will come from 22 countries around the world and be have industrial, national laboratory, and academic backgrounds. Support for this conference will be used to enable students of participating faculty to attend the meeting.Functionally gradient materials are of increasing importance since today's devices and those of the future will increasingly use materials integrated with another material. This conference will expand the boundaries of the knowledge on FGMs.