Particle Tribology Symposium: Convening Students & Researchers to Increase Synergy & Collaboration to Solve Complex Particle Problems; San Francisco, CA; October 17-20, 201

该补助金为首席研究员提供资金，以组织国际颗粒摩擦学研讨会（PTS），作为为期一天的活动，讨论颗粒相关摩擦学的基础研究及其在制造工艺，能源相关问题和其他相关工程领域的应用。摩擦学是研究摩擦、润滑、磨损和材料去除的学科。粒子摩擦学影响了许多科学和技术领域，如计算机芯片纳米制造，磁性硬盘驱动器技术，太阳能晶片加工，风能，农业，空间技术开发和环境友好润滑。例如，颗粒浆料用于抛光计算机芯片和太阳能电池晶片的特殊工艺中，以镜面光滑。磁性硬盘驱动器和风力涡轮机都是受到颗粒污染损害的技术。虽然粒子科学学者通常分散在许多不同的不相交的研究社区中，但PTS的目标是通过聚集这些国际和国内学者来增加协同效应，以产生更广泛的影响，并最终为世界创造更多创新的解决方案。的粒子摩擦学挑战。临时技术秘书处将在2010年国际联合摩擦学会议（IJTC）期间举行，该会议由美国机械工程师学会和摩擦学家与润滑工程师学会共同主办，预计这次研讨会的好处是：（1）来自不同部门的研究人员将聚集在一起，就解决各种颗粒摩擦学问题交换意见;（2）来自美国和其他国家的学生将聚集在一起了解他们的同龄人？（3）公司将有一个工具来识别正在进行创新研究以解决他们的问题的专家;（4）来自代表性不足的少数群体的研究人员，在初级教授和研究生级别，计划参加PTS，确保摩擦学领域和相关领域从美国受益？不同的人口;最后，（6）颗粒摩擦学研究人员将获得补充支持，使更多的学生参加PTS（和IJTC），确保该领域未来创新者的健康管道。

This grant provides funds for the principal investigator to organize an international Particle Tribology Symposium (PTS) as a one-day event on the fundamental studies of particle related tribology and its application to manufacturing processes, energy related problems, and other related engineering areas. Tribology is the study of friction, lubrication, wear, and material removal. Particle tribology affects many areas of science and technology such as computer chip nano-manufacturing, magnetic hard disk drive technology, solar energy wafer processing, wind energy, agriculture, space technology development, and environmentally-benign lubrication. For example, particle slurries are used in special processes that polish computer chip and solar cell wafers to mirror smooth finishes. Magnetic hard disk drives and wind turbines are both technologies that are damaged by particulate contamination. While particle science scholars are often spread out amongst many different non-intersecting research communities, the PTS aims to increase the synergy by assembling these international and domestic scholars to have broader impact and ultimately create more innovative solutions to the world?s particle tribology challenges. The PTS will be held within the 2010 International Joint Tribology Conference (IJTC), which is co-sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.The expected benefits from this symposium are that: (1) researchers from different sectors will convene to exchange ideas about solving various particle tribology problems; (2) students from America and other countries will convene to learn about their peers? research in a poster session/competition; (3) companies will have a vehicle to identify experts who are conducting innovative research to tackle their problems; (4) a larger than average number of researchers from underrepresented minority groups, at the junior professor and graduate student levels, are scheduled to participate in the PTS ensuring that the field of tribology and related fields benefits from America?s diverse population; and finally, (6) particle tribology researchers will receive supplemental support to bring more students to the PTS (and IJTC) ensuring a healthy pipeline of future innovators in this area.