Conference: SoCal Solids 2023; Los Angeles, California; Spring 2023

该奖项将为将于2023年春季在洛杉矶南加州大学举行的SoCal固体2023会议提供支持。会议将免费吸引来自南加州R1和非R1大学的固体力学研究人员。其双重目标是为研究生、博士后和早期职业研究人员提供一个具有成本效益的途径来分享研究成果，并利用网络机会进行合作。在扩大参与方面，会议将在发言者和与会者之间寻求令人满意的平衡。通过该奖项提供的资金将为材料力学领域的下一代科学领袖做好准备。这次为期一天的会议的重点是固体的力学。会议将针对南加州的R1和非R1研究人员召开会议，分享研究成果，并免费建立网络。会议将由知名研究人员举行全体会议，为会议奠定基础，同时还将有10场由初入职场的教师和博士后举行的闪电会议。10场闪电演讲中有4场将保留给非r1和博士后学者。20多个演讲名额将开放给所有研究人员，先到先得。预计约有120名与会者。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 will provide support to the SoCal Solids 2023 conference to be held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in the spring of 2023. The conference will attract solid mechanics researchers from Southern California R1 and non-R1 universities free of cost. The twin objective is to provide a cost-effective avenue for graduate students, postdoc, and early career researchers to share research and to avail networking opportunities for collaborative efforts. The conference will seek a satisfactory balance in the speakers and attendees in terms of broadening participation. Funding through this award would prepare the next generation of scientific leaders in the field of mechanics of materials.The focus of this daylong conference is the mechanics of solids. The conference will target both R1 and non-R1 researchers in Southern California to convene, share research, and network free of cost. There will be plenary talks by established researchers to set the stage as well as 10 reserved lightning talks by early career faculty and postdocs. Four out of the 10 lightning talks will be reserved for non-R1 and postdoc scholars. Twenty-plus speaking spots will be open to all researchers on first come-first serve basis. Approximately, 120 attendees are expected.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.