Support for the Fourth Joint Meeting of the United States Sections of the Combustion Institute; Philadelphia, PA; March 20-23, 2005

NSF提案号0456579支持燃烧研究所美国分会第四次联合会议摘要燃烧是一个多学科领域，包括许多不同的科学和工程学科。 它也代表了一个对这个国家的经济和安全至关重要的研究领域。燃烧研究所的三个美国分部认识到这一至关重要性，发起了两年一次的全国燃烧问题会议。 从1999年开始，这些会议从出席人数和发言次数来看都非常成功。因此，这个两年一度的活动已经获得了突出的地位，并成为基本和应用燃烧的首要全国会议。 该提案要求为燃烧研究所美国分会第四次联席会议提供部分支助，该会议将于2005年3月20日至23日在宾夕法尼亚州费城德雷克塞尔大学举行。NSF的资金将用于为那些做讲台或海报演讲的研究生提供部分旅行支持。 所有会议通知和适当网站将提供关于研究生旅行支助的信息。 此外，还将向燃烧研究所成员邮寄关于旅行支助的通知。任何技术会议的目的都是分享知识和交流想法。 提供资源，让下一代的研究人员参与将有显着的知识价值和影响的燃烧社区，这是至关重要的能源未来的国家。 使旅行更便宜可能允许PI发送更多的学生比可以容纳的研究基金，从而引发了更广泛的人口的兴趣。

NSF Proposal No. 0456579Support for the Fourth Joint Meeting of the United States Sections of the Combustion InstituteABSTRACTCombustion is a multi-disciplinary field encompassing many diverse disciplines in science and engineering. It also represents a research area that is vital to the economy and security of this nation. Recognizing this vital importance, the three United States sections of the Combustion Institute initiated a biennial national meeting on combustion. Beginning in 1999, these meetings have been highly successful, based on the attendance and the number of presentations. Consequently, this biennial event has gained a prominent stature and become the premier national conference in fundamental and applied combustion. This proposal requests funds to provide partial support for the Fourth Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute, which will be held at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 20-23 March 2005. The NSF funds will be targeted to provide partial travel support to graduate students who make podium or poster presentations. The information about the availability of travel support to graduate students will be provided in all the meeting announcements and on appropriate websites. In addition, an announcement about the availability of travel support will be mailed to members of the Combustion Institute.The purpose of any technical meeting is the sharing of knowledge and the exchange of ideas. Providing resources to allow the next generation of researchers to participate will have significant intellectual merit and impact on the combustion community, which is vital to the energy future of the country. Making travel more affordable may allow PIs to send more students than could have been accommodated with research funds, thereby sparking interest in a broader population.