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San Francisco Marriott Hotel and Argent Hotel
April 16-20, 2001
San Francisco, California
Special Functions
Women in Materials Science and Engineering
Breakfast
Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 7:00 -
8:30 a.m.
Club Room, 2nd Floor, Marriott Hotel
Special Guest Speaker: Mildred S. Dressehaus, Institute Professor
of Electrical Engineering and Physics, MIT
Please reserve your space at the MRS information desk at the Marriott by noon Tuesday, April 17.
Sponsored by: MRS, ACS Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division, Sloan Foundation
National Science Foundation, Division of
Materials Research
Materials Research Support at NSF
Seminar
Tuesday, April 17, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Salon 10, Marriott Hotel
This is the eighth in a series of user-friendly
guides to National Science Foundation (NSF) support for materials
research and education, focusing primarily on the activities
of the Division of Materials Research. Following an overview
by NSF staff, there will be a question-and answer period about
NSF programs, proposal submission, and proposal
evaluation, and the opportunity to discuss your ideas informally
with program directors from NSF's Division of Materials Research.
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Materials Research Program Overview
Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Salons 13, Marriott Hotel
Steven G. Wax, Deputy Director, Defense Sciences
Office at the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA),
will provide an overview of DARPA's materials science program.
This presentation will highlight ongoing research, but the emphasis
will be on new/emerging areas of research that are challenging
the material science community. This discussion will be put in
the context of DARPA's unique mission within the Defense community.
It will also include some suggested approaches for succeeding
as a DARPA contractor. Questions and answers will follow.
