Student Travel for the International Conference on Soft X-Rays in the 21st Century on January 8-11, 1997 in Midway, UT

21世纪软x射线国际会议将于1996年1月8日至11日在美国德州中途市举行，会议的目的是通过传播当前的研究成果和预测这些技术在下个世纪的发展方向来促进这一领域的进展。软x射线技术日趋成熟，将在多个领域取得突破。这项技术目前和未来的应用将影响生物学、医学、材料研究、高密度电路制造、等离子体诊断、天文学和其他领域。学生出席会议的费用由本奖助金提供。参加本次会议的支持学生将有机会与软x射线科学和技术专家进行互动。他们将意识到研究机会和技术，以扩展这一技术，作为他们毕业经历和未来职业生涯的一部分。会议科学委员会将根据以下标准对学生申请人进行排名：口头或海报论文的第一作者与共同作者，能力和兴趣，地理和机构多样性，以及科学和工程领域任何代表性不足的群体的成员资格。这些选择标准非常符合国家科学基金会的战略计划。

Proposal: ECS-9705799 Principal Investigator: Steven Turley (Congress Chair) The International Conference on Soft X-Rays in the 21st Century, which will be held in Midway, UT, on January 8-11, 1996, has been organized to promote progress in this field by disseminating current research results and by projecting where these technologies will lead in the next century. Soft x-ray technology is maturing to the point that it will facilitate breakthroughs in diverse fields. Current and future applications of this technology will impact biology, medicine, materials research, high density circuit fabrication, plasma diagnostics, astronomy, and other areas. Student support for attendance at the conference is provided in this grant. The supported students who attend this conference will have an opportunity to interact with experts in soft x-ray science and technology. They will become aware of research opportunities and techniques to extend this technology as part of their graduate experience and future careers. Student applicants will be ranked by the conference Scientific Committee by the following criteria: first authorship versus co-authorship of an oral or poster paper, capability and interest, geographical and institutional diversity, and membership in any underrepresented group in science and engineering. These selection criteria are very compatible with the NSF strategic plan.