Broadening Participation Activities EBSD 2014: Electron Backscatter Diffraction Topical Conference

该奖项将部分支持计划于2014年6月17日至19日在卡内基梅隆大学举行的以电子背向散射衍射(EBSD)为重点的会议，该会议由微观分析学会(MAS)赞助。EBSD是一种重要的技术，它利用高能电子的衍射来确定天然和合成材料中晶体的取向。这种方法在材料科学和地质学中都有重要的应用，与了解从结晶过程到微观结构的一切事物有关，这些微结构记录材料历史并影响材料特性(如强度和导电性)。此前三次此类会议在美国举行，分别于2008年5月和2010年5月在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校和2012年6月在卡内基梅隆大学举行。所有活动都非常成功，参与人数从100人左右增加到165人左右。最近的研讨会聚集了40名学生、100多名专业人员和7-12家供应商，交流有关EBSD技术的信息和经验。我们将重复该格式，并对EBSD 2014进行一些修改。第一天是一个全天的教程，目标是希望掌握这项技术的初学者(学生和其他人)。下午，将为更有经验的用户提供更多高级教程。在整个会议期间，与会者将有机会看到所有四大EBSD供应商关于CMU仪器的EBSD现场演示。接下来的两天将包括应邀和贡献的演讲，涉及不同的材料科学和地球科学主题：材料加工、用于能源的核材料、高温/构造、应变、三维重建和高性能陶瓷。这些讲座和计划中的海报会议将允许重要的参与者互动。学生将特别受益于这些互动，同时也有机会通过口头或海报演示来展示他们的研究。学生出勤率有望增加到45人。自2008年以来，NSF已经为参加这一系列会议的99名学生提供了奖学金。

This award will partially support a conference focused on Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) planned for June 17-19, 2014, at Carnegie Mellon University, under the sponsorship of the Microanalysis Society (MAS). EBSD is an important technique that utilizes the diffraction of high-energy electrons to determine the orientations of crystals in natural and synthetic materials. This approach has major applications in both material science and geology related to understanding everything from crystallization processes to microstructures that record material histories and affect material properties (such as strength and conductivity).The previous three meetings of this type were held in the U.S. and occurred in May 2008 and May 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and in June 2012 at Carnegie Mellon. All were extremely successful, where participation grew from ~100 to ~165. The most recent workshop brought together 40 students, over 100 professionals, and 7-12 vendors to exchange information and experiences involving the EBSD technique. We will repeat the format with some modifications for EBSD 2014. The first day is an all-day tutorial aimed at beginners (students and others) who wish to get up to speed with this technique. In the afternoon, there will be more advanced tutorials for more experienced users. Throughout the session, attendees will have the opportunity to see live EBSD demonstrations by all four major EBSD vendors on CMU instruments. The next two days will consist of invited and contributed talks spanning various material science and geosciences topics: materials processing, nuclear materials for energy, high temperature/tectonics, strain, 3D reconstructions and high performance ceramics. These talks and a planned poster session will allow significant participant interaction. Students will particularly benefit from these interactions while also having the opportunity to present their research via oral or poster presentations. Student attendance is hoped to be increased to ~45. Since 2008, NSF has supported 99 student scholarships for attendance to this conference series.