SusChEM: US/India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy, Environment and Sustainability

PI：Subramaniam，Bala提案编号：1346934机构：堪萨斯大学研究中心标题：SusChEM：美国/印度化学工程会议和能源、环境和可持续发展研讨会将于2013年12月27-30日在印度孟买举行的美印化学工程会议和能源、环境和可持续发展研讨会的主要目标是促进印度和美国学术界、工业界和政府在能源、环境和可持续发展领域的前沿议题上的互动。能源对世界经济的所有部门都很重要。在全球能源需求不断增长的情况下，对原油供应迅速枯竭的担忧推动了旨在开发可持续和负担得起的替代能源的研究和开发。鉴于能源为在世界各地创造就业和促进贸易的企业和行业提供动力，上述能源挑战在美国和印度政府的战略科学和技术倡议中处于首位。作为证据，两国政府每年在与能源相关的研发上投入数十亿美元。拟议中的联合会议将集中讨论传统、非传统和未来能源、环境和可持续发展问题，包括(1)石油和天然气、石油；(2)煤炭；(3)生物能源；(4)氢能和燃料电池；(5)太阳能；(7)风能、地热；(8)水资源；(9)生命周期分析。在每个专题领域，都将有两国专家的特邀讲座。具体地说，这次会议将为两国学术界、工业界和政府的科学家和工程师提供一个独特的论坛，讨论以下方面：(I)全球社会面临的许多与能源有关的重大挑战，包括经济和社会政治问题；(Ii)学术界、工业界和政府实验室持续进行的与能源有关的研究活动，以及(Iii)特别是在研讨会上，讨论未来的研究需要，旨在发展互惠互利的合作。会议参与者将从领先专家的最新评论和演讲中受益，通过交流与能源、环境和可持续发展有关的前沿研究课题的最新进展，以及通过与同行辩论有争议的观点，使与会者受益。这次会议将为来自印度和美国的学术界、产业界和政府研究人员之间的交流与合作提供一个极好的机会。旅行基金的授予预计将吸引年轻的研究人员，他们有机会相互交流，并与该领域的经验丰富的研究人员进行交流，这将对他们的专业发展产生积极的影响。通过强调与能源、环境和可持续发展有关的问题，这是21世纪最重要的问题，联合会议和讲习班传播的知识将造福于整个社会。我们期望，这些讲座和拟议的讲习班将促使就这些重要专题开展许多协作调查。由此产生的研究和开发活动将产生新的可持续能源技术，这些技术将提高社会生活质量。

PI: Subramaniam, Bala Proposal Number: 1346934 Institution: University of Kansas Center for Research IncTitle: SusChEM: US/India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy, Environment and SustainabilityThe primary goal of The US-India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy, Environment and Sustainability, to be held in Mumbai, India, December 27-30, 2013, is to promote interactions between academia, industry and government from India and the United States on frontier topics in energy, environment and sustainability. Energy is important to all sectors of the world economy. Concerns about rapidly depleting crude oil supplies amidst growing global demand for energy have spurred research and development aimed at developing sustainable and affordable alternate sources of energy. Given that energy powers the businesses and industries that create jobs and enable trade around the world, the aforementioned energy challenges are foremost in the strategic science and technology initiatives of the U.S. and Indian governments. As evidence, both governments are investing billions of dollars annually in energy-related R&D. The proposed joint conference will focus on traditional, non-traditional and future energy, environment and sustainability issues including (1) Oil and Natural Gas, Petroleum; (2) Coal; (3) Bioenergy; (4) Hydrogen & Fuel Cells; (5) Solar Energy; (7) Wind, Geothermal, (8) Water Resources, and (9) Life Cycle Analysis. In each topical area, there will be invited lectures by experts from both countries. Specifically, the conference will provide a unique forum for scientists and engineers in academia, industry and government from both countries to discuss the following aspects: (i) the many energy-related grand challenges facing the global community, including economic and sociopolitical issues; (ii) ongoing energy-related research activities in academia, industry and government laboratories, and (iii) particularly in the Workshop, discussion of future research needs aimed at developing mutually beneficial collaborations.The conference participants will benefit from state-of-the-art reviews and presentations by leading experts, by exchanging the latest advances on frontier research subjects relating to energy, environment and sustainability, and by debating controversial points with their peers. The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for interaction and cooperation among the academic, industrial and government researchers, from India and the U.S. The award of travel funds are expected to attract young researchers, who have an opportunity to interact with each other and with experienced researchers in the field, which will positively influence their professional development. By placing emphasis on problems related to energy, environment and sustainability, the foremost concerns of the 21st century, the knowledge disseminated in the joint conference and workshop will benefit the society at large. We expect that the lectures and the proposed workshop will stimulate many collaborative investigations on these important topics. The resulting research and development activities will generate new sustainable energy technologies that will enhance the quality of life in society.