This grant provides funding to support about 50 graduate and undergraduate students, studying in the US, to attend and/or present their research papers at the 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), October 12-15, 2010, in Erie, PA.
The MSEC 2010 student participants will learn the state-of-the-art manufacturing research through keynote presentations, plenary sessions, posters, and regular paper presentation sessions. They will also have opportunities to interact with industrial and governmental researchers, faculty from various universities, and undergraduate and graduate attendees from engineering schools in both US and other countries.
Outcome addressing intellectual merit With the financial support provided through this project, 50 students had the opportunity to participate, some of them as the first time, in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2010 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC), which was held in Erie, PA, from October 12-15, 2010. MSEC is the flagship research forum sponsored by ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED). The conference provided students with a unique intellectual environment in which they attended high-caliber technical presentations, were exposed to the state-of-the-art manufacturing research, interacted with peer students, and met with senior leading researchers in the field. Outcome addressing broader impacts It was estimated that more than 75 undergraduate and graduate students attended MSEC 2010 to learn about the latest progress and current challenges in manufacturing research. Of the 50 students supported by this project, 26% was from the underrepresented groups. Interactions with other students also potentially established future domestic and international collaborations. Additionally, student participations from the underrepresented groups encouragingly integrated diversity into conference and research-related activities. Outcome Summary We received total 61 applications. For the selection process, a 3-member ad-hoc committee (Yong Huang, Kevin Chou and Hitomi Yamaguchi) reviewed the applications and made recommendations. With the financial support provided through this project, 50 students had the opportunity to participate, some of them as the first time attendee, in the ASME 2010 MSEC in Erie, PA, from October 12-15, 2010. MSEC is the flagship research forum sponsored by ASME MED. This was a four-day conference with multiple parallel sessions to address, present and discuss research issues in a wide spectrum of current manufacturing processes/systems with different scales. Conference Proceedings were published on CD containing all the accepted papers and poster. The conference provided students with a unique intellectual environment in which they attended high-caliber technical presentations, were exposed to the state-of-the-art manufacturing research, interacted with peer students, and met with senior leading researchers in the field. In addition, the conference participation is invaluable in developing the skills for this highly talented group of students who, as future manufacturing professionals and academics, will drive U.S. efforts to regain a competitive edge in manufacturing technologies. These experiences are expected to shape the students’ future careers in manufacturing science and engineering. It was estimated that more than 75 undergraduate and graduate students attended MSEC 2010 to learn about the latest progress and current challenges in manufacturing research. Of the 50 students supported by this project, 26% was from the underrepresented groups, 76% was for technical paper presentations, 78% was in a Ph.D. program, and 38% was US citizens. Student participations from the underrepresented groups encouragingly integrated diversity into conference and research-related activities. Interactions with other students also potentially established future domestic and international collaborations.
