2004 Tribology Gordon Research Conferences; June 27 - July 2, 2004; Bristol, RI

2004年戈登摩擦学会议项目总结摩擦学——研究摩擦、磨损和润滑——影响着我们所有人。控制摩擦和磨损可以抑制或促进从大型发动机到人体假体、MEMS和纳米技术设备的技术进步。因此，在21世纪，摩擦学将继续对我们的生活质量、健康、财富和生计的各个方面产生重大影响，需要解决重大挑战，其中许多挑战需要我们在方法和思维上进行范式转变。两年一次的戈登摩擦学研究会议是摩擦学家和支持科学家的首要基础研究会议。来自世界各地的大学、国家实验室和行业的顶尖科学家与年轻科学家和摩擦学新手聚集在一起，进行为期一周的正式和非正式讨论，讨论这一多学科和多尺度学科的最新问题。今天的问题和明天的解决方案-挑战我们在摩擦学方面的需求研究主题是我们试图探索基础科学，包括我们对表面力学，物理学，化学和相变的理解的最新进展，如何帮助解决未来应用所带来的问题。同时，我们希望研究相反的问题：未来创新设备和应用的感知需求如何揭示我们当前理解和研究能力中的“空白”。2004年GRC摩擦学会议的主讲人和讨论领袖都是世界上最杰出的学者和研究人员。除了将该学科的许多知名知识领袖聚集在一起，集思广益，畅想未来之外，还有一个非常坚定的承诺，让来自一系列相关学科的实践工程师和年轻科学家充分参与其中，这样他们不仅可以学习最新的研究工具，还可以为方法的范式变化做出贡献，这是支撑和实现未来所必需的。知识价值。这次会议是将基础科学与对美国和世界经济具有重要意义的技术领域联系起来的关键机制。它还提供了新的、年轻的研究人员与那些对问题有经验和深刻理解的人之间的联系。摩擦学的进步也需要不断的新思想和与其他学科的健康联系。这次会议提供了一种极其有效的方式来建立所有这些联系。更广泛的影响。本提案的重点是为与会者提供会议费用和/或差旅费支持，包括讨论主持人、演讲者、研究生、博士后和青年研究人员。这将使许多年轻的研究人员有机会从戈登会议提供的新的工作经验中受益，但由于资金限制，他们无法参加会议。我们努力实现性别平衡，同时也支持任何未被充分代表的少数民族或残疾人士申请。除了这些标准之外，我们将尝试通过从学术研究，工业和教育专业中选择与会者来使会议多样化，并进一步关注高级和初级独立研究者，博士后培训生和研究生的组合。我们也在寻求资金来支持一些本科生（大四学生），他们表示有兴趣参加并希望展示海报。

0414519PI - Dickinson, Washington State UniversityPROJECT SUMMARY - THE 2004 GORDON CONFERENCE ON TRIBOLOGYTribology - the study of friction, wear & lubrication - affects us all. Controlling friction and wear can either inhibit or enable technological advances from large engines to body prostheses, MEMS and nanotechnological devices. Thus, in the 21st Century, tribology will continue to critically impact all aspects of our quality of life, health, wealth and livelihood and there are significant challenges to be addressed, many requiring paradigm shifts in both our approaches and thinking. The biennial Gordon Research Conference in tribology is the premiere basic research meeting for tribologists and supporting scientists. Coming from all parts of the world, leading scientists from universities, national labs and industries gather with young scientists and newcomers to tribology for one week of formal and informal discussions on state-of-the art issues in this multidisciplinary and multi-scale subject. Today's Problems & Tomorrow's Solutions - Challenging Our Needs in Tribology Research theme is our attempt to explore how underlying science, including recent advances in our understanding of surface mechanics, physics, chemistry and phase transformations can help solve the problems posed by tomorrow's applications. Simultaneously we wish to examine the converse problem: how the perceived demands of tomorrow's innovative devices and applications can reveal 'the blanks' in our current understandings and research capabilities. The speakers and discussion leaders chosen for the 2004 GRC Conference on Tribology are amongst the most eminent scholars and researchers in the world. Besides bringing many of the established intellectual leaders of the subject together to brainstorm the future, there is also a very strong commitment to fully involve practicing engineers and young scientists from a range of related disciplines so that they may not only learn of the latest research tools but also contribute to the paradigm changes in approach which are necessary for underpinning and enabling the future.Intellectual Merit. This meeting is a key mechanism for linking basic science with a technological field of significant importance to the U.S. and World economies. It also provides ties between new, young investigators and those with experience and depth in their understanding of the problems. Advances in tribology also require a constant flux of new ideas and healthy connections to other disciplines. This meeting provides an extremely efficient way to make all of these connections.Broader Impacts. This proposal focuses on providing support for conference fees and/or travel expenses for participants including discussion leaders, speakers, graduate students, postdocs and young investigators. This will allow many young investigators the opportunity to benefit from the new working experience which the Gordon Conferences provide but who could not otherwise be able to attend because of fund restrictions. We strive for gender balance and also favor any under-represented ethnic minority or disabled individuals that apply. Beyond these criteria, we will attempt to diversify the meeting by selecting attendees from academic research, industry, and educational professions with a further eye toward a mix of senior and junior independent investigators, postdoctoral trainees and graduate students. We are also seeking funds to support a few undergraduates (seniors) who have expressed interest in attending and wish to present posters.