Conference Support for 6th Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop and 8th International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications (IWPMA) Aug. 7-11, 2011

2011年国际压电材料与应用研讨会(IWPMA)定于2011年8月7日至11日在弗吉尼亚州罗阿诺克举行。本次会议将与第六届年度能源收获研讨会和第三届智能材料系统与结构中心(CIMSS)会议同时举行。会议的焦点是能源问题。研讨会将就智能材料的应用提供深入的信息，重点是与能源相关的问题。更广泛的影响：国家科学基金会的支持将主要用于：(I)加强学生的参与；(Ii)为提供辅导和全体演讲者的讲师提供注册和旅行支助；(Iii)为回国的退伍军人支付注册费，以提高他们的教育经验。小企业参加此次会议将通过NSF I/UCRC：能源收集材料和系统中心(CEHMS)提供支持。这次会议将既是一种招聘工具，也是一种毕业生领导培训。会议上提供的教程将重点放在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的高中非裔美国学生参与高等教育研究和教育方面。

Intellectual Merit: 8th The International Workshop on Piezoelectric Materials and Applications(IWPMA) 2011 meeting is scheduled to be held from August 7 - 11, 2011, in Roanoke, Virginia. Thismeeting will be held in conjunction with 6th Annual Energy Harvesting Workshop, and 3rd AnnualCenter for Intelligent Material System and Structures (CIMSS) Conference. The focus of the meeting is on energy. The workshop will provide in-depth information on the application of smart materials with a focus on energy related issues. Broader Impact: The support from NSF will be mostly used for (i) enhancing student participationtargeting underrepresented minority participants, women, and high school teachers and students, (ii)registration and travel support for lecturers providing tutorial and plenary speakers, and (iii) registrationfees for returning veterans to enhance their educational experience. The participation of small businesscompanies at this meeting will be supported through NSF I/UCRC: Center for Energy HarvestingMaterials and Systems (CEHMS). The meeting will serve as both a recruiting tool and as graduateleadership training. The tutorials provided at the meeting will have strong emphasis on the involvement ofhigh school African-American students in higher research and education in Blacksburg, Virginia.