International Couette-Taylor Workshop, 16th Biennial; September 2009, Princeton, NJ

这一NSF奖项为将于2009年9月在普林斯顿大学举行的第16届国际Couette-Taylor研讨会提供支持。Couette-Taylor研讨会是一个国际会议，始于1979年，最初的重点是Taylor-Couette Flow。在过去的30年里，会议涵盖的研究主题已扩大到包括非线性动力学、不稳定性、离心流、过渡、戈特勒/迪恩旋涡，以及最近与地球物理和天体物理有关的磁流体流。讲习班的核心是在会议上经常来自不同学科的国际工作组之间的密切互动和交流。在其历史的大部分时间里，研讨会每两年在欧洲和美国轮流举行。然而，最后三次讲习班要么是在欧洲(2007年在法国勒阿弗尔举办的，2003年在西班牙巴塞罗那举办的)，要么是在日本(2005年在札幌举办的)。该提案寻求支持，以支付(1)优先考虑女性和少数民族的美国学生和年轻研究人员以及(2)来自发展中国家的与会者的旅费和会议费。计划出版一份专门介绍讲习班论文的期刊的特刊。

This NSF award provides support to the 16th International Couette-Taylor Workshop to be held at Princeton University in September 2009. The Couette-Taylor Workshop is an international meeting that began in 1979 with its original focus on Taylor-Couette flow. In the past 30 years the research topics covered at the meeting have expanded to include non-linear dynamics, instability, centrifugal flows, transition, Goertler/Dean vortices, and more recently magneto-hydrodynamic flows relevant to geophysics and astrophysics. At the heart of the workshop is the close interaction and cross-fertilization between international working groups often from different disciplines that occurs at the meetings. The Workshop is held alternately in Europe and the US every two years for most of its history. However, the last three workshops were held either in Europe (Le Havre, France in 2007 and Barcelona, Spain in 2003) or in Japan (Sapporo in 2005). This proposal seeks support in defraying travel and conference expenses for (1) U.S. students and young researchers with priorities for women and minorities and (2) attendances from developing countries. A special issue of a journal dedicated to papers from the Workshop is planned.