Conference: 2010 Gordon Research Conference on Membranes: Materials and Processes

该提案寻求为一项旅行补助计划提供资金，该计划将为参加戈登研究会议膜：材料和工艺提供支持，该会议将于2010年7月25-30日在新伦敦市科尔比-索耶学院举行。本次戈登会议将为研究生、博士后学者、院士、工业和国家实验室研究人员提供机会，聚集并讨论尖端技术和当前研究趋势，分享共同经验，同时与同行建立可能导致终身合作和科学成就的非正式网络。在过去的10-15年里，膜科学和技术得到了极大的活跃和兴趣，这在很大程度上是由于我们在纳米级控制和分析复杂结构的能力的进步。此外，能源、水、生物处理和环境领域的关键社会需求为膜技术提供了令人振奋的新机遇。这些措施包括开发用于氢/氧、直接甲醇和碱性燃料电池的新型膜，用于从纤维素生物质中生产乙醇的膜分离，以及用于从气流中去除二氧化碳的膜系统。戈登膜研究会议将就能源生产和储存、能源效率的膜技术、纳米制造和净水膜等当代主题举行专门会议。演讲者和听众之间的讨论将对当前的研究工作提供宝贵的反馈，并将使与会者能够为他们自己的研究进一步发展和完善新的想法和/或发起新的膜项目。戈登研究会议提供了一个环境，研究人员可以在这里展示他们最新的、有时也是最具争议性的结果。这些会议还促进了在正式讲座之外进行的非正式讨论和建立联系。这种相互作用促进了新思想和新合作的产生，有助于推进膜科学领域的发展。

This proposal seeks funds for a travel grant program that will provide support for researchers to attend the Gordon Research Conference Membranes: Materials and Processes to be held July 25-30, 2010, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. This Gordon Conference will provide an opportunity for graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, academicians, and industrial and national laboratory researchers to congregate and discuss cutting edge technology and current research trends and to share mutual experiences while building informal networks with peers that may lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement. Over the past 10-15 years, there has been tremendous activity and interest in membrane science and technology, driven largely by advances in our ability to control and analyze complex structures at the nanoscale. Additionally, critical societal needs in the areas of energy, water, bioprocessing, and the environment are providing exciting new opportunities for membrane technologies. These include the development of new membrane for hydrogen/oxygen, direct methanol, and alkaline fuel cells, membrane separations for the purification of ethanol produced from cellulosic biomass, and membrane systems for carbon dioxide removal from gas streams. The Gordon Research Conference on membranes will have specific sessions on contemporary topics dealing with energy production and storage, membrane technologies for energy efficiency, nanomanufacturing, and membranes for water purification. The discussions between the speakers and audience will provide valuable feedback on current research efforts and will enable the participants to further develop and refine new ideas for their own research and/or to initiate new membrane projects. Gordon Research Conferences provide a setting where researchers can present their most recent and, at times, most controversial results. The conferences also foster informal discussions and networking that occur outside of the formal lecture sessions. Such interactions promote the generation of new ideas and new collaborations that assist in moving forward the field of membrane science.