2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference

PI：Nitsche，Ludwig CarlosProposal编号：CBET-1403358机构：芝加哥伊利诺伊大学2014年中西部热力学和统计力学(MTSM)会议标题：2014年6月3日至4日，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥中西部热力学和统计力学(MTSM)会议本赠款提案用于支持2014年6月3日至4日在芝加哥伊利诺伊大学举行的2014中西部热力学和统计力学(MTSM)会议。这次正在进行的会议(自1988年以来)是一个地区论坛，供104名与会者进行科学陈述和交流：研究生、博士后、年轻教员和本科生--其中许多人将第一次在重大技术会议上发表演讲。MTSM的一个显著特点是它侧重于研究生、博士后研究员和初级教员。绝大多数的演讲要么由研究生完成，要么由博士后研究员完成。此外，本科生研究人员将被邀请参加会议，并在专门的海报会议上展示他们的研究。对于大多数本科生来说，这将是他们第一次有机会与来自其他机构的更多资深研究人员进行详细互动。将通过与AIChE少数群体事务委员会(MAC)合作以及向女性工程师协会(SWE)、全国黑人工程师协会(NSBE)和西班牙裔专业工程师协会(SHPE)的网站提交公告来促进招聘。十大大学中这些组织的学生分会也将与传单联系。因此，这次会议代表着在代表不足的少数族裔中招募兴趣的认真努力，也满足了日益增长的迫切需要。在纳米工程、生物技术和能源的快速变化中，未来NSF IPT计划的一个关键领域的研究人员社区。热力学和材料性质以及对分子和介观机制的基本理解保持并增加了它们的核心重要性。虽然技术计划在很大程度上将由出席会议的不同研究小组贡献的摘要决定，但组织者预计将围绕(1)相平衡、(2)分子模拟、(3)先进材料热力学和(4)理论新发展等主题形成会议。这些标题涵盖的应用可能包括多尺度建模、界面和生物膜、纳米技术以及生物技术和药物输送。

PI: Nitsche, Ludwig CarlosProposal Number: CBET - 1403358Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago Title: 2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference, University of Illinois at Chicago, June 3-4, 2014This grant proposal is for support of the 2014 Midwest Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (MTSM) Conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago on June 3-4, 2014. This ongoing conference (since 1988) is a regional forum for scientific presentation and exchange for 104 participants: graduate students, postdocs, young faculty and undergraduates--many of whom will be presenting at a major technical meeting for the first time. A distinctive feature of MTSM is its focus on graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. The overwhelming majority of the contributed talks are given by either graduate students or, less often, by postdoctoral fellows. In addition, undergraduate researchers will be invited to attend the meeting and present their research at a dedicated poster session. For most undergraduates, this will be their first opportunity to interact in detail with more senior researchers from other institutions. Recruitment will be facilitated by working with the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) of AIChE along with announcements submitted to the websites of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). The student chapters of these organizations among the Big Ten Plus universities will also be contacted with a flyer. Thus, this conference represents a serious effort to recruit interest among underrepresented minorities and also serves a critical need for ?growing? the future community of researchers in one key area of the NSF IPT program.Thermodynamic and materials properties and the underlying understanding of molecular and meso-scale mechanisms retain and increase their central importance amid rapid changes in nanoengineering, biotechnology, and energy resources. While the technical program will, in significant measure, be shaped by the abstracts contributed by the various research groups attending,the organizers anticipate forming sessions around themes of (1) Phase Equilibria, (2) Molecular Simulations, (3) Thermodynamics of Advanced Materials, and (4) New Developments in Theory. Applications covered by these headings could include multi-scale modeling, interfaces and biological membranes, nanotechnology, and biotechnology and drug delivery.