11th International Congress on Combustion By-Products, -Origin, Control and Health Effects - Student Travel Stipends

CBET-0837030戴尔该奖项提供部分资金，用于支持两年一度的国际会议，研究燃烧产物的形成、缓解和对健康的不利影响。会议将在北卡罗来纳州的研究三角公园举行，由美国环保局主办。会议暂定日期为2009年6月14日至17日。这是第十一届会议，预计将有大约120名研究人员参加。六场全体讲座正处于规划阶段。组织者预计将提交60-90篇论文，研究生将提交其中的一部分。美国国家科学基金会的燃烧、火灾和等离子系统项目已经为本次会议之前的四次会议提供了支持(2005年亚利桑那州、2003年瑞典、2005年北卡罗来纳州、2007年意大利)。2005年为10名学生提供了旅费，2003年为4名学生，2005年为8名学生，2007年为8名学生。会议的网站将列出美国国家科学基金会为学生旅行提供的支持(http://www.lsu.edu/piccongress/).Combustion研究是一个多学科领域，涵盖工程和科学的不同学科。社会依靠燃烧发电、运输和制造。虽然在减少燃烧产生的污染物方面已经取得并将继续取得很大进展，但一些排放仍然存在，这些排放对健康的影响才刚刚开始详细研究。这次会议允许关注健康和燃烧的研究人员在一个激动人心的技术论坛上交流想法。政策制定者也将出席，参与信息交流。这项活动的学术价值来自于来自不同国家的燃烧和健康专家的参与，他们的演讲，他们与学生的交流，以及他们对未来研究方向的最终建议。本次会议的成果可以作为确定NSF燃烧和等离子体系统计划优先事项的有用指南。对于更广泛的影响，将鼓励参与会议的研究生进一步参与有毒副产品的形成、缓解和生命周期/健康影响的研究。这次会议为健康和燃烧专家提供了一个独特的互动机会。这次会议的非正式讨论将为参加会议的学生提供宝贵的学习经验。会议还将促进国际、多学科的合作与交流。最终，会议的成果将改善当地的空气质量和公众健康。

CBET-0837030DellingerThis award provides funds to partially support a biennial international conference on research into the formation, mitigation, and adverse health effects of products of combustion. The conference will be held in Research Triangle Park, NC and hosted by the US-EPA. The tentative date for the conference is June 14-17, 2009. This is the eleventh conference, and approximately 120 researchers are expected to participate. Six plenary lectures are in the planning stage. The organizers expect that 60-90 papers will be submitted and that graduate students will present some of these. The NSF Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems program has provided support for four previous gatherings of this conference (Arizona in 2005, Sweden in 2003, North Carolina in 2005, Fand Italy in 2007). Travel expenses were provided for ten students in 2005, four students in 2003, eight students in 2005, and eight students in 2007. The website for the meeting will list the availability of NSF support for student travel (http://www.lsu.edu/piccongress/).Combustion research is a multi-disciplinary field encompassing diverse disciplines in engineering and science. Society relies on combustion for power generation, transportation, and manufacturing. While great strides have been made and continue to be made in mitigating pollutant formation from combustion, some emissions persist, and the health effects of these emissions are just beginning to be examined in detail. This conference allows health-focused and combustion-focused researchers to exchange ideas in a stimulating technical forum. Policymakers will also be in attendance to participate in the exchange of information. The intellectual merit of this activity arises from the participation of combustion and health experts from the various countries, their discourse, their communications with students, and their ultimate recommendations for future research directions. The outcomes of this meeting can serve as a useful guide for setting priorities of the NSF Combustion and Plasma Systems program. For broader impacts, graduate students involved in the meeting will be encouraged to participate further in research into toxic byproduct formation, mitigation, and lifecycle/health effects. The meeting offers a unique opportunity for health and combustion experts to interact. The informal discussions at this meeting would provide a valuable learning experience for the students who participate. The conference would also promote international, multi-disciplinary collaboration and communication. Ultimately, local air quality and public health could be improved by the outcomes of the conference.