18th US National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Chicago, Illinois; June 5-9, 2018

该基金为将于2018年6月5日至9日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行的第18届美国理论与应用力学全国代表大会（USNCTAM）提供资金支持。USNCTAM是由美国国家理论与应用力学委员会（USNC/TAM）主办的理论与应用力学界的主要聚会活动，每四年举行一次。它促进和促进世界各地理论和应用力学社区各学科之间的思想和信息交流，并规划未来力学相关研究、应用和教育的优先事项。该奖项将为学生和年轻教师提供旅行支持和活动支持，特别是来自少数族裔和女性等代表性不足的群体。预计将有一千多名与会者参加这次大会。与USNC/TAM的使命一致，大会组织者将：(1)为参加会议的本科生、研究生和初级教师提供部分旅行支持；(2)组织两个特别活动——青年研究者职业发展研讨会和女性研究人员网络活动，旨在建立社区。组织者将与全国各地历史上的黑人学院和大学以及该领域的女性和残疾人进行接触。会议的结果将通过USNC/TAM的网页向其成员学会和整个工程科学界传播。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant provides financial support for the 18th US National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM) to be held in Chicago, Illinois, June 5-9, 2018. USNCTAM is a premier gathering event for the theoretical and applied mechanics community that is held every four years under the auspices of the U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM). It fosters and promotes the exchange of ideas and information among the various disciplines of the theoretical and applied mechanics community around the world, and to chart future priorities in mechanics related research, applications, and education. This award will provide travel support as well as event support for students and young faculty, especially from underrepresented groups, such as minorities and women. Over a thousand attendees are expected to attend the congress.Consistent with the mission of the USNC/TAM, the congress organizers will: (1) provide partial travel support for undergraduate and graduate students and junior faculty to attend the meeting, and (2) organize two special events--the Young Investigator Career Development Workshop and the Women Researchers Networking Event, aimed at building communities. The organizers will reach out to historically black colleges and universities around the country as well as women and persons with disabilities in the field. The results of the meeting will be disseminated through the webpage of the USNC/TAM to its member societies and the engineering science community at large.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.