2018-2019 NSF Student Poster Competition at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (ASME-IMECE); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; November 9-15, 2018

该奖项的目的是为50名研究生和本科生提供部分旅行支持，参加美国机械工程师协会的顶级活动，国际机械工程大会和博览会将于2018年11月9日至15日在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡举行。学生将参加海报研讨会，向更广泛的机械工程界展示他们的研究项目。这些学生将来自一个由国家科学基金会工程局（ENG）或本科生研究经验（REU）计划资助的候选人库。学生将根据一份申请书进行选择，该申请书将包括一份简短的简历，一页关于他们为什么要参加会议的声明，以及他们的导师的支持声明。在甄选过程中，将考虑包括代表性不足的群体的成员和机构的多样性。这种参与支持预计将有利于学生的专业，科学和技术的发展，因为他们目前的NSF资助的研究项目，以更广泛的机械工程界。参加会议将为学生提供一个机会，通过获得约2000个国内和国际演讲者的技术和专业发展讲座，了解工程专业和最先进的研究。学生将通过在社会范围的海报研讨会期间与各自领域的顶级研究人员讨论他们的工作来提高他们的沟通技巧。他们还将有机会参加涵盖240多个主题的技术演示，参加技术先驱的主题演讲和全体会议，并与潜在的导师，同事和雇主建立联系。这种互动的经验，预计将扩大他们的教育，提高他们的研究课题的热情，熟悉他们的期望科学事业，并使他们接触到创新研究的新途径。该奖项将通过培养一支技术熟练、多样化的工程队伍，使其更好地为克服所选领域的挑战提供变革性解决方案，从而使国家受益。该奖项反映了NSF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。

The purpose of this award is to provide partial travel support for 50 graduate and undergraduate students to attend the premier American Society of Mechanical Engineers event, the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition to be held on November 9-15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The students will participate in a poster symposium to present their research projects to the broader mechanical engineering community. The students will be from a pool of candidates that are being funded through the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) or Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs at the National Science Foundation. The students will be selected based on an application that will include 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 include members of underrepresented groups and diversity of institutions. This participation support is expected to benefit students' professional, scientific and technical development as they present their NSF funded research projects to the broader mechanical engineering community. Attendance at the conference will provide the students an opportunity to learn about the engineering profession and state-of-the-art research via access to approximately 2000 technical and professional development talks by domestic and international speakers. Students will enhance their communication skills through 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 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 is expected to broaden their education, increase 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 to overcome the challenges of their chosen fields.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.