Title of Abstract (centered, using

multiple lines if necessary)

Author(s) of abstract, formatted as Firstname Initial Lastname, Firstname Initial Lastname, etc

Organizational affiliation(s) of author(s)

Format abstract in 12-point Times New Roman font, justify paragraph(s), with a page size of 7" x 9" with 1" margins all around. The use of Microsoft Word (for either the PC or the Mac), version from Office 2000 or lower, is strongly encouraged. The maximum number of words is 250. Please describe the material to be presented in sufficient detail that the Technical Program Committee can assess the proposed content and assign selected abstracts to the appropriate session.

Abstracts can be divided into more than one paragraph. Do not include figures or tables. This document can be used as a template for creation of an abstract. Submit abstracts by e-mail to: rpsd2002@lanl.gov, preferably as an attached file. Standard encoding formats (MIME, BINHEX, and UU) are acceptable. Please use the primary author's surname in the file name for the abstract (e.g., SMITHJA.DOC). Place detailed author(s) contact information in a separate section after the main abstract, formatted as below (9-point Times New Roman).

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1 Name: name of author(s); if more than one, underline the presenting author;

Company: organizational affiliation of author(s);

Phone: telephone number of author(s), including country code, etc.;

Fax: fax number of author(s), including country code, etc.;

e-mail: e-mail address of author(s);

Topics: topic / session for which abstract is proposed