Ensuring the Sustainability of Critical Materials and Alternatives: Addressing the Fundamental Challenges in Separation Science and Engineering

在化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统（CBET）工程部门化学测量和成像项目和化学和生物分离项目的支持下，Kristin Chin女士、Catherine T. Hunt博士（陶氏化学公司）和Mamadou S. Diallo教授（加州理工学院和KAIST）将在2012年秋季ACS年会上共同组织为期一天的研讨会。研讨会的主题是“确保关键材料和替代品的可持续性：解决分离科学与工程中的基本挑战”。研讨会的目的是：1。讨论与全球市场压力相关的问题，以及SSE在确保关键材料的可持续供应和利用方面的关键作用；2. 关注SSE与关键材料的可持续提取、回收、再循环和净化相关的交叉研究需求和科学重大挑战；和3。将这些研究需求传达给上交所和更广泛的科学/工程社区。除了研讨会期间有组织的讲座和小组讨论外，研讨会的内容将汇总在一份综合报告中，并将设立一个专门的新网站，永久发布研讨会资料。

With support from the Chemical Measurement and Imaging Program in the Division of Chemistry and the Chemical and Biological Separations Program in the Engineering Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), Ms Kristin Chin, Dr. Catherine T. Hunt (Dow Chemical Company) and Prof. Mamadou S. Diallo (Caltech and KAIST) will be co-organizing a 1-day symposium at the fall ACS annual meeting in 2012. The symposium is titled "Ensuring the Sustainability of Critical Materials and Alternatives: Addressing the Fundamental Challenges in Separation Science and Engineering". The aims of the symposium are to: 1. Discuss the issues related to stresses in the global market and the key and enabling role of SSE in ensuring a sustainable supply and utilization of critical materials; 2. Bring into focus crosscutting research needs and Scientific Grand Challenges in SSE associated with the sustainable extraction, recovery, recycling and purification of critical materials; and 3. Communicate these research needs to the SSE and broader science/engineering community. In addition to the organized talks and panel discussion during the symposium, the symposium content will be summarized in a comprehensive report and a dedicated new website will be set up for permanent dissemination of symposium materials.