Early Career Scholar Support for 2016 Electron Probe Microanalysis Topical Conference

该奖项将部分支持计划于2016年5月16日至19日在威斯康星州大学举行的电子探针微量分析（EPMA）会议，该会议由微量分析学会（MAS）赞助。 电子探针定量分析是地球科学和材料科学的基础。学生获得的分析技能是有价值的，并形成了与X射线光谱法相关的定量技术的基础。计划中的专题会议将是多年来第一次明确关注电子探针分析的会议或研讨会，为经验丰富的科学家提供与学生和研究人员进行互动的机会。EPMA用户社区比任何一个组织或专业协会的成员都要广泛得多，其目标之一是吸引所有电子探针用户，并为他们提供为期四天的宝贵经验，以便带回实验室。 此外，会议旨在促进材料科学家和地质学家之间的互动，他们有很多东西要相互学习，但可能很少有互动的场所。

This award will partially support a conference focused on Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) planned for May 16-19, 2016, at the University of Wisconsin, under the sponsorship of the Microanalysis Society (MAS). Quantitative analysis by EPMA is fundamental to earth and materials sciences. Analytical skills obtained by students are valuable and form a foundation for quantitative techniques that are related to x-ray spectrometry. The planned topical conference will be the first conference or workshop explicitly focused on electron microprobe analysis in many years, providing an opportunity for experienced scientists to interact with students and researchers new to the technique. The EPMA user community is much broader than members of any one organization or professional society, and one aim is to attract all users of electron probes and provide them with four days of valuable experiences to take back to their laboratories. In addition, the conference is designed to facilitate interaction between materials scientists and geologists who have much to learn from each other but may rarely have venues to interact.