Support of the 2004 "Membranes: Materials and Processes" Gordon Research Conference

摘要提案标题：支持2004年“膜：材料和过程”戈登研究会议提案编号：CTS-0432316首席研究员：Glenn Lipscomb机构：托莱多大学该奖项将部分支持2004年8月1日至6日在新罕布什尔州新伦敦的Colby-Sawyer学院举行的2004年膜：材料和过程戈登研究会议。 Benny Freeman教授（德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校）担任会议主席，Glenn Lipscomb教授（托莱多大学）和Matthias Wessling教授（特温特大学）担任共同主席。 该计划将展示膜科学和技术在国家利益领域的最新发展，包括能源，生物技术和水处理。演讲将来自工业，学术和政府演讲者的平衡名单;许多学术演讲者将是NSF获奖者。此外，演讲将包括通过目前的国家研究计划，如国家纳米技术和国土安全倡议支持的工作。就更广泛的影响而言，对会议的支持将对青年研究人员的发展产生直接影响。申请的资金将用于支持美国研究生，博士后研究助理和年轻教师的出席。出席戈登会议将提供一个机会，讨论他们的工作与更高级的研究人员，并激发他们的兴趣在膜领域的职业生涯。从历史上看，戈登会议也一直是培育新的合作和研究思路的沃土。

AbstractProposal Title: Support of the 2004 "Membranes: Materials and Processes" Gordon Research ConferenceProposal Number: CTS-0432316Principal Investigator: Glenn LipscombInstitution: University of ToledoThis award will partially support the 2004 Membranes: Materials and Processes Gordon Research Conference to be held August 1-6, 2004 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. Professor Benny Freeman (University of Texas at Austin) is the meeting chair and Professor Glenn Lipscomb (University of Toledo) and Matthias Wessling (Twente University) are co-chairs. The program will feature the latest developments in membrane science and technology in areas of national interest including energy, biotechnology, and water treatment. The presentations will come from a balanced slate of industrial, academic, and governmental speakers; many of the academic speakers will be NSF awardees. Additionally, the presentations will include work supported through current national research initiatives such as the National Nanotechnology and Homeland Security Initiatives. In terms of the broader impacts, support of the meeting will have a direct impact on the development of young researchers. The requested funding will be used to support attendance of graduate students, post-doctoral research associates, and young faculty from U.S. institutions. Attendance at the Gordon Conference will provide an opportunity to discuss their work with more senior researchers and to stimulate their interest in a career in the membrane field. Historically, the Gordon Conference has also been a fertile ground for the cultivation of new collaborations and research ideas.