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

该提案旨在为研究人员参加将于2010年7月25日至30日在新罕布什尔州新伦敦科尔比索耶学院举行的戈登研究会议“膜：材料和工艺”提供旅费补助。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一个机会，聚集在一起讨论前沿技术和当前的研究趋势，并在与同行建立非正式网络的同时分享相互经验，这可能会导致一生的合作和科学成就。在过去的10-15年里，由于我们在纳米尺度上控制和分析复杂结构的能力的进步，人们对膜科学和技术产生了巨大的兴趣和活动。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兴奋的新机会。其中包括开发用于氢/氧、直接甲醇和碱性燃料电池的新膜，用于纯化纤维素生物质产生的乙醇的膜分离，以及用于从气流中去除二氧化碳的膜系统。戈登膜研究会议将有关于能源生产和储存、能源效率膜技术、纳米制造和水净化膜等当代主题的具体会议。演讲者和听众之间的讨论将为当前的研究工作提供宝贵的反馈，并使参与者能够进一步发展和完善自己的研究和/或发起新的膜项目。戈登研究会议为研究人员提供了一个展示他们最新的，有时也是最具争议的结果的场所。这些会议还促进了正式讲座之外的非正式讨论和交流。这种相互作用促进了新思想和新合作的产生，有助于推动膜科学领域的发展。

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.