土木構造工学研究室

Dear Colleagues:
 
The NSF Summer Institute, in collaboration with the International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), is pleased to offer a one and a half day short course entitled "Micro and Nano Scale Phenomena in Tribology", to be held on April 24-25, 2010 in San Diego Town and Country Hotel.  Course instructors include Rachel Cannara (NIST), Rob Carpick (University of Pennsylvania), Yip-Wah Chung (Northwestern University), Seong H. Kim (Pennsylvania State University), Ashlie Martin (Purdue University), Kathryn Wahl (Naval Research Laboratory), Jane Wang (Northwestern University), and Min Zou (University of Arkansas).
 
NSF fellowships are available to professors, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students from the US (US citizenship or permanent residence status NOT required).  Fellowship applications are due March 1, 2010.  Each fellowship award covers full registration ($1000), up to three-night stay at Town and Country based upon double occupancy, and 50% registration support to attend the ICMCTF meeting (April 26?30, 2010).  For further details on the short course, registration, and how to apply for the fellowship support, please refer to the attached description, and check the NSF Summer Institute website:
 
http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/summerinstitute/Home.htm
 
I look forward to seeing you in warm San Diego.
 
Sincerely yours,
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