Travel Grant: Nanophase Conference, Erice, Italy

该项目将为将于2002年7月15日至20日在意大利西西里埃里切举行的纳米级量子相位会议（NANOPHASE）提供部分支持。 会议将审议纳米尺度系统中新状态的研究和应用的最新进展。 主要目标是汇集在这一研究领域发挥关键作用的科学家，沿着年轻的研究人员，以评估最近的发展，并创造愿景，将指导未来的跨学科研究在纳米科学和技术。 会议将包括大约30场全体演讲和100名与会者。 该项目的核心资金来自欧洲共同体。 美国的支持由海军研究办公室和国家科学基金会提供。 美国国家科学基金会的支持将为美国年轻科学家提供旅费，以参加会议，并随后访问选定的欧洲实验室，以探索和发展纳米科学领域的国际合作。 该项目由NSF国际科学与工程办公室的西欧项目支持。

This project will provide partial support for the Conference on Quantum Phases at the Nanoscale (NANOPHASE) which will take place in Erice, Sicily, Italy, July 15-20, 2002. The Conference will consider recent advances in the study and applications of novel states in systems of nanoscale dimensions. Main goals are to bring together scientists that are playing key roles in this research field, along with young researchers, in order to evaluate recent developments, and to create visions that will guide future interdisciplinary research in nanoscale science and technology. The Conference will include approximately 30 plenary lectures and 100 participants. The core funding for this project is from the European Community. US support is provided by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation. The NSF support will provide travel expenses for young US scientists to attend the Conference, and later to visit selected European laboratories to explore and develop international collaborations in the area of nanoscience. The project is supported by the Western Europe Program of the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering.