Student and Participant Support for the 2008 Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science (GRC-PPS-2008)

该奖项支持青年科学家参加2008年戈登等离子体处理科学研究会议（GRC-PPS），该会议将于2008年7月13日至18日在马萨诸塞州南哈德利的Mount Holyoke学院举行。等离子体技术是GRC-PPS的一个重点，最近在国家研究委员会主办的2010年等离子体报告中被确定为国家重要领域。这个领域是跨学科的，也是国际化的，其他国家比美国有更大的研究和发展计划。因此，让美国学生和其他研究人员了解科学技术领域的地理和种族多样性是很重要的。作为等离子体处理科学领域前沿思想和知识交流的论坛，两年一次的GRC-PPS汇集了来自世界各地的与会者。戈登研究会议的形式是相对较少的邀请演讲，有限的出席人数，以及充足的互动时间，为科学家提供充足的讨论和建立网络的机会。本次会议将邀请21位来自美国、西欧、东南亚和澳大利亚的工业界和大学的受邀演讲者，其中三分之一是女性。演讲者将在“液体中的等离子体”会议上涵盖广泛的等离子体处理主题；材料、纳米材料和粉末的等离子体合成和处理；等离子喷涂及热加工；血浆在生物学和医学中的应用；等离子体辅助燃烧和等离子体致动器；微电子和机械等离子体加工；可再生能源等离子体；新的等离子体源、传感器和应用；与环境有关的等离子体。让年轻的科学家和工程师参与这个世界性的领域将使他们和更大的等离子体研究界受益。

CBET-0821077KortshagenThis award supports participation of junior scientists in the 2008 Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science (GRC-PPS), to be held July 13-18, 2008, at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. Plasma technology, a focus of the GRC-PPS, has recently been identified as an area of national importance in the National Research Council-sponsored report Plasma 2010. The field is quite interdisciplinary and international, and other countries than the US have larger programs of research and development. It is thus important to expose US students and other researchers to the geographic and ethnic diversity of the fields science and technology.In its tradition of being a forum for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas and knowledge in the area of plasma processing science, the biennial GRC-PPS brings together a diverse, international spectrum of attendees. The format of Gordon Research Conferences is to have relatively few invited talks, limited attendance, and ample time for interactions to provide scientists with ample opportunities for discussions and networking. The present conference will bring 21 invited speakers from industry and universities in the US, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia, one-third of whom are women. Speakers will cover a broad range of plasma-processing topics in sessions on Plasmas in liquids; Plasma synthesis and treatment of materials, nanomaterials and powders; Plasma sprays and thermal processing; Plasma in Biology and Medicine; Plasma-aided combustion and plasma actuators; Plasma processing for microelectronics and mechanics; Plasmas for renewable energy; New plasma sources, sensors and applications; and Plasmas related to environmental aspects. Engaging junior scientists and engineers in this worldwide field will benefit both them and the larger plasma-research community.