Frontiers of Electron Microscopy in Materials Science: FEMMS Conference; Sonoma, CA; September 23-28, 2007

技术：该项目将支持代表不足的受邀演讲者和研究生参加2007年9月23-28日在加利福尼亚州索诺马举行的材料科学电子显微镜前沿(FEMMS)会议。FEMMS是两年一次的会议，重点关注材料科学中使用电子显微镜(主要是电子显微镜)的最新发展。考虑到最近扩大了单色仪和像差校正器的使用，以及人们对使用原位方法的兴趣与日俱增，这次会议特别及时。会议通常有大约100名与会者参加。今年的会议将有54位受邀演讲者讨论主题，包括高分辨率成像和光谱学、超快和原位显微镜、3-D成像技术以及材料科学和生物学之间的显微镜。会议还包括一位杰出的讲师L.M.Brown教授，他因在电子显微镜方面的长期和杰出贡献而被选中。该会议一直作为主要显微镜期刊之一(超微显微镜、显微镜杂志、显微镜和显微分析)的特刊发表论文集，目的是在今年的超微显微镜论文集上发表论文。有关会议的地点、组织和历史的更多详情，请访问会议网站：http://femms2007.llnl.gov/.。非技术性：尽管电子显微镜在美国的材料科学部门无处不在，但过去2-5年来仪器的快速发展意味着并不是所有的研究人员都能获得最新的能力。这一奖项的主要目的之一是为任职人数不足的研究生(妇女和少数群体)提供资金，使他们能够接受这些最新能力的教育，并与该领域的领导人建立合作关系。因此，会议的目的是让参加会议的研究生在返回大学后担任电子显微镜大使，确保会议产生尽可能广泛的影响。该计划的这一方面将通过加州大学戴维斯分校的一个大型跨学科计划：环境、农业和技术中的纳米材料(NEAT)进行协调，该计划为本科生和研究生教育以及纳米科学各个方面的推广计划提供重点。除了资助研究生外，这笔资金还支持两名女教员的注册费。这些教职员工是该领域公认的领导者，将作为参加会议的研究生的榜样。

TECHNICAL: This project will support underrepresented invited speakers and graduate students to attend the Frontiers of Electron Microscopy in Materials Science (FEMMS) 2007 conference to be held in Sonoma, CA from September 23-28, 2007. FEMMS is a biennial meeting focused on the most recent developments in the use of electron microscopy (primarily TEM) for materials science. This meeting is particularly timely given the recent expansion in the use of monochromators and aberration correctors and the increasing interest in the use of in-situ methods. The conference is typically attended by ~100 participants. This year the conference will have 54 invited speakers discussing topics that include high resolution imaging and spectroscopy, ultra-fast and in-situ microscopy, 3-D imaging techniques and microscopy at the interface between material science and biology. The conference also features a distinguished lecturer, Professor L. M. Brown, who has been selected for his long standing and exceptional contributions to electron microscopy. The conference has always published a proceedings as a special issue of one of the major microscopy journals (Ultramicroscopy, Journal of Microscopy, Microscopy and Microanalysis) and the intention is to publish this year's proceedings in Ultramicroscopy. Further details about the location, organization and history of the FEMMS conference can be found at the conference website: http://femms2007.llnl.gov/. NON-TECHNICAL: Although electron microscopy is ubiquitous in materials science departments in the US, the rapid development in instrumentation that has occurred over the last 2-5 years means that not all researchers have access to the latest capabilities. One of the main aims of this award is to provide the funds for under represented graduate students (women and minorities) to become educated in these latest capabilities and establish collaborations with the leaders in the field. As such, the intention is for the graduate students who attend the meeting to act as ambassadors for electron microscopy when they return to their universities, ensuring the widest possible impact for the conference. This aspect of the program will be coordinated through a large interdisciplinary program at UC Davis: Nano-materials in the Environment, Agriculture, and Technology (NEAT), which provides a focus for undergraduate and graduate education and outreach programs in all aspects of the nano-sciences. In addition to supporting graduate students, this funding also supports the registration fees for two women faculty. These faculty members are recognized leaders in the field and will act as role models for the graduate students who attend the conference.