Conference: Society for Natural Philosophy Meeting: Microstructure, Defects, and Growth in Mechanics; Chicago, Illinois; September 13-15, 2019

这笔赠款为将于2019年9月13日至15日在芝加哥洛约拉大学举行的第55届自然哲学学会会议：微观结构、缺陷和力学增长提供资金支持。理解和模拟复杂的合成和生物材料的能力已经成为一个日益重要的研究课题。对微观结构、缺陷和生长相互关联的作用的理解是本研讨会的重点，对于深入理解和开发这些材料是至关重要的。本次活动将汇聚国际和国内知名的研究人员以及最近的博士和研究生，介绍和讨论最新的进展。这次会议与其他类似活动的不同之处在于，它将没有平行会议。这种对规模较小的单轨会议的强调将有助于更有针对性的计划，并将促进工程师、数学家和物理学家之间的合作，以创造和发展新的数学方法和物理概念。这次讲习班的资金将用于支持演讲者以及15名青年研究人员参加力学和数学领域的主要研究人员并与他们互动。本次工作坊为期三天，共17场讲座。其中八场讲座将由来自力学和数学科学领域的知名顶尖研究人员进行一小时的讲座。另外八个30分钟的圆桌讨论讲座将由顶尖的研究人员和有前途的年轻研究人员、博士后和博士后学生组成。大约一半的圆桌会议演讲将被邀请，其余的从提交的摘要中挑选出来。最后，Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III演讲将由一位高级研究员发表，以纪念该学会的创始人。还将就与会议主题有关的未来研究方向进行一小时的公开讨论。通过这次讨论，将产生一份程序报告，其中将包括：(I)确定的挑战，(Ii)潜在的研究领域，以及(Iii)可行的解决方案。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力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 55th meeting of the Society for Natural Philosophy: Microstructure, Defects, and Growth in Mechanics to be held September 13-15, 2019, at Loyola University, Chicago. The ability to understand and model complex synthetic and biological materials has become an increasingly important topic of research. The understanding of the interrelated roles of microstructure, defects, and growth that are the focus of this workshop is central to a deeper understanding and development of these materials. This event will bring together researchers of international and national stature as well as recent PhDs and graduate students to present and discuss the latest advances. The meeting will differ from other similar events in that it will be without parallel sessions. This emphasis on a smaller, single-track meeting will be conducive to a more focused program and will also promote collaborations between engineers, mathematicians, and physicists for the creation and development of new mathematical methods and physical concepts. Funding for this workshop will go towards supporting speakers as well as 15 young researchers to attend and interact with leading researchers in the fields of mechanics and mathematics. This three-day workshop will involve a total of 17 lectures. Eight of these will be one-hour lectures given by prominent leading researchers from the fields of mechanics and mathematical sciences. Another eight 30-minute roundtable discussion lectures will be given by a mix of leading researchers and promising young researchers, postdocs, and PhD students. About half of the roundtable lectures will be by invitation and the rest chosen from submitted abstracts. Finally, a "Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III Lecture" will be delivered by a senior researcher in honor of the founder of the Society. A one-hour open discussion on the future directions of research related to the subject of the meeting will also be conducted. Out of this discussion, a report of the proceedings will be generated that will include: (i) the identified challenges, (ii) the potential areas of research, and (iii) viable solutions.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.