Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PASI) on Surfaces, Interfaces, and Catalysis; Sao Pedro, Brazil, April 9-19, 2010

泛美高级研究院(PASI)奖由美国国家科学基金会和能源部(DOE)联合支持，将于2010年4月9日至19日在巴西圣佩德罗举行。PASI由加州大学河滨分校的Francisco Zaera博士组织，将讨论表面、界面和催化的主题。该研究所的主要目标是：促进对表面科学和催化感兴趣的科学家之间的互动；促进跨大洲的新的国际研究合作；提供一个分享和讨论前沿进展的场所；促进美国、欧洲和拉丁美洲科学家之间的文化交流。这项活动将包括培训课程，在为期五天的研讨会之前和之后，来自拉丁美洲、美国和欧洲的研究小组将聚集在一起。培训课程的目的是向初学者介绍表面科学和表面化学现象方面的现代实验技术，并帮助优化研讨会的教育价值。预计这次PASI将探索围绕吸附、反应活性和多相催化研究的实验和理论问题。PASI的结果将作为一份主要国际科学期刊的特刊发表，并可通过网站查阅。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place on April 9-19th, 2010, in Sao Pedro, Brazil. Organized by Dr. Francisco Zaera of the University of California at Riverside, the PASI will address the topic of surfaces, interfaces and catalysis. The principal objective of the Institute is to: facilitate interactions among scientists interested in surface science and catalysis; promote new international research collaborations across continents; provide a venue to share and discuss cutting-edge advances; and promote cultural exchanges among scientists in U.S., Europe and Latin America.The activity will consist of training sessions, before and after a five-day symposium that will bring together research groups from Latin America, the United States, and Europe. The training sessions are intended to introduce beginning scientists to modern experimental techniques in surface science and surface-chemical phenomena, and to help optimize the educational value of the symposium. It is expected that this PASI will explore experimental and theoretical issues surrounding studies of adsorption, reactivity, and heterogeneous catalysis. Results from the PASI will be published as a special issue of a major international scientific journal and will be accessible via a website.