SKAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for a Sustainable Future March 2016 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

可持续发展未来的电子材料、设备和系统的KAUST-NSF研究会议摘要电子在塑造我们在地球仪的通信、医疗保健、安全、能源和运输等领域的生活中发挥了重要作用。 目前，最大的优先事项之一应该是将我们的科学研究重新集中在可持续的未来上，找到解决环境退化、减少贫困、人人获得清洁水、医疗保健和能源的技术办法。 电子材料和设备在与可持续和相互关联的世界有关的系统中的应用越来越多，从而改变世界并改善人们的日常生活。重要的是，地球仪各地的科学家和工程师应分享他们在这些领域的研究、发现和传播做法和战略，并促进聪明的年轻人的参与。 该提案旨在通过于2016年3月14日至16日在沙特阿拉伯Thuwal的阿卜杜拉国王科技大学（KAUST）举办会议来实现这些目标。 受邀演讲者将组成一个由这些领域杰出人士组成的国际机构。设想的成果是：（a）建立以可持续发展为重点的高科技研究文化;（B）吸引世界各地聪明的年轻人交流思想;（c）通过合作促进科学工程教育和研究;（d）鼓励妇女参与科学和工程并作出贡献; e）在K-12学生中推广科学、技术、工程和数学。该提案要求提供资金，支持六名优秀的初级教师参加，2016年3月，在沙特阿拉伯图瓦尔的阿卜杜拉国王科技大学（KAUST）举行的KAUST-NSF电子材料、设备和系统可持续发展未来研究会议上，研究人员、博士后和毕业生参加了会议。 拟议的研讨会将聚集世界领先的研究人员，职业生涯中期和后起之秀，以及KAUST研究界交流思想，并建立一个合作平台，以追求电子设备，材料和系统领域的基础和应用研究，重点是可持续的未来。 这次会议的目的和目标是突出和弥合电子和信息技术互补增长之间的差距，并探讨还可以做些什么来利用这种普遍的技术来实现可持续的未来。学科 如（i）化学和生物科学与工程;（ii）环境科学与工程;（iii）海洋科学;（iv）电子和计算机工程;以及（v）材料科学与工程。传感器、智能设备、能量收集、存储和网络物理系统将是会议计划讨论的一些重要议题。

KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems fora Sustainable FutureAbstractElectronics has played a big role in shaping our lives around the globe in the areas of communications, healthcare, safety, energy and transportation. At present times, one of the biggest priorities should be in refocusing our scientific research on a sustainable future, finding technological fixes to environment degradation, reduction of poverty, access to clean water, healthcare and energy for all. Electronic materials and devices are finding increasing applications in systems that pertain to a sustainable and interconnected world making a difference in the world and improving people's everyday lives. It is important for scientists and engineers all across the globe to share their research, discovery and dissemination of practices and strategies in these areas and promote involvement of young bright minds. This proposal intends to achieve these goals by organizing a conference at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia on March 14-16, 2016. The invited speakers will constitute an international body of luminaries in these fields. The outcomes envisioned are: a) Establishing a culture of sustainability-focused high-tech research; b) Attracting bright young minds from all over the world for exchange of ideas; c) Promoting science-engineering education and research through collaboration; d) Encouraging participation and contribution of women in science and engineering; e) Promoting science, technology, engineering and math among the K-12 students.This proposal requests funds to support the participation of six excellent junior faculty members, researchers, postdocs and graduating students to the KAUST-NSF Research Conference on Electronic Materials, Devices and Systems for A Sustainable Future to be held in March 2016 at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. The proposed symposium will gather world leading researchers, mid-career and rising stars, and the KAUST research community to exchange ideas and to foster a collaborative platform to pursue fundamental and applied research in the area of electronic devices, materials and systems focusing on sustainable future. The objective and goal of this conference is to highlight and to bridge the gap between the complementary growth of electronics and information technology and to explore what more can be done to use such pervasive technologies for a sustainable future. Disciplines like (i) Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering; (ii) Environmental Science and Engineering; (iii) Marine Science; (iv) Electrical and Computer Engineering; and (v) Material Science and Engineering will be covered. Sensors, smart devices, energy harvesting, storage, and cyber-physical systems will be some of the important topics that are planned to be discussed in the conference.