2016 NSF Student Poster Competition at American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition; Phoenix, Arizona; November 11-17, 2016

该奖项旨在为参加2016年11月11日至17日在亚利桑那州凤凰城举行的美国机械工程师学会国际机械工程大会和博览会的40名研究生和本科生提供部分差旅支持。学生们将参加一个海报研讨会，向更广泛的机械工程界展示他们的研究项目。学生将根据一份申请表进行选择，其中包括一份简短的简历，一页长的为什么要参加会议的声明，以及他们的教师导师的支持声明。在遴选过程中，将考虑纳入代表人数不足的群体的成员以及学生所代表的机构的多样性。这一参与支持预计将有利于学生的专业、科学和技术发展。参加会议的学生将通过参加由国内外演讲者举办的大约2000场技术和专业发展讲座，对工程专业和各自领域的最先进研究有更广泛的了解。在全社会海报研讨会期间，学生们将通过与各自领域的顶尖研究人员热烈讨论他们的工作来提高他们的沟通能力。他们还将有机会参加涉及240多个主题的许多技术演示，参加以技术先驱为特色的主旨和全体会议，并与潜在的导师、同事和雇主建立网络。这种互动体验将大大拓宽他们的教育范围，提高他们对研究主题的热情，让他们熟悉对科学职业的期望，并使他们接触到创新研究的新途径。该奖项将通过教育熟练和多样化的工程劳动力，更好地准备提供变革性的解决方案，解决他们所选择的领域的挑战，从而使国家受益。

The purpose of this award is to provide partial travel support for 40 graduate and undergraduate students to attend the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition on November 11-17, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. The students will participate in a poster symposium to present their research projects to the broader Mechanical Engineering community. The students will be selected on the basis of an application including a brief resume, a one-page statement of why they want to attend the conference, and a statement of support from their faculty advisor. Consideration in the selection process will be given to inclusion of members of underrepresented groups and diversity of institutions that the students represent. This participation support is expected to benefit students' professional, scientific and technical development. Attendance at the conference will give the students a broader view of the engineering profession and of state-of-the-art research in their fields via access to approximately 2000 technical and professional development talks by domestic and international speakers. Students will enhance their communication skills via lively discussions of their work with the top researchers in their fields during the society-wide Poster Symposium. They will also have the opportunity to attend many technical presentations spanning more than 240 topics, join the keynote and plenary sessions featuring technological pioneers, and network with potential mentors, colleagues, and employers. This interactive experience will significantly broaden their education, increase their enthusiasm for their research topic, acquaint them with expectations for scientific careers, and expose them to new avenues for innovative research. This award will benefit the nation through the education of a skilled and diverse engineering workforce better prepared to provide transformative solutions the challenges of their chosen fields.