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将于2010年10月4日（周一）至10月8日（周五）在法国巴黎的Maison de la Chimie举行的与等离子体科学相关的2010年气体电子学会议。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）年度专题会议。今年的会议将与日本反应性等离子体国际会议（ICRP）联合举行。GEC有鼓励和促进学生参与的优良传统。GEC拥有令人羡慕的声誉，因为它是许多社区主要成员作为研究生首次展示他们的研究成果的会议。学生参加今年的GEC对青年科学家和工程师的专业发展尤为重要。由于GEC在国际场地举行，这可能是美国研究生第一次有机会在国际上展示他们的研究成果。作为GEC计划的一部分，将有几所法国大学和CNRS设施的实验室之旅。GEC是低温等离子体（LTPs）和碰撞物理（CP）科学和技术的主要国际会议。该会议首次介绍了ltp和CP研究的世界领先发展，从照明和激光到等离子体材料加工和等离子体医学。受邀的演讲者代表了ltp和CP领域的世界领先科学家。今年的会议预计将继续他们在等离子体物理和工程以及碰撞物理方面的最新进展进行演讲的传统。更广泛的影响该奖项的更广泛的影响包括年轻的美国科学家有机会参加在国际场地举行的他们领域最重要的会议之一。他们将有机会亲自观察该领域的科学和文化多样性，并有望与国际同行建立长期的合作关系。将作出特别努力，支持妇女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.