USA-South Africa Collaborative Research Workshop on Emerging Manufacturing Technologies, October 4-8, 2004, held in South Africa

该奖项由设计、制造和工业创新司和国际科学与工程办公室共同资助。该奖项支持一个研讨会，该研讨会专注于美国和南非领先的研究机构之间在先进新兴制造概念和技术的研究、开发和教育领域的强大合作研究和教育项目的发展。目前从事新兴制造业研究的美国研究人员和制造业领袖组成的强大代表团将出席并参加合作研究研讨会。研讨会的拟议时间为2004年10月4日至8日，并将在由南非（东道主）反pi和本提案的共同pi组成的研讨会规划委员会确定的目标地点在南非举行。研讨会的拟定时间经过精心安排，以最大限度地利用建设性的学术交流、网络和发展SA杰出研究人员与美国代表团成员之间强有力的研究伙伴关系的机会。研讨会的核心目标将是为新兴制造业领域的合作研究和教育项目制定具体议程，这将充分利用国际合作提供的许多不同机会。研讨会的直接成果将包括一份研讨会报告，提供与SA研究组织合作研究的建议和机会，该报告将提交给美国国家科学基金会，并通过专业组织提供的常规渠道在制造研究界传播，包括制造工程师协会（SME）和美国机械工程师协会（ASME）。

This award is co-funded by the Division of Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation and the Office of International Science and Engineering. This award supports a workshop focused on the development of strong collaborative research and education programs between leading USA and South African research institutions in the area of the research, development and education of advanced emerging manufacturing concepts and technologies. A strong delegation of US researchers and leaders in the manufacturing community, currently engaged in emerging manufacturing research, will attend and participate in the collaborative research workshop. The proposed timeframe for the workshop is October 4-8, 2004, and will be held in South Africa at targeted venues identified by the workshop planning committee comprised of South African (host) counter-PI's and the Co-PIs of this proposal. The proposed timing of the workshop has been carefully positioned for leveraging the maximum opportunity for constructive academic exchange, networking and the development of strong research partnership between prominent SA researchers and the members of the US delegation. The core workshop objective will be the development of specific agenda for collaborative research and education programs in emerging manufacturing areas, identified as a result of the workshop, that will take full advantage of the many, diverse opportunities provided through international collaboration. Immediate outcomes from the workshop will include a workshop report providing recommendations and opportunities for collaborative research with SA research organizations that will be presented to the NSF and disseminated through the manufacturing research community via regular channels provided by professional organizations, including the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).