Support for the 4th International Congress on Ceramics; Chicago, IL; July 15-19, 2012

这项由西北大学材料研究部陶瓷项目颁发的奖项，用于支付最多6名美国学生参加2012年7月15日至19日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的第四届国际陶瓷大会的旅费和注册费用。此外，该奖项将支持最多四名在非陶瓷领域工作的特邀演讲者。本次大会是一系列两年一度的会议中的第三次，旨在促进关于新出现的机会和技术的讨论，以及面向陶瓷和玻璃行业的科学进步和工艺创新的关键领域的讨论。会议将集中讨论以下领域：环境、能源、基础设施、交通、航空航天、生物、医药、安全、电磁和光学陶瓷及器件，以及其他陶瓷相关领域。劳动力发展和培养多样化劳动力的战略将是其他专题。这次大会和以往一样，是由美国陶瓷协会、欧洲陶瓷协会和日本陶瓷协会组成的联盟在国际陶瓷联合会的赞助下举办的。学生参与者的选择将基于提交的摘要的质量和学生的研究顾问的推荐信。旅行支持的可用性将通过Material Advantage网站发布广告，并与全美各地大学和学院的Material Advantage顾问直接联系。会议将特别考虑多样性(包括女性和代表人数不足的少数群体)。为了加强海报会议参与者之间的互动，将在本次大会上介绍一个使用液晶显示器(LCD)的新型互动技术论坛。该论坛将为个人提供一个独特的机会，让他们与演讲者一对一地互动，并积极交流信息，提出问题，并探索海报中展示的科学成果的影响。为了更广泛地传播本届陶瓷大会的成果，本届大会的摘要将发表在《国际应用陶瓷技术杂志》和《国际应用玻璃科学杂志》上。参加本届陶瓷大会的学生将从介绍他们的工作，听取加强他们的研究的具体想法，获得不同的陶瓷研究主题领域的概述，以及了解新出现的机会中受益匪浅。除了在高水平的科学环境中展示他们自己的研究外，他们还将能够与来自世界各地在陶瓷领域工作的学术界、工业界和国家实验室的初级和高级研究人员进行互动。此外，第四届国际陶瓷大会提要将通过在《国际应用陶瓷技术杂志》和《国际应用玻璃科学杂志》上的出版物进行传播。这些概要将包括对全球陶瓷领域的展望和对未来研究和开发的预测。使用液晶显示器的创新互动技术论坛将在本届大会的海报环节中介绍。这些电子海报会议预计将加强演讲者和大会与会者之间的互动。

This award by the Ceramic program in the Division of Materials Research to Northwestern University is to meet the expenses related to travel and registration of up to six US students to attend the 4th International Congress on Ceramics to be held from July 15 to 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, this award will support up to four invited speakers working in non-ceramic areas. This Congress is the third in a series of biennial meetings designed to facilitate discussion on emerging opportunities and technologies, and critical areas for scientific advancement and process innovations that face the ceramic and glass community. The meeting will focus on the following areas: environment, energy, infrastructure, transportation, aerospace, biology, medicine, security, electro- magnetic- and optical ceramics and devices, and other ceramic related areas. Workforce development and strategies for cultivating a diverse workforce would be other topics of presentation. This Congress like it's previous ones is organized by a consortium of the American Ceramic Society, the European Ceramic Society and the Ceramic Society of Japan, under the auspices of the International Ceramic Federation. Selection of student participants will be based on the quality of the abstract submitted and the letter of recommendation from the student's research advisor. Availability of travel support will be advertised through the Material Advantage website and direct contact with Material Advantage advisors in universities and colleges throughout the US. Special consideration will be given to diversity (both for females and underrepresented minorities) for the meeting. To enhance interaction among the participants at poster sessions, a novel Interactive Technology Forum using liquid crystal displays (LCDs) will be introduced at this Congress. This Forum would provide a unique opportunity for individuals to interact one-on-one with the presenter and to actively exchange information, ask questions, and explore the implications of the scientific results displayed in the poster. For wider dissemination of the outcomes from this Congress on Ceramics, synopses of this congress will be published in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and International Journal of Applied Glass Science.Students participating in this Congress on Ceramics would benefit greatly from presenting their work, hearing concrete ideas for enhancing their research, gaining overviews of different thematic areas of ceramic research, and learning about emerging opportunities. In addition to presenting their own research in a high level scientific environment, they will be able to interact with both junior and senior investigators from academia, industry and national laboratories working in the ceramics field from around the world. In addition, synopses of the 4th International Congress on Ceramics will be disseminated by through publications in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology and International Journal of Applied Glass Science. These synopses will include an outlook of the global ceramics field and projections for future research and development. An innovative Interactive Technology Forum using liquid crystal displays will be introduced at this Congress during the poster sessions. These electronic poster sessions are expected to provide enhanced interactions among the presenters and the Congress attendees.