International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering [ISCRE 18]

化学反应工程（CRE）是研究具有工程意义的化学反应系统的学科。它产生了一种通用的方法，可用于接近各种系统（化学，生化，生物，材料，环境，电化学），其中需要进行工程反应以产生有价值的产品。在现有技术和新技术的开发中都需要CRE。除了在石油、石化和化学工业中已确立的关键作用外，有必要加快新的特种和商品化学品、材料和生物技术产品的商业化。例如，CRE在汽车和固定设备燃料电池的开发以及药物的设计和发现方面发挥着重要作用。也许国际化学反应工程科学界最重要的事件是两年一次的ISCRE会议（国际化学反应工程研讨会）。在为期三天的会议中，杰出的国际反应工程研究人员，杰出的工业从业者，以及这个多领域的新研究人员和学生齐聚一堂。在这些会议上，及时回顾了CRE各分支学科的最新进展，并讨论了新的研究计划。ISCRE 18的参与者将受益于顶尖专家的最新评论和演讲，交流前沿研究课题的最新进展，并与CRE学科的同行讨论有争议的问题。会议将为来自世界各国的工业和学术研究人员提供互动与合作的机会。差旅费和注册津贴的奖励有望吸引包括女性和少数民族在内的许多研究生参加会议，否则他们可能无法参加。学生和其他年轻研究人员将有机会相互交流，并与该领域经验丰富的研究人员交流，这将对他们的专业发展产生积极的影响。

Intellectual Merit Chemical reaction engineering (CRE) is the field that deals with chemically reacting systems of engineering significance. It results in a general methodology useful in approaching a variety of systems (chemical, biochemical, biological, materials, environmental, electrochemical) where engineering of reactions is needed to produce products of value. CRE is required in the development of both existing and newer technologies. In addition to its established critical role in the petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries, it is necessary to speed up commercialization of new specialty and commodity chemicals, materials and biotechnology products. For example, CRE is playing a major role in the development of fuel cells for automobiles and stationary applications, and in the design and discovery of pharmaceutical drugs. Perhaps the most important events for the international CRE scientific community are the biennial ISCRE conferences (International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering). These conferences bring together, for three days, distinguished international researchers in reaction engineering, prominent industrial practitioners, along with new researchers and students of this multifaceted field. In these conferences, the state-of-the-art of various sub-disciplines of CRE is reviewed in a timely manner, and new research initiatives are discussed. Broader Impact The ISCRE 18 participants will benefit from state-of-the-art reviews and presentations by leading experts, by exchanging the latest advances on frontier research subjects, and by debating controversial points with their peers in the CRE discipline. The meeting will provide an opportunity for interaction and cooperation among industrial and academic researchers, from various countries around the world. The award of travel funds and registration subsidy are expected to attract many graduate students, including women and minority, to the meeting that they may otherwise be unable to attend. The students and other young researchers will have an opportunity to interact with each other and with experienced researchers in the field, which will positively influence their professional development.