Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Microgravity and Space Sciences

摘要国家科学基金会项目编号：CTS-0531480主要研究者： Sadhal，Satwinder S. 南加州大学提案标题：微重力和空间科学中的跨学科传输现象背景：该提案是作为主动提交给化学和传输系统司的提案收到的，随后被分配给热系统方案的热传输和热处理子单元。 根据NSF关于支持会议、专题讨论会和研讨会的指导方针（PAM V.B2.m），放弃了外部同行评论。 TTTP项目主任阿方索奥尔特加提供了一个评价。 行动建议是基于评论以及当前的NSF和计划优先事项，预算限制，以及会议对热系统研究和教育基础设施的可能贡献。建议授予的分析和理由：已请求提供资金，以便为8名（共计8名）资深和新晋研究人员提供财政支助，使他们能够前往参加2005年8月7日至12日在葡萄牙托马尔举行的第四次微重力和空间科学跨学科传输现象会议。 这是自1999年开始的系列会议中的第四次。 其中三名研究人员是女性教职员工或资深科学家，五名是学生，其中一名学生是女性。 大约90%的资金将用于差旅费，余额用于出版费用。 所有获得资助的与会者都必须在最后会议记录中发表其会议工作，并以档案形式在纽约科学院年鉴中发表，该年鉴将是会议的最后档案。 除了来自NSF的资金，NASA将提供15，000美元，国际工程会议将提供5，000美元。 这笔额外的资金将用于支持会议领导团队以及主旨发言人的差旅费。关于更广泛的影响，会议是微重力环境中流体，热，生物和材料科学以及空间探索技术社区技术交流的主要场所。 将强调在这一领域将要开展的新的重要工作的跨学科方面，在这方面，会议将是对美国航天局两年一次的专门领域会议的补充。 国家基金会提供的资金将有助于确保妇女和代表性不足的少数民族得到积极征聘，并被纳入参与者。已经确定了要支助的参与者，他们组成了一个多样化的群体。 空间科学的工程方面仍然是一个重要的领域，推动了TTTP计划特别感兴趣的热和流体科学的基础研究。 关于传播问题，会议上提出的论文将以国际标准书号的形式出版，并在《纽约科学院年鉴》中存档。由于会议吸引了该领域许多最活跃的研究人员，发表的工作将代表工程科学这一分支的最新技术水平。由于超过50%的资助参与者将是新兴科学家，他们参加这次会议将对培养下一代工程师、科学家、和数学工作在空间科学领域有关的热，流体和材料科学研究。 由于参与将是跨学科的性质，来自不同学科的研究人员聚集在这个地点的影响将是显着的。

AbstractNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CTS-0531480Principal Investigator: Sadhal, Satwinder S.Affiliation: University of Southern CaliforniaProposal Title: Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Microgravity and Space SciencesContext:The proposal was received as an unsolicited submission to the Chemical and Transport Systems Division and was subsequently assigned to the Thermal Transport and Thermal Processing Sub element of the Thermal Systems Program. External Peer comments were waived in accordance with NSF guidelines regarding support for conferences, symposia, and workshops (PAM V.B2.m). TTTP Program Director Alfonso Ortega has provided an evaluation. The recommendation for action is based on the comments as well as current NSF and program priorities, budget constraints, and the likely contribution of the conference to the thermal systems research and education infrastructure. Analysis and rationale for recommending award:Funds have been requested to provide financial support for eight (total) senior and emerging researchers to travel to the Conference on Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Microgravity and Space Sciences IV in Tomar, Portugal, August 7-12, 2005. This is the fourth conference in a series that started in 1999. Three of the researchers are female faculty members or senior scientists, and five are students, with one of those students being female. Approximately 90% of the funds will be used for travel support, with the balance used for publication costs. All funded participants will be required to publish their conference work in the Final Conference proceedings and in archival form in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, which will be the final archive for the conference. In addition to funding from NSF, NASA will provide $15,000 and Engineering Conferences International will provide $5,000. This additional funding will be used to support the travel of the conference leadership team as well as Keynote speakers.With respect to Broader Impacts, the Conference is a major venue for technical exchange in the community working on Fluid, Thermal, Biological, and Materials Science in microgravity environments, and in space exploration technologies. The interdisciplinary aspect of the emerging important work to be done in this area will be emphasized and in this respect, the conference will be complimentary to the biennial NASA conferences in specialized areas. Funding provided by NSF will help to ensure that women and underrepresented minorities are actively recruited and included in the participants. The participants to be supported have already been identified and they form a diverse group. Engineering aspects of space science continue to be an important area fueling fundamental research in the thermal and fluid sciences of particular interest to the TTTP program. These topics are well illustrated by the technical session titles that are planned for inclusion in the program.With respect to dissemination, papers presented at the conference will be published in a ISBN numbered published proceedings, and also archived in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Since the conference attracts many of the most active researchers in the field, the published work will represent the state of the art in this branch of engineering science.Since more than 50% of the funded participants will be emerging scientists, their participation in this meeting will have a significant impact in the training of the next generation of engineers, scientists, and mathematics working in the area of space science related thermo, fluid, and material science research. Because the participation will be interdisciplinary in nature, the impact of researchers from different disciplines convening in this venue will be significant.