International Experiences in Low Temperature Plasmas: Student Travel Support to Attend the 2010 Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 4-8, 2010 in Paris, France

该奖项支持学生参加与等离子体科学相关的2010年气体电子学会议，该会议将于2010年10月4日(星期一)至10月8日(星期五)在法国巴黎的Maison de la Chimie举行。气体电子学会议(GEC)是由原子、分子和光学物理学部(DAMOP)主办的美国物理学会(APS)的年度专题会议。今年的会议将与日本反应等离子体国际会议(ICRP)联合举行。GEC有着鼓励和促进学生参与的深厚传统。GEC有着令人羡慕的声誉，因为它是第一个让社会上许多主要成员以研究生身份展示他们的研究成果的会议。学生参与今年的GEC对青年科学家和工程师的专业发展尤为重要。随着GEC在国际会场举行，这可能是美国研究生第一次有机会出国展示他们的研究成果。作为GEC计划的一部分，将参观几所法国大学和CNRS设施的实验室。GEC是低温等离子体(LTPS)和碰撞物理(CP)科学技术领域的领先国际会议。该会议首次就LTPS和CP研究的世界领先发展进行了陈述，从照明和激光，到等离子体材料处理和等离子体医学。被邀请的演讲者代表了LTPS和CP领域的世界领先科学家。今年的会议预计将延续他们介绍等离子体物理和工程以及碰撞物理最新水平的传统。布罗德影响这一奖项的更广泛影响包括让年轻的美国科学家有机会参加在国际地点举行的各自领域最重要的会议之一。他们将有机会第一手观察该领域的科学和文化多样性，并与他们的国际同行建立有望成为职业生涯的合作伙伴关系。将特别努力支持女性和代表性不足的少数民族研究生。

This award supports participation of students in the 2010 Gaseous Electronics Conference related to Plasma Science that will be held on Monday, Oct. 4 - Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris, France. The Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) is an annual topical meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) sponsored under the auspices of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP). This year's conference will be held jointly with the Japanese International Conference on reactive Plasmas (ICRP). The GEC has a strong tradition of encouraging and promoting student participation. The GEC has an enviable reputation of being the first conference that many of the leading members of the community presented their research results as graduate students. Student participation in this year's GEC is particularly important to the professional development of young scientists and engineers. With the GEC being held in an international venue, this may be the first opportunity for US graduate students to travel internationally to present the results of their research. As part of the GEC program, there will be tours of laboratories at several French universities and CNRS facilities. Intellectual Merit The GEC is the leading international conference in the science and technology of low temperature plasmas (LTPs) and collision physics (CP). The conference has been the venue of the first presentations on world leading developments in investigations of LTPs and CP, from lighting and lasers, to plasma materials processing and plasma-medicine. The invited speakers represent the world's leading scientists in LTPs and CP. This year's conference is expected to continue the tradition of their being presentations on the state of the art in plasma physics and engineering, and collision physics.Broader Impact The broader impacts of this award include the opportunity for young U.S. scientists to attend one of the most important conferences in their field held at an international venue. They will have the opportunity to observe firsthand the scientific and cultural diversity of the field, and establish what will hopefully be career long collaborations with their international counterparts. Special efforts will be made to support graduate students who are women and underrepresented minorities.