Deformation, Damage, and Fracture of Light Metals and Alloys Symposium; TMS 2012, 141st Annual Meeting March 11-15,2012 in Orlando, FL

该提案要求为轻金属和合金的变形、损伤和断裂专题讨论会提供部分资金支持，该专题讨论会将于2012年3月11日至15日在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的TMS 2012年第141届年会上举行。本次年会由矿物金属材料协会（TMS）组织，旨在将金属和材料社区聚集在一起，介绍、了解和讨论该领域的最新发展。本次研讨会将重点讨论轻金属和合金在室温和高温下的变形、损伤和断裂。NSF的资金将用于6名学生和5名选定的演讲者或与会者的注册费减免，以及研讨会程序的部分支持。合格的学生，博士后研究员，并选择扬声器或与会者将确定由组委会。除了学生，博士后研究人员和其他已经为研讨会提交摘要的作者之外，组委会可以通过联系已知在与研讨会主题相关的领域具有强大计划的大学部门和/或实验室来邀请这些候选人。将尽一切努力鼓励代表性不足群体的候选人申请免登记费。

This proposal requests funding in partial support of the Symposium on Deformation, Damage, and Fracture of Light Metals and Alloys, which is to be held at the TMS 2012, 141st Annual Meeting March 11-15, 2012 in Orlando, FL. This annual conference is organized by The Minerals Metals & Materials Society (TMS), to bring the Metals and Materials community together to present, learn about, and discuss recent developments in the field. This symposium will focus on deformation, damage, and fracture of light metals and alloys at room and elevated temperatures in their service environments. NSF funding will be used for registration-fee waivers for 6 students and 5 selected speakers or attendees, and partial support of the symposium proceedings. Qualified students, postdoctoral fellows, and select speakers or attendees will be identified by the organizing committee. In addition to student, postdoctoral researchers, and other authors that have already submitted abstracts for the symposium, the organizing committee may invite such candidates by contacting university departments and/or laboratories that are known to have strong programs in areas related to the symposium topic. Every effort will be made to encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply for the registration fee waivers.