Pan American Current Research on Fluid Inclusions Conference

智力优势：本提案要求资金支付学生、博士后、助理教授和其他早期职业科学家参加2010年6月泛美流体包裹体当前研究会议（PACROFI）的费用。本次会议的重点是流体包裹体研究，旨在阐明岩浆热液过程与矿床形成、火山危害缓解和俯冲带元素循环有关。这项研究提供了最直接的机会来确定古代地质流体的组成，以及它们形成时的压力、温度和化学条件。PACROFI会议提供了一个重要的论坛，交流科学成果和思想，并在该研究领域的成熟和早期职业科学家之间进行沟通。早期职业科学家的出席被认为是必不可少的，因为他们为科学带来了创新的想法，因为他们将引领该领域未来的研究。更广泛的影响：申请的资金将抵消约25名学生与会者的参加费用，以及对10名早期职业科学家的部分支持。对这些人的经济支持是必要的，因为许多人缺乏资源来参加其他活动。所需的21,350美元将用于学生与会者的注册、住宿和旅行，以及10名早期职业科学家的注册和住宿（分别约占总与会者的33%和8%）。这种支持可能会对会议参与者的构成产生重大影响，并将对年轻一代的包容性研究人员产生重要而积极的影响。

Intellectual Merit: This proposal requests funds to pay costs for students, post-doctorates, assistant professors, and other early-career scientists to attend the June, 2010, Pan American Current Research on Fluid Inclusions conference (PACROFI). This conference focuses on fluid inclusion research that aims to elucidate magmatic hydrothermal processes associated with ore deposit formation, volcanic hazard mitigation and element recycling in subduction zones. This research provides the most direct opportunity to determine compositions of ancient geologic fluids, as well as pressure, temperature and chemical conditions attending their formation. The PACROFI meetings provide an important forum for exchange of scientific results and ideas, and communication between established and early-career scientists in this reseach area. The attendance of early-career scientists is considered essential, because they bring innovative ideas to the science, and because they will lead future research in this field.Broader Impacts: The requested funds will offset participation costs for some 25 student attendees, as well as partial support for 10 early-career scientists. Financial support for these individuals is necessary as many lack the resources to attend otherwise. The $21,350 requested will cover registration, housing and travel for the student attendees, and registration and housing for 10 early-career scientists (approximately 33% and 8%, respectively, of the total attendees). This support may make a significant difference in the make-up of attendees at the meeting and it will have an important and positive impact on the younger generation of inclusion researchers.