Support for Seventh International Conference on Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy: ncAFM04, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, September 12-14, 2004

该奖项将为将于2004年9月12日至16日在华盛顿西雅图举行的第七届非接触原子力显微镜国际会议（ncAFM04）提供部分支持。该系列会议是分享这一快速发展的技术进展的主要国际场所，该技术能够在真空中对绝缘和导电表面进行原子分辨率研究，以及在空气和流体中以最小的力进行地形测量。该基金将为学生和与会者提供较低的注册费，并为来自美国的选定研究生、博士后研究员和年轻教师提供旅行援助。该提案的更广泛影响将是鼓励美国研究生，博士后研究员和年轻教师参与这一令人兴奋的研究领域。这是该会议第一次在美国举行。

This award will provide partial support for the Seventh International Conference on Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy (ncAFM04) to be held in Seattle, Washington, on 12 -16 September 2004. This conference series is the primary international venue for sharing advances in this rapidly developing technique that enables atomic resolution investigation of both insulating and conducting surfaces in vacuum, as well as topographical measurements with minimal forces in air and fluids. The funds will permit a lower registration fee for students and attendees at an optional tutorial, as well as provide travel assistance to selected graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty from the US. A broader impact of this proposal will be to encourage participation in this exciting area of research by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and young faculty in the US. This is the first time that the conference will be held in the United States.