Student and Young Faculty Travel to the 2007 International Conference on Electroceramics; Arusha, Tanzania

非技术描述：该计划将使一群科学家和工程师在他们的职业生涯早期参加2007年国际电子陶瓷会议。会议将在坦桑尼亚的阿鲁沙举行。支持这次旅行有两个重要的结果：1)一群不同的年轻研究人员将参加一个会议场地，其中包括电子陶瓷材料这一基础和商业上重要领域的世界领先研究人员；2)这群人将获得对东非文化的重要介绍，并与非洲科学家建立联系，形成有利于我们各自国家的未来合作。这项旅行援助计划将有超过50%的科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体参与。技术细节：电陶瓷材料是众多现有技术的基础，也是新性能组合的来源，有助于满足世界上最重要的技术需求。为了应对这些挑战，必须招募和培训不断涌入的聪明的年轻研究人员。为一群NSF旅行研究员提供这种旅行经历将影响他们的职业道路，支持一个多样化和充满活力的科学社区，并保持美国在科学和技术方面的领导地位。该奖项由美国国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室共同资助。

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: This program will enable a group of scientists and engineers early in their careers to attend the 2007 International Conference on Electroceramics. The conference will be held in Arusha, Tanzania. Supporting this travel has two important outcomes: 1) A diverse group of young researchers will participate in a conference venue involving the world's leading researchers in the fundamentally and commercially important field of electronic ceramic materials, and 2) The group will receive an important introduction to East African culture and establish ties to African scientists that form future collaborations beneficial to our respective countries. This travel assistance program will involve greater than 50% participation by groups underrepresented in science and engineering.TECHNICAL DETAILS: Electroceramic materials serve as the foundation for numerous existing technologies and the source for new property-performance combinations that contribute to the world's most important technical needs. To meet these challenges a continuous influx of bright young researchers must be recruited and trained. Providing this travel experience to a group of NSF Travel Fellows will influence career paths, support a diverse and vibrant scientific community, and maintain the leadership role of the United States in science and technology.This award is co-funded by NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering.