US-Egypt Advanced Studies Institute on Nanomaterials and Nanocatalysis for Energy, Petrochemicals and Environmental Applications, Cairo, Egypt January 2010

美国-埃及能源、石化和环境应用纳米材料和纳米催化高级研究所，埃及开罗，2010 年 1 月

• 批准号: 0938520
• 负责人: Mohamed Samy El-Shall
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2012-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0938520&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Egypt; Advanced; Studies; Institute

0938520 ElshallThe proposal is for support of an Advanced Study Institute (ASI) for US-Egypt on Nanomaterials and nanocatalysis for Energy, Petrochemicals and Environmental Applications, to be held in Cairo, Egypt, March 27-April 7, 2010. The collaborating scientists are Dr. Mostafa El-Sayed, at Georgia Institute of Technology and Dr. Hany el-Nazer, President, National Research Center (NRC) in Cairo. The ASI will focus on mixing the basic fundamental concepts of catalysis and surface science with the most recent advances and developments in the field of nanocatalysis and the new industrial and technological applications related to energy and environmental problems. The ASI will provide education and training for both U.S. and Egyptian advanced graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Specifically it will: 1. bring 10 Professors and research leaders, 15 graduate students and 5 postdoctoral researchers from multi-disciplinary areas from the U.S. to participate with equal numbers of Egyptian graduate students and postdoctoral researchers over the 12-day ASI. Particular efforts will be directed to identify US members of minority groups to participate in this ASI. 2. make presentations to US and Egyptian students to learn a state-of-the-art, cutting edge important and exciting research dealing with the synthesis, characterization and applications of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for innovative solutions to the energy, petrochemicals and environmental problems. 3. review the fundamental science dealing with nanoscale phenomena, have in-depth discussions on the utilization of state-of-the-art of technology in research and share information on new breakthroughs in nanocatalysis research for energy, petrochemicals and environmental applications 4. promote and stimulate collaboration in nanotechnology between American and Egyptian researchers with special attention paid to promoting women and African American researchers at the beginning of their careers in international collaboration in areas that have great impact on the World?s energy and environmental problems. 5. establish joint research projects between the participating US and Egyptian institutions, which could lead to economic developments involving the private sectors in Egypt and the US. The synergism produced by bringing together the US and Egyptian students and researchers in nanostructured materials and nanotechnology is expected to enhance the scientific collaboration between the two countries which will take this field a step closer in realizing its enormous potential for novel nanotechnologies. Intellectual Merit: The ASI deals with a current and important topic of research with applications in energy, petrochemicals and environmental. These are important, active areas of research, with many opportunities for increased fundamental understanding, and many important technological applications. The planned series of lectures will thoroughly cover the field. The expected participants are eminent in their fields. This project will enable new collaborations between the US and the Egyptian researchers in fields that could lead to significant scientific advances and discoveries related to energy and environmental problems. This is expected to enhance the scientific knowledge in these and other related fields, and it may lead to new exciting technologies. Broader Impacts: The ASI will lead to engaging US graduate students and postdoctoral researchers including underrepresented groups in the international scientific enterprise. It will allow students and scientists from the U.S. and Egypt to exchange their experiences, ideas, and information and to build collaborations to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of the public and private sectors. It is likely that there will be new collaborations amongst the PIs in Egypt and the US, with particular emphasis given to young minorities. There is strong possibility for young scientists to make international scientific connections early in their careers.

该提案是为了支持美国-埃及关于纳米材料和纳米催化用于能源、石化和环境应用的高级研究所（ASI），该研究所将于2010年3月27日至4月7日在埃及开罗举行。参与合作的科学家是佐治亚理工学院的Mostafa El-Sayed博士和开罗国家研究中心（NRC）主席Hany el-Nazer博士。ASI将专注于将催化和表面科学的基本概念与纳米催化领域的最新进展和发展以及与能源和环境问题相关的新工业和技术应用相结合。ASI将为美国和埃及的高级研究生和博士后研究人员提供教育和培训。具体来说，它将：1。邀请来自美国的10名教授和研究带头人，15名研究生和5名来自多学科领域的博士后研究人员与同等数量的埃及研究生和博士后研究人员参加为期12天的ASI。将特别努力确定美国少数群体的成员参加这个ASI。2. 向美国和埃及的学生进行演讲，学习最先进、最尖端的重要和令人兴奋的研究，涉及纳米粒子和纳米结构材料的合成、表征和应用，为能源、石化和环境问题提供创新的解决方案。3. 回顾与纳米现象有关的基础科学，深入讨论最新技术在研究中的应用，并分享纳米催化研究在能源、石化和环境应用方面的新突破。促进和刺激美国和埃及研究人员在纳米技术方面的合作，特别注意促进妇女和非洲裔美国研究人员在职业生涯初期在对世界有重大影响的领域进行国际合作？美国的能源和环境问题。5. 在参与的美国和埃及机构之间建立联合研究项目，这可能导致涉及埃及和美国私营部门的经济发展。美国和埃及在纳米结构材料和纳米技术方面的学生和研究人员聚集在一起所产生的协同效应有望加强两国之间的科学合作，这将使这一领域在实现其新型纳米技术的巨大潜力方面更进一步。智力优势：ASI处理当前重要的研究课题，在能源、石化和环境方面的应用。这些都是重要的、活跃的研究领域，有很多机会增进对基础知识的理解，也有很多重要的技术应用。计划中的系列讲座将全面涵盖这一领域。预期的参与者在他们的领域是杰出的。该项目将使美国和埃及研究人员在能源和环境问题相关的重大科学进步和发现领域开展新的合作。这有望提高这些领域和其他相关领域的科学知识，并可能导致新的令人兴奋的技术。更广泛的影响：ASI将吸引美国研究生和博士后研究人员，包括国际科学事业中代表性不足的群体。它将允许来自美国和埃及的学生和科学家交流他们的经验、想法和信息，并建立合作来促进纳米技术，造福于公共和私营部门。很可能在埃及和美国的PIs之间会有新的合作，特别强调年轻的少数民族。年轻科学家很有可能在职业生涯的早期就与国际科学界建立联系。