Second International Symposium on Sustainable Chemical Product and Process Engineering, Hangzhou, China, May 5-9, 2010

全球变暖和平流层臭氧的消耗、森林的枯竭、不可再生资源的枯竭、空气、水和土壤的污染、饮用水和农业用水的匮乏、人口的过度增长等等，都是我们全球社会面临的主要挑战，无论是发达国家还是发展中国家。确保工程的可持续性是长期发展的重点。化工及相关行业一直在通力合作，寻求这些紧迫问题的解决方案。这也极大地刺激了学术机构发展可持续的、以工程为重点的、创新的和积极的研究和教育方案。为这一领域的研究人员和实践者提供一个论坛，以分享他们的研究和教育经验将是非常可取的。在这方面，第二届可持续化学产品和过程工程国际研讨会正在组织中，并将于2010年5月9日至12日在杭州中国举行。智力价值：第二次研讨会将有以下主要目标：(I)分享工程可持续研究的知识和研究经验，(Ii)评估最先进的绿色材料、产品和过程工程，(Iii)弥合研究与开发之间的差距，加强学术界和产业界的联系，(Iv)讨论化学及相关行业迈向可持续发展的研究方向，以及将工业可持续发展融入化学工程课程的教育方法。广泛的影响：会议将(I)促进美国研究人员和教育工作者与10多个国家的研究人员和教育工作者交流知识，以及(Ii)帮助美国代表在可持续化学工程的研究和教育方面寻找国际合作机会。将鼓励初级教员和研究人员以及研究生/本科生，特别是代表人数不足的团体的成员参加研讨会，其中将包括两个小型讲习班，以促进可持续化学工程研究和教育方面的国际合作。

0964029HuangGlobal warming and depletion of stratospheric ozone, depletion of forests, depletion of nonrenewable resources, pollution of air, water, and soil, scarcity of water for drinking and agriculture, excessive population growth, etc., are the major challenges that our global society is facing, regardless of developed or developing countries. To ensure engineering sustainability is a focal point for long-term development. The chemical and allied industries have been working collaboratively towards solutions to these pressing issues. This has also greatly stimulated academic institutions to develop sustainable engineering-focused innovative and aggressive research and educational programs. A forum for researchers and practitioners in this area to share their research and educational experience will be highly desirable. In this regard, the Second International Symposium on Sustainable Chemical Product and Process Engineering on Sustainable Chemical Engineering is being organized and will be held in Hangzhou, China, May 9-12, 2010.Intellectual Merit: The second symposium will have the following main objectives: (i) to share knowledge and research experience in studying engineering sustainability, (ii) to assess the state-of-the-art green material, product and process engineering, (iii) to bridge the gap between research and development and strengthen the linkage between academia and industry, (iv) to discuss research directions for the chemical and allied industries to move towards sustainability and educational approaches for the integration of industrial sustainability into the chemical engineering curriculum.Broader Impacts: The conference will (i) facilitate the exchange of knowledge between US researchers and educators with those in over 10 countries, and (ii) help the US delegates identify international collaboration opportunities in the research and education of sustainable chemical engineering. Junior faculty and researchers as well as graduate/undergraduate students, especially members of underrepresented groups will be encouraged to participate in the symposium, which will include two mini-workshops for catalyzing international collaborations on sustainable chemical engineering research and education.