2010 Tribology Gordon Research Conference: Challenges at the Buried Interface; Colby College, Waterville, Maine; June 27 - July 2, 2010

该奖项将为2010年6月27日至7月2日在美国缅因州科尔比学院举行的“戈登摩擦学会议：埋藏界面的挑战”的与会者提供部分支持。摩擦学是研究摩擦、磨损和润滑的学科。这是一个极其复杂和多学科的领域，涉及到各种规模和时间尺度的过程。两年一次的戈登摩擦学研究会议是一个独特的论坛，聚集了不同领域的专家，以促进我们对摩擦学提出的复杂问题的理解。来自大学、国家实验室和工业界的顶尖科学家和工程师与年轻科学家和摩擦学新手会面，为期一周，就最新技术问题进行正式和非正式的讨论。这种活跃而开放的新思想交流的机会塑造了该领域的未来。要解决摩擦学中的许多重大挑战，需要更好地了解滑动固体之间传递力的埋藏界面。2010年戈登研究会议将重点关注新的实验、理论和计算机模拟，以进一步了解埋藏界面摩擦学的物理、化学和力学，几乎影响我们日常生活和技术的各个方面。对埋藏界面的更好理解将对飞机和汽车发动机、髋关节和化妆品的应用产生深远的影响，将设备缩小到微米和纳米尺度，并扩大设备运行的温度、速度和化学环境的范围。戈登会议是将基础科学与对美国和世界经济具有重要意义的工程学科联系起来的关键机制。摩擦学的进步需要这些研究人员和学科之间不断地交流新思想。会议还为年轻的研究人员、学生和那些刚接触摩擦学的人提供了向那些对摩擦学问题和前沿方法有深刻理解的人学习的机会。该提案的重点是为会议费用和/或旅费提供支持，使主要参与者能够参加戈登会议。我们将努力实现性别平衡，并对申请的少数民族或残疾人给予照顾。这笔拨款的支持将在允许学生、博士后研究员和初级教师出勤方面发挥特别重要的作用，否则他们将没有资金。

This award will provide partial support for attendees of the 2010 Gordon Conference on Tribology: Challenges at the Buried Interface to be held June 27 - July 2, 2010 at Colby College, Maine, USA. Tribology is the study of friction, wear & lubrication. It is an extremely complex and multi-disciplinary field that involves processes over a wide range of size and time scales. The biennial Gordon Research Conference on Tribology is a unique forum for gathering experts in disparate fields to advance our understanding of the complex problems tribology presents. Leading scientists and engineers from universities, national laboratories and industry meet with young scientists and newcomers to tribology for one week of formal and informal discussions on state-of-the art issues. This opportunity for a lively and open exchange of new ideas shapes the future of the field. Addressing many of the great challenges in tribology will require an improved understanding of the buried interface that transmits forces between sliding solids. The 2010 Gordon Research Conference will focus on new experiments, theories and computer simulations that further understanding of the physics, chemistry and mechanics of the buried interface Tribology affects nearly every aspect of our daily lives and technology. Improved understanding of the buried interface will have a profound impact on applications in aircraft and car engines, hip joints and cosmetics, shrinking devices to micro- and nanometer scales, and expanding the range of temperatures, speeds, and chemical environments where devices operate. The Gordon Conference is a key mechanism for linking the basic sciences with an engineering discipline of significant importance to the U.S. and World economies. Tribology advances require a constant flux of new ideas between these researchers and disciplines. The conference also provides opportunities for young investigators, students and those new to tribology to learn from those with a deep understanding of tribological problems and cutting edge approaches. This proposal focuses on providing support for conference fees and/or travel expenses that will enable key participants to attend the Gordon Conference. We will strive for gender balance and also favor under-represented ethnic minority or disabled individuals that apply. Support from this grant will play a particularly important role in allowing attendance of students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty that would otherwise not have funds.