Travel Grant: Nanophase Conference, Erice, Italy

该项目将为将于2002年7月15日至20日在意大利西西里岛埃赖斯举行的纳米级(Nanphase)量子相会议提供部分支持。会议将审议在纳米尺度系统中新状态的研究和应用方面的最新进展。主要目标是将在这一研究领域发挥关键作用的科学家和年轻研究人员聚集在一起，以评估最近的发展，并创建指导未来纳米科学和技术跨学科研究的愿景。会议将包括大约30场全体讲座和100名与会者。该项目的核心资金来自欧洲共同体。美国的支持是由海军研究办公室和国家科学基金会提供的。NSF的支持将为年轻的美国科学家提供参加会议的旅费，并在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。该项目得到了美国国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室西欧项目的支持。

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.