Fifth USA-China Chemical Engineering Conference, Beijing, China, October 13-16, 2009

第五届中美化学工程会议将于10月13日至16日在中国北京召开（http://http://www.sinouschemeng.com/），由美国化学工程师学会（AIChE）和中国化学工业与工程学会（CIESC）共同主办。2009年的会议延续了之前的成功会议，包括1997年在NSF支持下举行的会议（CBET-9613827）。会议的目的是为美国化学工程师提供一个论坛，与他们在中国的同行交流最新进展，交流研究思想，并寻求合作机会。它的主题是可持续发展的化学工程，这是ENG/CBET研究的核心主题，涉及新能源和可再生能源、清洁燃料和环境工程等问题。化学工程是能源、资源和环境领域的一门关键学科，而美国和中国是可以在这些领域引领全球努力的两个国家。通过将来自这两个国家以及其他国家的科学家和工程师聚集在一起，讨论这些挑战和可能的解决方案，会议将能够解决化学工程师在开发人类可持续发展所需的工艺、产品和服务方面发挥的关键作用。从更广泛的意义上说，这次会议将为两国以及其他国家和地区的化学工程研究人员提供一个接触的焦点。它应该为交流信息和发展未来合作提供一个极好的机会。

0924046YangThis grant supports partial travel expenses of US participants in the Fifth USA-China Chemical Engineering Conference, to be held October 13-16 in Beijing, China (http:// http://www.sinouschemeng.com/), sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Chinese counterpart, the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC). The 2009 meeting follows previous successful meetings including one that took place with NSF support in 1997 (CBET-9613827). The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for U.S. chemical engineers to meet their counterparts in China about the latest advancements, exchange research ideas, and opportunities for collaboration. Its stated theme is Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development, a core topic of interest for ENG/CBET research involving issues such as new and renewable energy sources, clean fuels, and environmental engineering.Chemical engineering is a key discipline in energy, resources, and environment, and the USA and China are two countries that can lead worldwide efforts in these areas. By bringing together scientists and engineers from these two countries, as well as other countries, to discuss these challenges and possible solutions, the conference will be able to address the key roles to be played by chemical engineers in developing processes, products and services that are needed by humanity in a sustainable way. In a still broader sense, the conference will provide a focal point of contact for the chemical engineering researchers of the two countries, as well as from other countries and regions. It should provide an excellent opportunity for exchanging information and developing future collaboration.