Tenth International Conference on Luminescence and Electron-Spin-Resonance Dating; Reno, Nevada; June 24-28, 2002

该奖项将支持题为“第十届发光和电子自旋共振测年国际会议”的国际研讨会。本次会议将探讨陷阱电子测年(TED)在确定地质和考古材料年龄方面的作用。会议的目的是聚集国际专家、实践者和学生，分享这项测年技术的最新发展。NSF对这次会议的支持将使内华达大学沙漠研究所能够成为这次会议在西半球的第一个东道主。这一点很重要，因为TED正被美国科学家用作一种约会技术。让来自欧洲的专家齐聚美国，是美国研究人员获得该技术第一手知识的一种经济高效的方式。

This award will support an international workshop entitled "10th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron-Spin-Resonance Dating." The conference will examine the utility of trapped-electron dating (TED) for establishing the age of geologic and archaeological materials.The purpose of the conference is to bring together international experts, practitioners, and students to share the latest developments in this dating technique. NSF support for this conference will enable the University of Nevada Desert Research Institute to serve as the first host of this conference in the Western Hemisphere. This is important because TED is gaining use among American scientists as a dating technique. Having experts from Europe gather in the United States is a cost-effective way for American researchers to gain first-hand knowledge of the technique.