Student support: 4M/ICOMM 2015 International Conference on Micromanufacturing; Milan, Italy; March 31-April 2, 2015

该奖项的目的是为在美国院校学习的选定研究生提供部分支持，让他们参加将于2015年3月31日至4月2日在意大利米兰举行的4M/ICOMM 2015国际微型制造大会。这是一次关于微型制造的首届全球会议，预计将吸引来自美洲、欧洲和亚洲的150-300人参加。该会场是国际微型制造研究所(I2M2)和4M协会的年度会议的共同地点，聚集了全球微型制造专家社区。4M/ICOMM是微制造和微工程领域交流思想的平台。重要的是要培养具有全球视野的下一代工程师和研究人员。这对于为美国学生将成为未来的工业领袖和院士提供完整的教育和高水平的视角至关重要。14名研究生将获得部分资助，参加4M/ICOMM 2015，了解微型制造领域的最新研究进展和挑战，并提交他们共同撰写的论文。这些学生将有机会与来自世界各地学术界、工业和政府机构的顶尖研究人员和工程师建立网络和交流思想，并有机会参观与欧洲微型制造有关的公司。除了培养全球微制造的视野外，参与者还将学习微制造领域的最新研究领域和成果。这些经验将对被选中的参与者在制造业领域发展自己的职业生涯非常宝贵。资助机会将广泛公布，给予学生充足的通知和时间来申请。申请将由会议科学委员会审查。共有14名学生将从这项奖励中获得部分资助，这将有助于抵消旅费、会议登记和住宿费用。每一位获得NSF财政资助以参加4M/ICOMM 2015的人必须是会议所接受论文的作者或合著者。作为选择标准的一部分，将要求参与者提供一份关于微制造愿景的简短声明以及一份简历。

The purpose of this award is to provide partial support for selected graduate students studying in U.S. institutions to participate in the 4M/ICOMM 2015 International Conference on Micromanufacturing that will be held in Milan, Italy, March 31-April 2, 2015. This is a premiere global conference on micromanufacturing expected to draw attendance of 150-300 people from America, Europe and Asia. The venue is the co-location of annual conferences of the International Institute for Micromanufacturing (I2M2) and the 4M Association, convening together the worldwide community of micromanufacturing experts. The 4M/ICOMM serves as a platform for exchange of ideas in the field of micromanufacturing and micro-engineering. It is important to train our next generation of engineers and researchers with a global perspective. This is critical in providing a complete education and high-level perspective to the future industrial leaders and academicians the US students will become.Fourteen graduate students will receive partial support to attend 4M/ICOMM 2015 to learn about the latest research progress and challenges in micro-manufacturing, and to present papers they coauthored. These students will get an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with leading researchers and engineers from worldwide academe, industrial and governmental facilities, as well as the opportunity to visit with companies involved with micromanufacturing in Europe. In addition to nurturing a global micromanufacturing vision, participants will learn the latest research areas and results in the fields of micromanufacturing. This experience will be very valuable to the selected participants in developing their careers in the manufacturing field. The funding opportunity will be broadly announced giving students ample notice and time to apply. Applications will be reviewed by the conference scientific committee. A total of fourteen students will be partially supported from this award which will help offset expenses for travel, conference registration, and lodging. Each recipient of NSF financial support to attend 4M/ICOMM 2015 must be an author or a co-author of a paper that is accepted for the conference. A short statement on the participant's vision on micromanufacturing will be requested along with a CV as a part of the selection criteria.