US-Morocco Workshop on Nano-Materials and Renewable Energies, Fez, Morocco, November 17-20, 2011

美国-摩洛哥纳米材料和可再生能源研讨会，摩洛哥非斯，2011 年 11 月 17-20 日

• 批准号: 1132940
• 负责人: Abdelkader Kara
• 金额: $ 2.82万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1132940&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Morocco; Workshop; Nano; Materials

1132940This project supports the participation of U.S. scientists in the ?US-Morocco Workshop on Nano-Materials and Renewable Energies?, Fez, Morocco, November 17-20, 2011.? The Moroccan organizers are Drs. Mimouna Baitoul and Anouar Jorio at University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Fez, Morocco. The objectives of the workshop are: to provide a platform for promoting scientific collaborations on nano-materials between researchers from the U.S. and those from the North Africa, and Morocco in particular, and to facilitate interaction between students from the U.S. and from North Africa with researchers from Europe. The workshop is planned as a satellite to a larger international meeting, the 1st Euro-Med Conference on Materials and Renewable Energies, to be held in Marrakesh, Morocco.Intellectual Merit: The workshop will include presentations from world experts on nano-materials in Europe, the US and North Africa. The focus of their potential use will be on renewable energies. These presentations will be delivered at an introductory level, followed by an overview of the recent advances on nano-materials, and their possible applications for renewable energies. Students and postdocs from the US will present their work. Discussions between US scientists and those in Morocco will be held to explore possible collaborative projects. Special attention will be paid to materials for solar energy applications as Morocco is embarking on a major solar program of multi-billion dollars over the next ten years to produce 2 GW by 2020. The topics will include how semiconductor and silicon in particular nanostructures including particles and wires as well as organic material are used to enhance solar photovoltaic cells and lighting devices. This is also to include computation and simulations. The NSF funding is to support the travel of three US senior scientists and five US students and post-docs. Broader impacts: The workshop should foster a better scientific foundation to support solar energy, and other energy technologies, in North Africa and thus help in the development of renewable energy for worldwide use. Because some aspects of nanotechnology are low cost it allows participation by scientists from developing countries with scientists from industrially advanced countries, in research at the forefront of science and technology. The choice of Morocco for the site of the workshop is appropriate since the government of Morocco has been focusing on this area and has allocated significant funding to developing solar energy. Also the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has it?s headquarter in Rabat, and thus the workshop would have an impact on other countries of North Africa and the Middle East. The workshop is to provide an opportunity for the US scientists, post-docs, and students to get involved with the science and with people of North Africa. It has the potential to produce long lasting collaborations between countries from three continents, and involve countries that have committed themselves to renewable energy. Fez is an excellent choice to hold the proposed activity since it is classified as a UNESCO world heritage site.

[132940]本项目支持美国科学家参与？美国-摩洛哥纳米材料和可再生能源研讨会？2011年11月17日至20日，摩洛哥非斯。摩洛哥的组织者是dr。摩洛哥非斯西迪穆罕默德本阿卜杜拉大学的Mimouna Baitoul和Anouar Jorio。该研讨会的目标是：提供一个平台，促进美国和北非特别是摩洛哥的科学家在纳米材料方面的科学合作，促进美国和北非的学生与欧洲的科学家之间的互动。该讲习班计划作为一个更大的国际会议的附属会议，即将在摩洛哥马拉喀什举行的第一届欧洲-地中海材料和可再生能源会议。知识价值：研讨会将包括来自欧洲、美国和北非的纳米材料世界专家的报告。它们的潜在用途将集中在可再生能源上。这些演讲将在介绍性水平上进行，然后概述纳米材料的最新进展，以及它们在可再生能源中的可能应用。来自美国的学生和博士后将展示他们的研究成果。美国科学家和摩洛哥科学家将举行讨论，探讨可能的合作项目。摩洛哥将特别关注太阳能应用材料，因为摩洛哥正在着手一项耗资数十亿美元的大型太阳能项目，计划在未来十年到2020年生产2吉瓦的太阳能。主题将包括如何使用半导体和硅，特别是纳米结构，包括颗粒和线以及有机材料来增强太阳能光伏电池和照明设备。这也包括计算和模拟。美国国家科学基金会的资金是用来支持三位美国资深科学家和五位美国学生和博士后的旅行。更广泛的影响：讲习班应该为支持北非的太阳能和其他能源技术奠定更好的科学基础，从而帮助开发供全世界使用的可再生能源。由于纳米技术的某些方面是低成本的，它允许来自发展中国家的科学家与来自工业发达国家的科学家一起参与科学技术前沿的研究。选择摩洛哥作为研讨会的地点是合适的，因为摩洛哥政府一直关注这一地区，并为发展太阳能拨出了大量资金。伊斯兰教育、科学及文化组织（ISESCO）也有吗？因此，讲习班将对北非和中东的其他国家产生影响。该研讨会旨在为美国科学家、博士后和学生提供一个参与科学和北非人民的机会。它有可能在三大洲的国家之间产生持久的合作，并使致力于可再生能源的国家参与进来。非斯被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产，因此是非斯是举办拟议活动的绝佳选择。