NSF Travel Grant Application: Trends in Nanotechnology 2001 to be held in Segovia, Spain, September 3-7, 2001

纳米科学和技术的快速新兴领域集中在具有纳米长度尺度尺寸的功能对象的设计、制造和表征上。这一新兴领域的新进展预计将对各种不同的科学和工程学科产生长期影响。纳米科学的重要性在全球范围内不断增长，它现在被广泛认为是美国经济未来增长的关键组成部分。美国国家科学和技术理事会已将该领域确定为21世纪世纪科学和技术劳动力的主要贡献者。因此，前总统克林顿已经将国家纳米技术倡议作为美国资助机构的首要任务。为了响应日益增长的认识，纳米技术的重要性，许多会议正在组织世界各地讨论的最新进展。旅行补助金要求允许大约12名美国科学家加上10名美国研究生参加和出席一个重要的国际活动，在纳米技术2001年会议（TNT 200 I）的年度趋势-首屈一指的欧洲会议之一，致力于纳米科学和技术。

The rapidly emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology are focussed on the design, fabrication, and characterization of functional objects having dimensions at the nanometer length scale. New advances in this emerging area are expected to have long range implications in a wide variety of different scientific and engineering disciplines. The importance of nanoscale science is growing worldwide and it is now widely recognized as a critical component to the future growth of the US economy. The U.S. National Science and Technology Council has identified this area as a major contributor to the 21st Century science and technology workforce. As a consequence, former President Clinton has made the National Nanotechnology Initiative a top priority within US funding agencies. In response to the growing awareness of the importance of nantechnology, many conferences are being organized worldwide to discuss the latest advances. A travel grant is requested to allow approximately 12 US scientists plus 10 US graduate students to participate and attend an important international event, the annual Trends in Nanotechnology 2001 Conference (TNT200I) - one of the premier European conferences devoted to nanoscale science and technology.