Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2005

本行动资助2005年度NSF少数民族博士后研究奖学金。该奖学金的目标是增加博士后水平的少数民族科学家的参与，并为他们在美国科学领域的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获得者提供了最高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。预计通过这些研究金支持的研究员将在培训未来劳动力方面发挥重要作用。这项研究和培训计划的标题是“用于快速三维生物成像的超分辨矢量光束显微镜”。本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光束输入，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，包括获得使用生物样本的显微镜，矢量光束和图像处理方面的专业知识，以及使研究员更接近他的综合多样性，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.