NASCRE 3: Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future -- Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and Chemicals

NASCRE 3：面向可持续未来的化学反应工程——应对新挑战并重新审视能源、环境和化学品领域长期存在的问题

• 批准号: 1332300
• 负责人: Michael Harold
• 金额: $ 2.2万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1332300&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NASCRE; Chemical; Reaction; Engineering; Sustainable

ABSTRACTPI: Harold, MichaelInstitution: University of HoustonProposal Number: 1332300Title: NASCRE 3: Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future -- Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and ChemicalsThis grant will provide funds to support the participation of young researchers (students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty) from US institutions in the 3rd North American Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (NASCRE 3). The symposium will take place in Houston, TX, USA, during March 17-20, 2013. The theme of the symposium is: "Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and Chemicals Research". Advisors will be asked to nominate students and postdoctoral researchers working in their research groups; the nomination package will include a letter of recommendation and the CV of the nominee. Junior faculty members will simply submit their CVs. The NASCRE 3 Scientific Committee will evaluate the applicants and select the candidates who will receive the partial support.Intellectual Merit: The U.S. faces imposing challenges in energy and the environment that require new technologies that will sustain the planet yet meet the needs of a robust society. Many of these challenges require expertise in converting raw materials, including the biomass feedstocks and the burgeoning supply of natural gas, to transportation fuels and intermediates, without compromising the environment. The theme of this symposium is to capture the essential role that chemical reaction engineering (CRE) plays in addressing these challenges. NASCRE 3 will feature communications of recent research on CRE fundamentals, enabling technologies, and advanced materials for advanced fossil fuel recovery and refining methods, environmental technologies for mobile and stationary sources, advanced power generation devices, and biomass conversion to fuel and chemicals. NASCRE 3 complements the International Symposiums on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE), held every two years at alternating venues in North America, Europe, and Asia. NASCRE 3 occurs at the midpoint between ISCRE meetings held in North America, and in so doing ensures that reaction engineering researchers stay well connected. NASCRE 3 will include plenary lectures on current topics, oral and poster presentations, two workshops on computational methods in theoretical catalysis and reaction and transport systems, and plenty of opportunity for individual discussions. The proceedings will be published as a special issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (IECR). With the central theme being energy, environmental, and the fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering, participation in this symposium is to convey to young investigators the many exciting intellectual challenges in the field. The presentations and interactions will expose them to innovations and should inspire them to synthesize their own ideas, which are central to further developments in the above-mentioned industries.Broader Impact: The knowledge generated by the CRE community is central to the continuing success of various industries and the US economy. Over the past few years, there is the feeling that the CRE community has been shrinking, e.g., as evidenced by the rather small number of junior faculty. NSF support for up to 100 NASCRE participants will provide a vehicle to increase attendance of young investigators including people from underrepresented groups, and continue the CRE mission. To further increase impact, NASCRE 3 will disseminate information through its web site and a dedicated IECR issue of accepted papers and plenary perspectives.

摘要：Harold，MichaelInstitution：休斯顿大学提案编号：1332300标题：NASCLE 3：化学反应工程为可持续发展的未来-应对新的挑战和重新审视能源，环境和化学品的持久性问题这笔赠款将提供资金，以支持年轻的研究人员参与来自美国机构的学生，博士后研究员和初级教师参加了第三届北美化学反应工程研讨会（NASCRE 3）。研讨会将于2013年3月17日至20日在美国德克萨斯州休斯顿举行。 研讨会的主题是：“化学反应工程为可持续发展的未来：应对新的挑战和重新审视能源，环境和化学品研究中的持久性问题”。 顾问将被要求提名在他们的研究小组工作的学生和博士后研究人员;提名包将包括推荐信和被提名人的简历。初级教员只需提交简历。NASCRE 3科学委员会将对申请人进行评估，并选择将获得部分支持的候选人。智力优势：美国面临着能源和环境方面的严峻挑战，需要新的技术来维持地球，同时满足一个强大社会的需求。 其中许多挑战需要在不损害环境的情况下将包括生物质原料和新兴天然气供应在内的原材料转化为运输燃料和中间体的专业知识。本次研讨会的主题是捕捉化学反应工程（CRE）在应对这些挑战中发挥的重要作用。NASCRE 3将介绍CRE基本原理、使能技术和先进化石燃料回收和精炼方法的先进材料、移动的和固定源的环境技术、先进发电设备以及生物质转化为燃料和化学品的最新研究。NASCRE 3补充了化学反应工程国际研讨会（ISCRE），每两年在北美，欧洲和亚洲交替举行。NASCRE 3发生在北美举行的ISCRE会议之间的中点，这样做可以确保反应工程研究人员保持良好的联系。NASCRE 3将包括当前主题的全体讲座，口头和海报演示，理论催化和反应和运输系统的计算方法的两个研讨会，以及大量的个人讨论机会。会议记录将作为工业工程化学研究（IECR）的特刊出版。随着中心主题是能源，环境和化学反应工程的基础，参加这次研讨会是传达给年轻的研究人员在该领域的许多令人兴奋的智力挑战。演讲和互动将使他们接触到创新，并激发他们综合自己的想法，这对上述行业的进一步发展至关重要。更广泛的影响：CRE社区产生的知识是各个行业和美国经济持续成功的核心。在过去的几年里，有一种感觉，即CRE社区一直在缩小，例如，这一点可以从初级教员的数量相当少这一点上得到证明。NSF支持多达100名NASRE参与者将提供一种工具，以增加年轻调查人员的出席率，包括来自代表性不足群体的人，并继续CRE使命。为进一步扩大影响，NASCRE 3将通过其网站和一份关于已接受的文件和全体会议观点的《国际经济和社会理事会报告》专刊传播信息。