Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2005

这一行动为NSF 2005财年少数民族博士后研究奖学金提供了资金。该奖学金的目标是增加少数族裔科学家在博士后水平上的参与，并为他们在美国科学领域担任科学领导职位做好准备。为了实现这一目标，该奖学金为最近的博士后获得者提供了高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。预计通过这些奖学金支持的研究员将在未来的劳动力培训中发挥重要作用。该研究和培训计划名为“用于快速三维生物成像的超分辨矢量束显微镜”。这项研究旨在开发一种用于快速三维生物成像的高分辨率(超分辨率)光学显微镜。这是通过利用光学矢量束输入、干涉(4-PI)设计、双光子荧光激发和多焦点成像来实现的。培训计划包括这项研究，包括使用生物样本、矢量束和图像处理获得显微镜方面的专业知识，以及使这位研究员更接近他合成多样性、科学和教育学的个人目标。

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2005. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in US science. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan is entitled "Super-Resolving Vector Beam Microscope for Fast 3-D Biological Imaging." This research aims to develop a high-resolution (superresolution) optical microscope for fast 3-D biological imaging. This is achieved through utilizing an optical vector beam input, an interferometric (4-Pi) design, two-photon fluorescence excitation, and multi-focal imaging. The training plan includes this research encompassing acquiring expertise in microscopy using biological samples, vector beams, and image processing as well as bringing the Fellow closer to his personal goal of synthesizing diversity, science, and pedagogy.