Energy Nanotechnology International Conference (ENIC)

摘要国家科学基金项目编号：CTS-0628989主要研究者： 陈，帮派： MIT提案标题：能源纳米技术国际会议（ENIC）这项赠款提供部分支持能源纳米技术国际会议，将于2006年6月26日至28日在麻省理工学院校园举行。 会议将邀请和贡献演讲，海报会议和学术-工业-政府小组。 这笔资金将用于资助受邀演讲者的差旅费、学生特别赠款和最佳论文奖。 会议的目标是召集致力于纳米和能源主题的不同技术社区，重点关注这些融合技术所带来的需求和研究机会。 通过利用纳米结构和宏观结构中能量状态和传输的显着差异，纳米科学和纳米技术可以对能量的产生，存储和利用产生深远的影响。本次会议将探讨基于纳米技术的解决方案，因为它们影响了广泛的能源问题，如：太阳能发电，氢的产生和储存，电池，燃料电池和热电。 所有这些应用都有共同的科学基础和技术挑战。探讨这些挑战构成了本次会议的基本知识价值。 部分资金将用于吸引学生和初级教师参加会议。 麻省理工学院能源俱乐部是一个以学生为中心的组织，它的参与将有利于会议的推广。 该俱乐部将在会议结束后的下午举办活动，教育社区对能源和纳米技术。会议对技术和人的广泛影响将是巨大的。

AbstractNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CTS-0628989Principal Investigator: Chen, GangAffiliation: MITProposal Title: Energy Nanotechnology International Conference (ENIC)This grant provides partial support for the Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, to be held June 26-28, 2006 at the MIT campus. The conference will feature invited and contributed presentations, poster sessions, and academic-industrial-governmental panels. The funding will support the travel of invited speakers, special grants for students, and best paper awards. The goal of the conference is to convene diverse technical communities working on nano and energy topics to focus on the needs and research opportunities presented by these convergent technologies. By exploiting the significant differences of energy states and transport in nanostructures and macrostructures, nanoscience and nanotechnology can have a profound impact on energy generation, storage, and utilization. This conference will explore nanotechnology-based solutions as they impact a wide range of energy problems such as: solar electricity, hydrogen generation and storage, batteries, fuel cells, and thermoelectrics. All of these applications have common scientific foundations and technological challenges. Exploring these challenges forms the fundamental intellectual merit of this conference. Part of the funding will be used to attract students and junior faculty to attend the conference. The involvement of the MIT Energy Club, a student centered organization, will be beneficial in conference outreach. This club will host activities in the afternoon after the conference to educate the community on energy and nanotechnology. The broader impacts of the conference on technology and people will be substantial.