Support for Student Programs at the 2008 Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting; held in October 2008, Urbana, IL

2008年工程科学学会年度技术会议对学生计划的支持该计划将支持第45届工程科学学会年度技术会议上的学生演讲比赛，该会议将于2008年10月12-15日在伊利诺伊大学香槟分校举行。工程科学学会(SES)年度技术会议是美国工程科学和力学领域交流研究思想的主要年度场所之一。演讲比赛将汇集固体力学、流体力学、生物工程、应用数学和其他与工程科学相关领域的数十名顶尖研究生。学生将在定期的会议座谈会上就他们的研究项目进行口头陈述，并将在会议晚宴上相互竞争获奖奖项。美国国家科学基金会的支持将资助减少的学生注册费，以鼓励参加演讲比赛，并将支付从著名的决赛组中挑选出来的学生的旅费。这一支持将通过鼓励学生广泛参与工程科学学会的活动而产生重大影响。这将为个别学生提供在大型专业会议上展示他们的工作的机会，并将有助于激发学会新成员的兴趣和参与，最终服务于更广泛的工程科学和力学研究人员的技术社区。

Support for Student Programs at the 2008 Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical MeetingThe program will support a student presentation competition at the 45th Annual Society of Engineering Science Annual Technical Meeting, to be held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on October 12th-15th, 2008. The Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting is one of the premier annual venues for exchange of research ideas in the field of engineering science and mechanics in the US. The presentation competition will bring together dozens of top graduate students in the areas of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, bioengineering, applied mathematics, and other areas related to engineering science. Students will deliver oral presentations on their research projects in regular conference symposia, and will compete with each other for prizes to be awarded at the conference banquet. National Science Foundation support will subsidize reduced student registration fees for the conference in order to encourage participation in the presentation competition, and it will pay travel expenses for students selected among a prestigious group of finalists.The support will have significant impact by encouraging broad participation among students in the activities of the Society of Engineering Science. This will serve individual students by providing an opportunity to present their work at a major professional conference, and it will help to generate interest and participation among new members of the Society, which ultimately serves the broader technical community of researchers in engineering science and mechanics.