International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design; May 16-21, 2004; Snowbird, UT

约翰·P·奥康奈尔国际工程会议(ECI)这是一项为大约30名美国学术研究人员提供差旅支持的提案，该会议将于2004年5月16日至21日在犹他州斯诺伯德举行的“产品和过程设计的性质和阶段平衡国际会议”。智力优势：产品和过程设计的性质和阶段平衡国际会议(ICPPEPPD)每三年举行一次。在最初的21年里，这些地点在北美和欧洲之间交替。2001年，该会议首次在亚洲举行，使之成为一项真正的全球性活动。前九届会议在化学工艺和产品设计与模拟这一重要领域的学术界、工业界和政府工作者之间产生了非常令人满意的互动。会议也成为来自世界各地的工人最重要的聚会。2001年在日本仓市举行的第九次会议吸引了来自27个国家的247名技术与会者。有28%的工业参与者，主要来自美国、日本和英国。来自世界各地的学术和工业组织现在正在对“化工过程和产品设计的流体性质和相平衡”的理论、实验和应用产生重大影响。21世纪正在走向非传统体系，特别是在可持续发展、人口增长和经济发展方面。这意味着应继续定期举行国际会议，以审查进展情况，发现下一个问题及其可能的解决办法。这一点尤其重要，因为世界各地的行业都在大幅减少研究。更广泛的影响：每一次会议都在审查档案会议记录卷中收集了重要的文件。第9次会议提供了1000多页的综述和新研究，作为国际期刊《流体相平衡》第194-197卷发表。第十届会议计划采用以往各次会议上取得成功的类似形式，包括讲习班和新的会议议题。预计第十届会议将与以前一样参加会议。在当前的全球技术时代，国际互动必须集中在广泛感兴趣的主题上，这些主题影响到工艺和产品开发和质量的工业实践，以及经济和竞争力。第十届会议的目的是让与会者(工业、政府和学术)回顾最新进展，并以逻辑结构的方式重点介绍许多最新发展，为新理论的发展和需要解决的重要实际问题提供方向，讨论该学科目前的专业氛围，并让年轻研究人员接触该领域的主题和人物。此外，这个项目将使年轻的研究人员受益，他们传统上很难获得参加这次重大国际会议所需的资金。

John P. O'ConnellEngineering Conference International (ECI)This is a proposal for travel support for approximately 30 U.S. academic researchers to attend the "International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design" to be held in Snowbird, Utah, May 16-21, 2004.Intellectual Merit:The International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design (ICPPEPPD) is held every three years. For the first 21 years the locations alternated between North America and Europe. In 2001, the conference was held in Asia for the first time, making this a truly global activity. The first nine conferences have produced highly desirable interactions between academic and industrial and government workers in this vital area for chemical process and product design and simulation. The meetings have also become the most important gatherings for workers from all over the world. The Ninth Conference held in 2001 in Kurashiki, Japan attracted 247 technical participants from 27 countries. There were 28% industrial participants, mainly from the US, Japan and the U.K. Academic and industrial organizations from everywhere in the world are now heavily influencing theory, experiment and application of "Fluid Properties and Phase Equilibria for Chemical Process and Product Design." The 21st Century is moving toward nontraditional systems, especially for sustainability, population growth and economic development. This means that periodic international conferences should continue to be held to review progress and uncover the next problems and their possible solutions. This is especially important as industries worldwide dramatically decrease their research. Broader Impact:Each conference has produced important collections of papers in reviewed archival proceedings volumes. The 9th Conference provided over 1000 pages of reviews and new research published as volumes 194-197 of the international journal Fluid Phase Equilibria. The Tenth Conference is scheduled to have a similar format that has been successful at the previous Conferences, including workshops and new session topics. Similar participation is expected for the 10th Conference as previously. In the current era of global technology, international interactions must focus on subjects of widespread interest that affect industrial practice for process and product development and quality, as well as economics and competitiveness. The 10th conference is intended to give the participants (industrial, governmental and academic) a review of the state of the art with presentations focusing on the many recent developments in a logically structured manner, to provide directions for the development of both new theories and important practical problems to be solved, to discuss the current professional climate for the discipline, and to expose young researchers to the themes and people of the area. In addition, this project will benefit young researchers who traditionally have a harder time obtaining the finances needed to attend this major international conference.