Participant Support for the 23rd American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-23); Tucson, Arizona; 13-18 August 2023

该基金为将于2023年8月13日至18日在亚利桑那州图森举行的第23届美国晶体生长和外延会议（ACCGE-23）的与会者提供参与者支持。会议的重点是新的研究和发展活动，在块状单晶和外延薄膜生长。学生和教师通过口头和海报展示他们在晶体生长和外延方面的最新研究成果。会议影响先进制造业和更广泛的工程界。优先考虑女性或来自代表性不足的少数群体的学生和年轻教师参与者。这种方法在短期内促进了会议的多元化参与，在长期内促进了STEM领域的多元化参与。该奖项通过培养熟练和多样化的制造业劳动力使国家受益，这些劳动力为他们所选择领域的挑战提供变革性解决方案做好了更好的准备。该会议在支持和维持晶体生长和外延这一半导体和微电子研究的重要组成部分方面发挥着重要作用。这次会议恰逢其时，因为人们对美国微电子和半导体制造业的复兴重新产生了兴趣。这种参与者的支持有望有利于学生的专业、科学和技术发展。参加会议将使学生和教师对晶体生长和薄膜外延、其基础、先进制造、先进表征和应用有更广泛的了解。研讨会主题包括材料合成基础、晶体结构分析、晶体生长技术和方法、高通量制造、过程建模、监测和控制，以及专门的主题，如二维纳米材料、陶瓷、铁电体和微流体处理。会议为与会者展示他们的科学成就，与学术界，政府实验室和工业界的同行和同事互动，并在广泛的材料加工和先进制造社区内扩展他们的网络提供了机会。与会者将通过参加几场由国内外知名演讲者主持的技术和专业发展讲座，了解各自技术领域的最新研究成果。学生和青年教师通过口头和海报展示，以及与技术领域的同行深入讨论他们的工作，提高他们的沟通技巧。这种互动体验极大地拓宽了学生的教育，增加了他们对研究课题的热情，使他们熟悉对科学事业的期望，并使他们接触到创新研究的新方法。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 participant support for attendees of the 23rd American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-23) to be held in Tucson, Arizona, 13-18 August 2023. The conference focuses on new research and development activities in bulk single crystal and epitaxial thin film growth. Students and faculty present their latest research results on crystal growth and epitaxy through oral and poster sessions. The conference impacts the advanced manufacturing and broader engineering communities. Priority is given to student and young faculty participants who are women or who come from underrepresented minority groups. This approach promotes diverse participation at the conference, in the short term, and in STEM fields, in the long term. This award benefits the nation through the education of a skilled and diverse manufacturing workforce, which is better prepared to provide transformative solutions to the challenges in their chosen fields. The conference plays an important role in supporting and sustaining the important field of crystal growth and epitaxy, which is an important component of semiconductor and microelectronics research. This conference is timely because of renewed interest in the revitalization of microelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing in the US.This participant support is expected to benefit the students' professional, scientific, and technical development. Attendance at the conference gives the students and faculty a broader view of crystal growth and thin film epitaxy, its fundamentals, advanced manufacturing, advanced characterization, and applications. Symposium topics include fundamentals of materials synthesis, crystal structure analysis, crystal growth techniques and methods, high throughput manufacturing, process modeling, monitoring and control, and specialized topics, such as 2D nanomaterials, ceramics, ferroelectrics, and microfluidic processing. The conference is an opportunity for participants to showcase their scientific accomplishments, interact with peers and colleagues in academia, government labs and industry and extend their network within the broad materials processing and advanced manufacturing communities. Attendees will learn about state-of-the-art research in their technical areas via access to several technical and professional development talks by leading domestic and international speakers. Students and young faculty enhance their communication skills through oral and poster presentations and in-depth discussions of their work with peers in their technical areas. This interactive experience significantly broadens student education, increases their enthusiasm for their research topic, acquaints them with expectations for scientific careers, and exposes them to new approaches for innovative research.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.