International Conference on Advanced Membrane Technology (II); Irsee, Germany; May 23-28, 2004

提案编号：CTS-0354215主要调查者：拉尔夫·杨研究所：纽约理工大学上下文(提案在其中进行了审查)：根据NSF关于支持会议、专题讨论会和研讨会的指导方针(PAM V.B2.m)，放弃了外部同行审查。分析(决定的理由)：将向参加2004年5月23-28日在德国伊尔塞举行的国际先进膜技术会议(II)的美国演讲者、论文作者和年轻学者提供旅行补助金。在过去的十年里，基于膜的技术已经发展成为一项主要的技术。最近的许多发展都是在欧洲国家和日本完成的。它是工业竞争力和合作的一个重要领域。会议的目的是讨论膜技术的最新进展。膜领域的研究人员具有不同的背景，主要是化学工程、化学、材料科学、生物医学和环境工程。就更广泛的影响而言，重要的是通过这次会议提供一个必要的论坛，将不同背景和不同国家的研究人员聚集在一起，传播和交流最新的科学信息。它将为美国与会者提供发展国际合作的机会。这笔赠款将提供15-20笔部分旅费补助金。旅行奖励将基于以下考虑：(1)参赛者/参赛者的科学或技术价值；(2)其他旅行资金来源的可用性；(3)相对于年龄和职位的专业资格；(4)机构和地理分布。

Proposal Number: CTS-0354215Principal Investigator: Ralph YangInstitution: Polytechnic University of New YorkContext (within which proposal was reviewed):External peer review was waived in accordance with NSF guidelines regarding support for conferences, symposia, and workshops (PAM V.B2.m). Funding is recommended.Analysis (rationale for decision):Travel grant awards will be provided to U.S. speakers, authors of papers, and young academics participating in the International Conference on Advanced Membrane Technology (II), to be held in Irsee, Germany, on May 23-28, 2004. Membrane-based technology has grown to be a major technology within the last decade. Many of the recent developments were made in the European countries and Japan. It is an important area for industrial competitiveness as well as collaboration. The purpose of the Conference is to discuss the latest advancements in membrane technologies. The researchers in the membrane field have diverse background, mainly in chemical engineering, chemistry, material science, biomedical and environmental engineering. In terms of the broader impacts, it is important to provide a needed forum through this conference to bring researchers with different backgrounds and from different countries together for disseminating and exchanging the latest scientific information. It will provide an opportunity for developing international collaboration for the U.S. participants. The grant will provide for 15-20 partial travel grants. Travel awards will be made based on the following considerations: (1) scientific or technological merit of the peaker/participant; (2) availability of other sources of travel funding; (3) professional qualifications relative to age and position; (4) institutional and geographical distribution.