Foundations of Computer-Aided Design (FOCAPD) 2009 Conference

PI: Mahmoud El-Halwagi和Andreas linninger机构：Texas A & M university提案编号：0749601标题：计算机辅助设计基础（FOCAPD） 2009会议本次旅行资助是对将于2009年夏季举行的第七届计算机辅助过程设计基础（FOCAPD）会议的支持。会议地点最有可能是科罗拉多州。知识价值：计算机辅助过程设计基础国际会议（FOCAPD）是一个关注过程工业计算机辅助设计基础和应用的国际会议。中非合作论坛已经举行了六次会议。鉴于前几届会议的成功以及最近一次论坛（2004年在普林斯顿大学举行）与会者的积极反馈，我们决定有必要在2009年继续举办第七届论坛。会议的主要主题将是？能源与环境设计？预计会议将在2009年夏季举行5天。会议还计划举办为期一天的会前短期课程/研讨会（FOCAPD 2004提供了一个关于教学过程和产品设计的会前研讨会，在与会者中非常受欢迎）。参加人数的目标是150人左右。政府将努力使产业参与者（运营企业、工程企业、咨询事务所等）、教师、学生、政府代表等组成良好的组合。更广泛的影响：FOCAPD 2009将是过程系统工程领域的重大事件，将汇集不同群体的学术领袖、工业和政府专家、年轻教师、研究生和研究人员。预计会议将产生以下影响：回顾过程设计领域的最新进展，并评估成功、失败、障碍和贡献。2. 确定未来的研究机会、方向和新趋势。3. 描述在处理新兴技术方面的挑战，特别是在环境和能源领域。4. 为该领域的初级和高级研究人员以及来自学术界、政府、行业和专业组织的参与者提供交流和讨论的机会。

PI: Mahmoud El-Halwagi and Andreas LinningerInstitution: Texas A & M UniversityProposal Number: 0749601Title: Foundations of Computer-Aided Design (FOCAPD) 2009 Conference This travel grant is support for the seventh conference on Foundations of Computer Aided Process Design (FOCAPD) that will take place during the summer of 2009. The location of the conference will be most likely Colorado. Intellectual Merit:The international conference on the Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design (FOCAPD) is an international conference that focuses on the fundamentals and applications of computer-aided design for the process industries. Six previous FOCAPD conferences have been held. As a result of the success of these previous conferences and the positive feedback of attendees of the latest FOCAPD (held at Princeton University in 2004), it was determined that there is a need to proceed with the Seventh FOCAPD in 2009. The key theme for the conference will be ?Design for Energy and the Environment?. It is anticipated that the conference will run for five days in the Summer of 2009. A one-day pre-conference short course/workshop is also planned (in FOCAPD 2004, a pre-conference workshop on teaching process and product design was offered and was very popular among attendees). The targeted number of attendees is about 150. Serious efforts will be made to have a good mix of industrial participants (operating companies, engineering firms, consulting offices, etc.), faculty, students, and government representatives. Broader Impact:FOCAPD 2009 will be a major event in process systems engineering that will bring together a diverse group of academic leaders, industrial and government experts, young faculty, graduate students, and researchers in the field. It is expected that the conference will have the following impact: 1. Review recent progress in the area of process design and assess successes, failures, hurdles, and contributions. 2. Identify future research opportunities, directions, and emerging trends. 3. Describe challenges in addressing emerging technologies, especially in the areas of the environment and energy. 4. Enable networking and discussion opportunities between junior and senior researchers in the field as well as participants from academia, the government, industry, and professional organizations.