Conference Grant Proposal for 2014 IEEE ICOPS/Beams, May 25-29, 2014

第41届IEEE等离子体科学国际会议(ICOPS)和第20届高功率粒子束国际会议(BEAMS 2014)将于2014年5月25日至29日在华盛顿特区举行。该会议由IEEE核子和等离子体科学学会主办，等离子体科学与应用委员会和脉冲功率科学与技术委员会负责监督，旨在为交流等离子体科学、脉冲功率科学、技术、系统和应用领域的技术信息提供论坛。除了在基础物理、照明、辐射源、束流物理、惯性和磁约束聚变、环境科学和脉冲功率等传统领域的持续增长外，等离子体技术正在迅速扩展到生物医学、高能量密度物质、材料加工等新领域。这些领域有赖于ICOPS会议所强调的坚实的基础研究。ICOPS技术方案继续通过全体会议、应邀演讲和口头演讲以及由不同研究人员组织的一系列不同会议的互动海报会议，反映脉冲功率和等离子体科学的动态演变。ICOPS每年举行一次，加入Beams的行列，Beams将于今年重返美国，每两年举行一次。ICOPS自1974年以来每年举行一次。最近的会议在加利福尼亚州旧金山(2013年，与Pulsed Power的联席会议)、苏格兰爱丁堡(2012年)、伊利诺伊州芝加哥(2011年)、弗吉尼亚州诺福克(2010)、加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥(2009年)、德国卡尔斯鲁厄(2008年)、新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基(2007年，与Pulsed Power的联席会议)举行。2014年，ICOPS/BEAMS将在华盛顿特区(http://www.ece.unm.edu/icops-beams2014/index.html).举行预计出席人数约为500人。会议将包括关于带电粒子束和等离子体科学技术研究的全体会议、口头会议和海报会议，以及等离子体科学和应用委员会奖获得者的获奖演讲。口头会议将包括全体会议、特邀报告和来稿报告。除了这些会议传统上涉及的材料外，还将开设两个小型课程，主题分别是低温大气压等离子体和原子与辐射物理。该奖项为参加IEEE等离子体科学国际会议和高功率粒子束国际会议的学生提供部分支持。它将支持学生旅行津贴，特别是代表人数不足的少数族裔，促进工程领域的女性，并帮助支付奖励费用。旅行津贴将授予那些将作为第一作者提交论文(口头演讲和海报)的学生。如果将有大量学生介绍他们的作品，则由当地组委会三名成员组成的委员会将根据学生的优点和需要来选择学生。

The 41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) and the 20th International Conference on High-Powered Particle Beams (Beams 2014) will be held in Washington, DC May 25-29, 2014. The meeting is sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society under the supervision of the Plasma Science and Applications Committee and Pulsed Power Science & Technology Committee to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information in the area of plasma science, pulsed power science, technology, systems, and applications. Plasma technologies are expanding rapidly into new areas including bio-medical areas, high energy density matter, materials processing, in addition to continued growth in traditional areas such as basic physics, lighting, radiation sources, beam physics, inertial and magnetic confinement fusion, environmental sciences, and pulsed power. These areas depend on a strong foundation of basic research featured in the ICOPS meeting. The ICOPS technical program continues to reflect the dynamic evolution of pulsed power and plasma science through plenary, invited, and oral talks, as well as interactive poster sessions in a diverse set of sessions organized by a diverse group of researchers. The ICOPS is held annually and is joining Beams, which is returning to the United States this year, and is held bi-annually. ICOPS has been held annually since 1974. Recent meetings were held in San Francisco, CA (2013, a joint meeting with Pulsed Power), Edinburgh, Scotland (2012), Chicago, IL (2011), Norfolk VA (2010), San Diego CA (2009), Karlsruhe Germany (2008), Albuquerque NM (2007, a joint meeting with Pulsed Power). In 2014, ICOPS/Beams will be held in Washington, DC (http://www.ece.unm.edu/icops-beams2014/index.html). Projected attendance is approximately 500 participants. The conference will include plenary, oral, and poster sessions on research in charged particle beams and plasma science and technology and a Prize Address by the recipient of the Plasma Science and Applications Committee Award. Oral sessions will include plenary, invited and contributed papers. In addition to the material traditionally covered in these conferences, two mini-courses will also be offered, on the topics of Low Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas and Atomic and Radiation Physics. This award provides partial support for students to attend the IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and the International Conference on High-Powered Particle Beams. It will support student travel grants, particularly underrepresented minorities, promote women in engineering, and help in awards costs. The travel grant will be awarded to those students who will be presenting papers (oral talks and posters) as first authors. If a large number of students will be presenting their work, then a committee consisting of three members of the local organizing committee will choose students on the basis of merit and need.