Texture Technologies Corp. of Scarsdale NY announces the continuation of a program in which grants of up to US$ 250 each will be awarded to members of the academic and industrial communities for papers, publications and presentations covering research performed in North America in which the TA.XT2, TA.XT2i, or the TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer is used and properly cited in the research. The grants may be won by students, faculty and industrial researchers who meet the terms of the grant.  A letter to the Scarsdale office from the applicant requesting the grant must address the ground rules below: 

(1)   The measurements obtained with the TA.XT2, TA.XT2i, or the TA.XTPlus Texture Analyzer must be an important part of the research. The test method and settings should be described and the model TA.XT2 must be properly credited in the work. The paper, poster or presentation MUST cite the appropriate instrument as follows:

"The [TA.XT2, TA.XT2i, TA.XTPlus] Texture Analyzer (Texture Technologies Corp., Scarsdale, NY/Stable Micro Systems, Godalming, Surrey, UK)".

Thereafter, the instrument may be referred to as the TA.XT2, TA.XT2i or TA.XTPlus.  If the paper does not use the proper citation, the grant committee reserves the right not to grant an award since a purpose of travel grants is to allow other researchers to know which model instrument was used in the research and where to get information about it.

(2) The work must be in English and must be presented at a North American national or international meeting of a significant society such as the AAPS, CRS, PSTC, AACC or IFT or accepted for publication in a national refereed journal. Evidence of acceptance for presentation or publication is required.

(3) The work may be a paper delivered, a paper for publication, or a poster-board presentation. A copy of the paper or presentation must accompany the request for a grant. Electronic submissions are encouraged.

(4) The work may also be a Ph D. thesis in English from a North American University which has been accepted by a recognized  university and has been defended.

Since another purpose of this travel grant program is to disseminate knowledge gained through research using the TA.XT family of texture analyzers to users and potential users, Texture Technologies reserves the right to reprint and distribute the work in a professional way after the work has been presented. Work accepted for journal publication will not be distributed until after the publication itself is issued, and the rules for distribution shall be those set by the journal itself.

Please note that the same research is only eligible for a single travel grant even though it may be presented at multiple meetings and published in several journal articles or thesis. The grant program will be in effect for applications received through September 30, 2008 and its continuation thereafter will be at the sole discretion of Texture Technologies Corp.

November 2008

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