Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels

国家科学基金项目编号：CBET-0711257主要研究者： Kandlikar，SatishAffiliation： 罗切斯特理工学院提案标题：第五届纳米通道、微通道和小型通道国际会议该基金为将于2007年6月18日至20日在墨西哥普埃布拉举行的第五届纳米通道、微通道和小型通道国际会议的与会者提供部分支持。 会议的目的是汇集来自美国和国外的各种初级和高级研究人员，处理围绕小尺度通道中的流体和热传输的跨学科主题。关于会议的智力价值，来自不同背景的研究人员之间的讨论可能会导致对包含小通道的系统中发生的传输过程的基本理解得到改善，从纳米尺度到中尺度。 特别感兴趣的主题包括纳米颗粒的影响，表面张力效应，电动流动，微尺度下的两相流，微传感器，核应用，数字微流体等。只要有足够数量的论文被接受。会议的更广泛的影响包括提高对许多设备的理解和设计，目前，大多数生物技术都依赖于小通道的传输，如芯片实验室系统、制药工业的微混合器和微反应器、燃料电池、微型涡轮机等。我们将特别鼓励学生参加会议，并将组织一个特别的学生论坛，讨论他们对该领域新出现问题的看法。 请注意，大约有50名学生参加了2006年的上一次此类会议，该会议也得到了NSF的支持。 在主旨发言人中，目前有两名妇女和五名初级教员参加。 还将考虑招募代表性不足的少数民族和/或残疾人，目标是从这一群体中招募占参与者总数20%的人。

ABSTRACTNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CBET-0711257Principal Investigator: Kandlikar, SatishAffiliation: Rochester Institute of Technology Proposal Title: Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and MinichannelsThis grant provides partial support for participants in the Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, which will be held in Puebla, Mexico, on June 18 - 20, 2007. The purpose of the conference is to bring together a variety of junior and senior researchers, from the US and from abroad, to treat the interdisciplinary topics surrounding fluid and heat transport in small-scale channels.With respect to the intellectual merit of the conference, discussion among researchers from diverse backgrounds will likely result in improved fundamental understanding of transport processes occurring in systems that contain small channels, ranging from the nanoscale to the mesoscale. Particular topics of interest include the effects of nanoparticles, surface tension effects, electrokinetic flows, two-phase flow at the microscale, microsensors, nuclear applications, digital microfluidics, etc. Six international journals have agreed to publish special volumes from this conference, provided there are a sufficient number of accepted papers.The broader impacts of the conference include improved understanding and design of numerous devices that rely on transport through small channels, such as lab-on-a-chip systems, micromixers and micro-reactors for the pharmaceutical industry, fuel cells, micro turbines, etc. Students will be especially encouraged to attend the conference, and a special student forum will be organized by students to discuss their viewpoints on emerging issues in this field. Note that approximately 50 students attended the previous such conference in 2006, which was also supported by NSF. Among the keynote speakers, at present there are two women and five junior faculty participants. Additional considerations will be given to recruiting underrepresented minorities and/or persons with disabilities, with the goal being to recruit 20% of the total participants from this population.