2013 Chemical Reactions at Surfaces GRS

美国国家科学基金会化学部化学催化计划支持西北大学的Peter C.Stair教授和Gordon Research Conference的Nancy R.Gray的请求，部分支持20名美国研究生和博士后研究员参加2013年Gordon研究研讨会(GRS)和Gordon研究会议(GRC)，会议将于2013年4月27-28日在瑞士Les Diablerets会议中心举行。戈登研究研讨会向与会者介绍了美国和欧洲的科学行为，鼓励年轻科学家通过向他们的同行和导师发表演讲来充分参与科学进程，并让经验较少的研究人员接触到表面科学的不同研究领域。国际会议的地点和预期的美国和欧洲年轻科学家的参与提供了对两大洲科学研究的第一手比较，一群同行形成的非正式气氛促进了参与。学生与会者/演讲者涉及不同的领域，以便向观众提供广泛的信息。这次会议是传播基础表面化学、表面催化、表面合成、表面光化学、固-液界面、环境和气溶胶界面、摩擦学、气体-表面散射和反应以及新材料和环境的研究的主要场所。与资深表面科学家组成的小组一起，入选的学生将回答关于表面科学领域具有挑战性的研究的基本问题，以及关于未来职业机会的问题，以及北美和欧洲现有职业道路的差异和相似之处。

The Chemical Catalysis Program of the NSF Division of Chemistry supports the request of Professor Peter C. Stair of Northwestern University, and Nancy R. Gray of Gordon Research Conferences, to partially support the travel and registration of twenty U.S. graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the 2013 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Reactions at Surfaces held at Les Diablerets Conference Center in Les Diablerets, Switzerland on April 27-28, 2013. This Gordon Research Seminar informs the participants about the conduct of science in the USA and Europe, encourages young scientists to fully participate in the scientific process by making presentations to their peers and mentors, and exposes less experienced researchers to diverse research areas in surface science. The international conference location and the expected participation by young USA and European scientists provides a first-hand comparison of scientific research on the two continents and the informal atmosphere formed from a group of peers promotes participation. Student attendees/presenters span diverse fields so as to inform the audience broadly. This conference is a leading venue for dissemination of research spanning fundamental surface chemistry, catalysis at surfaces, synthesis of surfaces, surface photochemistry, solid-liquid interfaces, environmental and aerosol interfaces, tribology, gas-surface scattering and reactions, and novel materials and environments. Along with a panel of senior surface scientists, selected students address fundamental questions about challenging research in the field of surface science as well as questions on future career opportunities, and differences and similarities in career paths available in North American and Europe.