Sixth Africa Materials Research Society Conference December 2011

美国国家科学基金会材料研究部将提供资金，支持美国学生和教师参加2011年非洲材料研究学会会议。 这次会议由一系列专题讨论会、讲习班和短期课程组成。 每次研讨会将持续1-3天，同时举行5-6场平行会议。 大多数会议将是相当技术性的，国际和非洲领导人在各自的领域做详细的介绍，学生做简短的介绍或展示海报。讲习班和短期课程在结构和内容上将比定期专题讨论会更具教学性。 会议的主题领域包括：能源：光化学，电化学，燃料电池，催化，二氧化碳减排生命，健康和环境材料：生物材料，可持续材料，聚合物，药物输送，纳米医学，成像，传感器基础纳米科学：纳米颗粒合成和表征，石墨烯和碳纳米管，凝聚态物理学，磁性，纳米电子学，光学材料技术：基础设施材料：水泥，混凝土，粘土，交通运输材料材料教育和网络：课程开发，基于网络和远程学习，国际研究和教学合作，学校，网络非技术摘要：该项目将提供资金，使美国学生和教师能够参加2011年非洲材料研究学会会议。 会议将：-促进非洲以及非洲和美国之间的材料研究。建立一个能够在多国和多学科合作中工作的美国材料研究人员网络。促进学术，工业和国家实验室环境中的信息和资源共享，交流和发展目标。展示材料研究如何以建设性和可持续的方式为社会公平和扶贫战略做出重大贡献。鼓励下游材料制造和增值活动，重点关注能源，健康，建筑，运输，生物和电子领域的应用。加强材料科学教育的设施和其他资源，重点是高等教育部门。美国的参与者将包括相当比例的女性和代表性不足的少数民族。感谢NSF材料研究部特别计划办公室的支持。

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:The National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research will provided funds to support the participation of US students and Faculty at the 2011 Africa Materials Research Society Conference. This meeting is comprised of a series of symposia, workshops and short courses. Each symposium will last 1-3 days, with 5-6 parallel sessions running at all times. Most sessions will be quite technical, with international and African leaders in their respective field making extended presentations and students making shorter presentation or presenting posters. The workshops and short courses will be more pedagogical in structure and content than the regular symposia. The topical areas of the conference include:Energy: Photovoltaics, electrochemistry, fuel cells, catalysis, CO2 abatement Materials for Life, Health and the Environment: Biomaterials, sustainable materials, polymers, drug delivery, nanomedicine, imaging, sensors Basic NanoScience: Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, graphene and carbon nanotubes, condensed matter physics, magnetic, nanoelectronics, optics Materials Technology: extraction, foundry, processing, metallurgy, alloys, hard materialsInfrastructure Materials: Cement, concrete, clays, transportation materials Materials Education and Networking: curriculum development, web-based and distance learning, international research and teaching collaborations, schools, networksNON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:The project will provide funds that will enable the participation of US students and faculty at the 2011 Africa Materials Research Society Conference. The conference will:- Promote excellence in materials research in Africa and between Africa and the US.- Build a network of US-based materials researchers who are capable of working in multi-national and multi-disciplinary collaborations.- Promote information and resource sharing, exchanges, and development goals in academic, industrial, and national laboratory settings.- Demonstrate how materials research contributes significantly to strategies for social equity and poverty alleviation in a constructive and sustainable manner.- Encourage downstream materials manufacturing and value-adding activities, with a focus on applications in energy, health, construction, transportation, biology, and electronics.- Strengthen facilities and other resources for materials science education, focusing on the higher education sector. The US participants will include a significant percentage of women and underrepresented minorities. The support of the NSF Division of Materials Research Office of Special Programs is gratefully acknowledged.