10th African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) Conference 2019

该奖项授予材料研究学会，主要支持美国科学家参加第十届非洲材料研究学会（A-MRS）会议。A-MRS会议汇集了国际领先的科学家和工程师，讨论材料研究广泛领域的最新进展，并帮助确定未来的研究重点，包括非洲迫切需要的领域，从而带来独特的价值。第十届A-MRS会议的主题包括能源材料；健康,纳米科学/纳米技术;农业和环境;可持续建筑和建筑；计算材料科学；以及用于采矿和矿物加工的材料。会议还包括材料科学和工程课程开发的教育/网络、网络学习、交流、制造和结构材料暑期学校等会议。会议的主题适当地讨论了国际社会感兴趣的主题以及非洲特有的问题。这些资金将用于支持目前在美国大学工作的学生和年轻科学家的旅行和参与费用，一些资金还将用于引进顶尖的国际高级科学家和非洲研究生。会议将于2019年12月在坦桑尼亚阿鲁沙的纳尔逊·曼德拉非洲科学技术研究所（NM-AIST）举行。在材料研究协会（MRS）的大力支持下，由非洲材料研究协会组织，会议的核心是建立知识，促进关系和促进行动，以进一步了解与材料科学和技术相关的广泛领域。与以往的非洲-非洲发展中国家会议类似，与会者将来自世界各地，预计将有500人出席。该奖项由数学和物理科学理事会材料研究部和多学科活动办公室颁发。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 award to the Materials Research Society supports mainly the participation of US based-scientists at the Tenth African Materials Research Society (A-MRS) Conference. The A-MRS conferences bring unique value by pulling together leading international scientists and engineers to discuss recent advances in broad areas of materials research and to help define future research priorities including in areas of critical need for Africa. The themes for the 10th A-MRS conference include materials for energy; health, nanoscience/nanotechnology; agriculture/Environment; sustainable buildings and constructions; computational materials science; and materials for mining and mineral processing. The conference also includes sessions on education/networking in materials science and engineering curriculum development, web-based learning, exchanges, summer schools on manufacturing and structural materials. The themes of the conference appropriately address topics of interest to the global community as well as issues specific to Africa. The funds will support travel and participation costs of students and young scientists currently working in American universities, some support will also be used to bring in leading senior international scientists and African graduate students. The Conference will be held at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania in December 2019. Organized by the African-MRS with strong support of the Materials Research Society (MRS), the heart of the Conference is to build knowledge, foster relationships and promote action to further the understanding in the broad fields associated with materials science and technology. Similar to past African-MRS Conferences, participants will come from around the world, with an anticipated attendance of 500. The award is from Division of Materials Research and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.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.