NSF Instrumentation for Environmental Science, 2000 Workshop

在化学仪器计划和多学科活动办公室的支持下，麻省理工学院的杰弗里·I·斯坦菲尔德将召开一次NSF环境科学仪器2000年研讨会。讲习班的重点将是确定环境科学中的关键测量需求以及可能对环境测量产生重大影响的新兴测量技术。讲习班上可能进一步讨论的一些独特挑战包括：(1)在噪声中寻找信号；(2)高度复杂的样本环境；(3)现场与遥感等。总体目标是帮助NSF规划其项目和资助优先分析仪器，以提供可靠的、成本效益高的环境测量技术。研讨会将于2000年11月10日至12日在波士顿郊外的马萨诸塞州戴德姆举行。来自学术界、政府和工业界的约40名科学家将参加。讲习班将编写一份报告，并在2001年3月的匹兹堡会议上介绍其调查结果。

With support from the Chemical Instrumentation Program and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, Jeffrey I. Steinfeld of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will convene an NSF Instrumentation for Environmental Science, 2000 Workshop. The focus of the workshop will be on identifying key measurement needs in environmental science and emerging measurement technologies that could have a significant impact on environmental measurements. Some unique challenges that may be further discussed at the workshop include (i) finding the signal in the noise; (ii) the highly complex sample environment; and (iii) in situ versus remote sensing, among others. The overall goal is to assist NSF in planning its programs and funding priorities for analytical instrumentation that will provide reliable, cost-effective environmental measurement techniques. The workshop will be held on November 10-12, 2000, in Dedham, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. Approximately 40 scientists from academia, government and industry will participate. The workshop will prepare a report and present its findings at the Pittsburgh Conference in March, 2001.