International Union on Technical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Architectured Material Mechanics; Chicago, Illinois; September 17-19, 2018

该奖项为将于2018年9月17日至19日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的题为：国际技术和应用力学联合会(IUTAM)建筑材料力学研讨会提供资金支持。建筑材料或微建筑材料可以被描述为材料-结构系统，在较大的关注尺度上，它可以有效地定义为材料系统，而在较小的尺度上，它可以从组成材料(S)和结构特征的角度来解释。这是一个新兴的领域，它渴望利用材料和结构之间的结合来获得工程材料中原本难以获得的性能特征，如多功能响应行为、高强度比和增强损伤和容错能力。虽然研究人员已经能够通过特别的设计方法和原型制造来推进这一领域，但缺乏对建筑材料背后的力学原理的更深层次的洞察。此次活动旨在提供一个论坛，让力学专家们富有成效地交流思想，并与建筑、材料科学和物理等相关领域的主题专家进行互动。预计这种互动将推动这一新兴领域的最先进水平，从而提高美国的经济竞争力，并有可能改善社会的生活质量、健康和福祉。这笔资金将支持研究生和博士后学者的参与和海报会议的举行。在这个为期三天的研讨会上，大约100名美国和国际建筑材料力学方面的顶尖专家以及建筑师、材料科学家和物理学家将在互动的环境中聚集在一起，讨论如何促进对支配建筑材料行为的力学原理的深刻理解。研讨会对该领域的影响将体现在通过演讲、海报和公开讨论实现的科学和工程清晰度方面。它将增加跨学科和跨学科合作的可能性，这是非常必要的。学生和博士后与知名研究人员的互动将在他们的教育和实地接触中发挥重要作用。会议记录将通过关键讲座的在线视频和会议记录的出版提供。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award provides financial support for the symposium entitled: International Union on Technical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on Architectured Material Mechanics to be held on September 17-19, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Architectured or micro-architectured material may be a described as a material-structure system, which at the larger scales of interest can be effectively defined as a material system, whereas on the smaller scales it can be explained in terms of the constituent material(s) and structural features. It is an emerging field, which aspires to exploit the union between material and structure to attain otherwise difficult to obtain performance characteristics in engineered materials, such as multifunctional response behavior, high strength to stiffness ratio, and enhanced damage and failure tolerance. While researchers have been able to advance the field through ad-hoc design methods and prototypical fabrications, a deeper insight into the mechanics principles underlying the architectured materials is missing. This event aspires to provide the forum where the experts in mechanics exchange ideas fruitfully and interact with subject matter experts from relevant fields, such as architecture, materials science, and physics. It is expected that this interaction will advance the state-of-the-art in this emerging area, thereby increasing US economic competitiveness, and potentially improving the quality of life, health, and well-being of the society. Funding from this grant will support participation of graduate and post-doctoral scholars and holding of the poster session.In this three-day symposium, around 100 leading US and international experts in the mechanics of architecture materials as well as architects, materials scientists, and physicists will convene in an interactive setting to discuss ways to stimulate strong understanding of the principles of mechanics governing the behavior of architecture materials. The impact of the symposium on the field will come in terms of scientific and engineering clarity achieved through speeches, posters, and open discussions. It will increase the possibility of inter- and cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is quite needed. The interaction of students and post-docs with established researchers will play a significant role in their education and field exposure. The meeting proceedings will be made available through online videos of key lectures and publication of the conference proceedings.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.