Support of BGSW5: the 5th Biennial Geochemical SIMS Workshop; June 13-15, 2008 at the UW Conference Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison

该奖项将部分支持于2008年6月13日至15日在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校会议中心举行的第五届地球化学SIMS双年展研讨会（BGSW5）。对于前4个bgsw（洛杉矶，1996年；伍兹霍尔，1998年；坦佩，2001年；洛杉矶，2005年），PI将汇集来自美国地质SIMS实验室的科学家和学生，仪器制造商和其他感兴趣的人员，讨论SIMS微束分析技术和科学结果的最新状态。自BGSW4以来的2.5年差距；SIMS仪器（IMS-1280、nanoSIMS、IMS-7f GEO）的最新技术进展；新实验室（夏威夷，加州理工学院，弗吉尼亚理工学院）的安装使得这次会议迟到了。这些发展的一个结果是提高了同位素比测量的精度和稳定同位素界对SIMS的兴趣。BGSW对国家地球化学界非常重要，因为它代表了美国地球化学方向SIMS实验室研究人员的唯一定期会议。这些设施对于开发新的地球化学SIMS应用至关重要，并为来自全国各地需要SIMS能力进行自己研究的科学家提供访问和专业知识。在过去的会议上，PI将特别努力让学生和最近的博士学位参加BGSW会议。

0817302ValleyThis award will partially support the 5th Biennial Geochemical SIMS Workshop (BGSW5) on June 13-15, 2008 at the UW Conference Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison. As for the first 4 BGSWs (Los Angeles, 1996; Woods Hole, 1998; Tempe, 2001; Los Angeles, 2005), the PI's will bring together scientists and students from the nation's geological SIMS laboratories, instrument manufacturers, and other interested personnel to discuss the state of the art of SIMS microbeam analysis techniques and scientific results. The 2.5 year gap since BGSW4; the recent technological developments of SIMS instruments (IMS-1280, nanoSIMS, IMS-7f GEO); and the installation of new labs (Hawaii, Caltech, Virginia Tech) makes this meeting overdue. One result of these developments is enhanced precision of measurement for isotope ratios and burgeoning interest in SIMS by the stable isotope community. The BGSW is of great importance to the national geochemistry community since it represents the only regular meeting of researchers from geochemically-oriented SIMS labs in the United States. These facilities are vital for developing new geochemical SIMS applications and providing access and expertise to scientists from across the country who require SIMS capabilities in carrying out own research. As in past meetings, the PI's will make a particular effort to allow students and recent PhD's to participate in the BGSW meeting.