Travel Grant for United States Researchers for International Alternative Feedstocks Conference in Belgium

为美国研究人员提供参加比利时国际替代原料会议的旅费资助

• 批准号: 1037836
• 负责人: Paul Dauenhauer
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-01 至 2011-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1037836&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Travel; Grant; United; States; Researchers

1037836DauenhauerThe European organization Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is convening a Strategic Initiative Workshop entitled, Sustainable Production of Transportation Fuels and Chemicals: Challenges and Opportunities. This event will host world experts in catalysis to address four key strategic areas: 1) heavy feed stocks: coal and tar sands, 2) light alkanes and natural gas, 3) biomass and renewables, and 4) assessment of new technology. The purpose of the event is to identify the key challenges in the development of newtechnologies focused on alternative feedstocks and to highlight the opportunities that can lead to breakthroughs necessary for the transformation to new materials and fuels. Paul Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts requests $25,000 to support the travel and lodging for 10 United States researchers to attend the conference. The team of researchers selected for participation will highlight existing NSF-funded American research centers that are currently focused on utilization of biomass and alternative carbon-based materials.The design of new technologies focused on utilization of alternative feedstocks provides the opportunity to improve energy independence, reduce the impact on the environment and improve the economic prosperity of the United States. Participation of a team of U.S. researchers from a wide selection of NSF-funded research centers in this international conference highlighting technology for utilization of alternative feedstocks should enhance domestic research by providing an excellent opportunity to share and learn about the newest research developments in alternative feedstock utilization technology. Additionally, participation will increase interactions and offer new collaborations with other academic, industrial,and governmental researchers from around the world. The interaction gained by U.S. participation in this international conference will potentially impact the overall research strength of NSF funded alternative feedstock programs.

1037836Dauenhauer欧洲科学技术合作组织（COST）正在召开一个战略倡议讲习班，题为“运输燃料和化学品的可持续生产：挑战和机遇”。该活动将邀请世界各地的催化专家，讨论四个关键战略领域：1）重质原料：煤和焦油砂，2）轻质烷烃和天然气，3）生物质和可再生能源，以及4）新技术评估。该活动的目的是确定以替代原料为重点的新技术开发中的关键挑战，并强调可能导致向新材料和燃料转型所需突破的机会。马萨诸塞州大学的Paul Dauenhauer要求提供25 000美元，以支付10名美国研究人员出席会议的旅费和住宿费。入选的研究人员团队将重点介绍美国国家科学基金会资助的美国现有研究中心，这些研究中心目前专注于利用生物质和替代碳基材料，设计专注于利用替代原料的新技术，为提高能源独立性，减少对环境的影响和改善美国的经济繁荣提供了机会。来自NSF资助的研究中心的美国研究人员团队参加这次国际会议，强调利用替代原料的技术，通过提供分享和了解替代原料利用技术最新研究进展的绝佳机会，应能加强国内研究。此外，参与将增加互动，并提供与来自世界各地的其他学术，工业和政府研究人员的新合作。 美国参加这次国际会议所获得的互动将可能影响NSF资助的替代原料项目的整体研究实力。