Travel Grant for US-Based Student and Postdoctoral Participants to Attend ICPEAC XXVI

NSF正在为2009年7月22日至28日在密歇根州卡拉马祖举行的第26届两年一度的光子、电子和原子碰撞国际会议(ICPEAC XXVI)提供部分支持。NSF基金为一群美国学生和年轻科学家提供参加会议的机会。ICPEAC系列会议于1958年在美国发起，很快就获得了国际地位，后来得到了国际理论与应用物理联合会(IUPAP)的认可。会议由一个独立和自治的组织运营，其资金主要来自政府补贴，特别是来自主办国的补贴。这一奖项使一些年轻的美国科学家能够参加一个重要的国际会议，该会议已成为在国际范围内报道原子碰撞物理领域的新发展和交流科学信息的主要场所。由于有大量的非美国参与者，特别是来自欧洲和日本的参与者，学生和博士后研究员与他们的国际同行见面并互动，使这些年轻科学家能够开展并推动未来最高水平的原子碰撞研究。

NSF is providing partial support for the twenty-sixth biennial International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC XXVI) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 22-28, 2009. NSF funds provide for a group of United States students and young scientists to attend the meeting. The ICPEAC series of conferences was initiated in the United States in 1958, soon achieved international standing, and later was recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The conference is run by an independent and self-governing organization, acquiring its funding mostly from governmental subsidies, especially from the host nation. This award enables a number of young U.S. scientists to attend a major international conference, which has become the predominant venue for reporting new developments and exchanging scientific information in the field of atomic collision physics on an international scale. Due to the large presence of non-U.S. participants, particularly from Europe and Japan, students and postdoctoral associates meet and interact with their international counterparts, enabling these young scientists to carry out and advance atomic collision research of the highest caliber into the future.