GEORAMAN 2004: 6th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy Applied to the Earth & Planetary Sciences, Honolulu, HI

该奖项将部分支持GEORAMAN 2004会议：第六届拉曼光谱在地球和行星科学中的应用国际会议。会议将于2004年6月6日至11日在夏威夷火奴鲁鲁夏威夷大学马诺阿校区的东西中心举行，6月12日可选择前往大岛进行火山实地考察。这次多学科会议的重点是在常压和高温下岩石和矿物的显微拉曼光谱分析、流体包裹体、拉曼光谱的现场应用等主题上的最新进展，旨在突出先进的仪器及其与跨学科研究领域的联系，并将研究人员和研究生聚集在一起，就地球和行星科学中拉曼光谱分析的各个方面进行深入讨论。纳米拉曼和远程拉曼分析领域是最近建立起来的，仍然是拉曼光谱分析中快速发展的领域。应用非常广泛的新进展，如多通道近红外拉曼光谱、紫外共振拉曼光谱和X射线拉曼光谱，已经发现它们在了解地球和地外物质、生物矿物的结构和振动性质以及在包括热液、环境和高温压力以及古代艺术品和文物在内的许多环境中利用拉曼指纹识别矿物方面发挥着重要作用。这一跨学科研究论坛预计将在可预见的未来继续下去。申请的资金将用于租用会议设备，出版会议记录，并帮助支持研究生、青年科学家和特邀演讲者的出席。这次会议的一个关键的更广泛的影响是为地球和空间科学、自然和生命科学以及工程学的其他领域提供了共同的链接和工具。GEORAMAN会议还将为研究生和本科生、青年科学家和工程师、专家和非拉曼专家提供一个极好的机会，让他们了解纳米、微型和远程拉曼技术的最新发展，以及包括地球、行星和环境科学感兴趣的领域在内的各种应用。

This award will partially support the GEORAMAN 2004 Conference: the Sixth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Earth and Planetary Science. The conference will take place from June 6-11, 2004 at the East-West Center located on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii with an optional volcano field trip on June 12th to the Big Island. The emphasis of this multidisciplinary conference is on the state-of-the-art developments on such topics as micro- Raman spectroscopic analysis of rocks and minerals at ambient and high pressures and temperatures, fluid inclusions, field applications of Raman spectroscopy, etc. It is intended to highlight advance instrumentation and its connections with interdisciplinary research areas, and brings researchers and graduate students together for in-depth discussions on all aspects of Raman spectroscopic analysis in earth and planetary science. The fields of nano-Raman and remote Raman analysis are recently established and are still fast growing areas of Raman spectroscopic analysis. New developments with a very broad spectrum of applications, such as multi-channel near-IR Raman spectroscopy, UV resonance Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray Raman spectroscopy, have found their important role in understanding structures and vibrational properties of earth and extra-terrestrial materials, biominerals, and in identifying minerals using Raman fingerprints in a host of environments including hydrothermal, ambient and high temperature and pressure and ancient arts and artifacts. This forum for inter-disciplinary research is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. The requested funds will be used to rent conference equipment, publish the proceedings, and help support the attendance of graduate students, young scientists and invited speakers. A key broader impact of this conference is providing common links and tools to other areas of Earth and space sciences, natural and life sciences, and engineering. The GEORAMAN conference will also provide an excellent opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students, young scientists and engineers, experts and non-Raman specialists to learn about the latest development in nano-, micro- and remote Raman techniques, and wide variety of applications including areas of interest in Earth, planetary and environmental science.