Student Poster Symposium at ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nano Technology Forum, Houston, Texas, November 9-15, 2012

CBET-1248221 PI：Huang旅行补助申请是为在德克萨斯州休斯顿举行的ASME IMECE 20112年ASME微纳米技术论坛的海报研讨会上展示海报的研究生提供部分旅行支持。该计划是支持近40个优秀的研究生从池的近150-200海报，将在本次论坛期间提出。学生的选择将基于优点和多样性。在关键的新兴领域，有才华的、多样化的科学家群体的专业发展是国家的重要需求，也是NSF的优先事项。旅行补助金的重点是博士生准备在学术界和工业界的职业生涯，并在纳米和微技术的重要技术领域，NSF，CBET和热传输计划已经投入了十多年。ASME IMECE是机械工程师和纳米技术领域的首要会议，因此是拟议海报展示的好场所。学生将接触到全国和世界各地的前沿新兴研究，而那些提出将能够进一步发展他们的专业技能，在技术演示。除此之外，参加的学生将有机会从各种来源学习，因为大约2000个演讲通常在这次年会上提出，进一步促进未来研究职业的想法发展。 根据往年的出席情况，预计将有150多场演讲，300多名与会者。纳米技术科学研究正在走向成熟，并导致变革性技术。支持这项赠款将促进初露头角的研究人员和企业家之间的互动，并将促进技术及其转型方面。会议预计将有助于专业发展，学生将得到支持，着眼于多样性和鼓励代表性不足的群体参与。学生的选择将由PI组织的专家小组从提交给研讨会的海报中进行。 博士后职位和教师的机会以及其他政府机构（如国防部）提供的机会将允许重要的职业发展分析。 通过参加，学生还可以选择参加专业发展讲习班和研讨会，这些讲习班和研讨会超越了传统的科学发展，进入对职业成功至关重要的领域，例如公开演讲技能和简历/简历准备。

CBET-1248221PI: HuangThe travel grant request is for partial travel support for graduate students presenting posters in a Poster Symposium at the ASME Micro-Nano Technology Forum at the ASME IMECE 20112 in Houston, TX. The plan is to support nearly 40 meritorious graduate students from a pool of nearly 150-200 posters that will be presented during this forum. Students selected will be on the basis of merit and diversity. Professional development of talented, diverse group of scientists in critical emerging areas is an important need for the nation and a priority for NSF. The travel grant is focused on doctoral students preparing for careers in academia and industry and in the vital technological area of nano and micro technology that NSF, CBET and the Thermal Transport program have heavily invested in for over a decade. The ASME IMECE is the premier conference for mechanical engineers and in the nano-technology area, and is therefore a good venue for the proposed poster presentations. The students will be exposed to cutting edge emerging research across the country and world, and those presenting will be able to further develop their professional skills in technical presentations. Beyond that, students attending will have the opportunity to learn from a variety of sources, as approximately 2000 presentations are generally presented at this annual meeting, further facilitating idea development for future careers in research. It is anticipated based on previous year attendance that over 150 presentations will be made, and there will be over 300 attendees. Nano technology science research is now maturing and leading to transformational technology. Supporting this grant will foster interactions between budding researchers and entrepreneurs and will promote the technology and its transformational aspects. The conference is expected to help in professional development, and students will be supported with an eye on diversity and encouraging under-represented group participation. Student selection will be done by an expert panel organized by the PIs from the posters submitted to the symposium. Opportunities that exist for postdoctoral positions and faculty as well as opportunities facilitated by other governmental agencies (e.g. DoD) will allow for important career development analyses. By attending, students will also have the option to attend professional development workshops and seminars that go beyond the traditional scientific development into areas important for career success, such as public speaking skills and resume/CV preparation.