US-China Grantees Meeting and Collaboration Workshop

美中材料研究资助方会议和合作研讨会将于2011年4月28-29日在旧金山弗朗西斯科举行。 国家自然科学基金委员会和国家自然科学基金委员会共同主办了这次研讨会。此次活动的双重目标是：（1）将国家科学基金-国家自然科学基金委员会联合资助人和国家科学基金国际材料研究所的领导人聚集在一起，分享合作研究和教育各个方面的经验，最佳实践和教训;（2）将来自美国和中国的年轻科学家聚集在一起，确定和讨论材料研究各个领域的新合作机会。第一天将重点关注受资助者的互动，第二天将重点关注年轻科学家的努力，并为他们提供相互交流的机会，并与成功获得美中材料联合研究项目资助的高级研究人员进行交流。该研讨会是与北京清华大学的段翁教授合作举办的。该活动将在未来几年内促进美国和中国研究界之间的重要工作关系。在材料研究和教育方面建立联合倡议可以加强两国之间日益增长的关系，这将有助于相互理解，繁荣和安全。研讨会将有助于了解与中国以及其他国家现有联合资助计划的有效性，并加强在其他研究领域和世界其他地区的国际合作。

A US-China materials research grantees meeting and collaboration workshop is held on April 28-29, 2011, in San Francisco. The workshop is jointly sponsored by NSF and the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NNSFC). The dual objective of the event is to: (1) Bring together NSF-NNSFC joint grantees and leaders of the NSF International Materials Institutes to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned in various aspects of collaborative research and education; and (2) Bring together young scientists from the US and China to identify and discuss new opportunities for collaboration in diverse areas of materials research. Day 1 will focus on grantee interactions and Day 2 will highlight the efforts of young scientists and give them opportunities to interact with one another and with the senior researchers who have successfully obtained funding for joint US-China materials research projects. The workshop is organized in cooperation with Prof. Duan Weng of Tsinghua University in Beijing. The event fosters important working relationships between the US and Chinese research communities for years to come. Building joint initiatives in materials research and education can strengthen the growing relationship between both countries, which will contribute to mutual understanding, prosperity and security. The workshop will contribute to understanding the effectiveness of existing joint funding programs with China as well as with other countries, and increase international cooperation in other areas of research and other parts of the world.