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

该奖项将支持一个名为“第十届发光和电子自旋共振测年国际会议”的国际研讨会。会议将探讨电子定年法（TED）在确定地质和考古材料年代方面的应用。会议的目的是将国际专家、从业者和学生聚集在一起，分享这种约会技术的最新发展。美国国家科学基金会对本次会议的支持将使内华达大学沙漠研究所成为本次会议在西半球的第一个东道主。这一点很重要，因为TED正越来越多地被美国科学家用作约会技术。让来自欧洲的专家聚集在美国是美国研究人员获得第一手技术知识的一种经济有效的方式。

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.