Advanced Membrane Technology Conference

PI: Escobar, Isabel c .提案：1607899该提案要求49,000美元用于部分支付参加2016年9月先进膜技术VII工程会议国际会议的30名研究生和博士后的会议费用。会议将举行13-14场技术会议，涵盖膜研究、开发和应用的最新进展。一些例子包括纳米技术、生物技术和膜分离的联系，以及废水回收、气体和液体的分离和净化以及能源问题。海报会议也是会议的一个组成部分。被支持的学生将被要求在海报上展示。这次会议将有许多国际知名和崭露头角的研究人员参加。预计将有100名来自世界各地的膜研究人员参加会议，代表着行业、政府和学术机构。膜技术是分离技术的重要组成部分。主题的选择基于提供上届会议的最新情况，标记需要特别关注的具体领域，并展示与水生产、环境和特殊需求相关的最新进展。会议将突出以下四个主题：(1)环境工程，通过会议将突出使用膜去除新出现的污染物，如内分泌干扰物和藻类毒素（如微囊藻毒素，这是伊利湖和许多世界国家面临的问题）。另一节课将介绍如何降低膜污染。(2)可持续发展：通过两场会议讨论可持续水处理，如水的回收和再利用；并将讨论膜的能量应用，如盐水梯度。(3)膜纳米技术的进展，重点是利用金属纳米粒子、碳纳米管、石墨烯等纳米材料改善膜的操作。(4)纳米复合膜的规模化制造，这将突出在纳米复合膜规模化生产过程中可能导致失效的机制。鉴于本次会议的范围，其更亲密的会议结构和多样化的国际知名与会者，ECI先进膜技术第七届会议为研究生和年轻教师提供了一个特殊的智力培训机会。改进先进膜技术的潜力取决于我们持续利用基础科学和工程成果的能力

PI: Escobar, Isabel C.Proposal: 1607899 This proposal requests $49,000 to partially defray conference costs for up to 30 graduateand post-doctoral students to participate in the Engineering Conferences International Meetingon Advanced Membrane Technology VII in September 2016. The meeting will have 13-14 technicalsessions covering recent advances in membrane research, development and applications. Some examples include the nexus of nanotechnology, biotechnology and membrane separations, as wellas wastewater reclamation, gas and liquid separations and purifications, and energy issues.A poster session is also an integral part of the meeting. Supported students will be askedto present at the poster session. The meeting will feature a number of internationally renownedand up and coming researchers. The anticipated attendance for the meeting is 100 membraneresearchers from all parts of the world representing industry, government and academic facilities.Membrane technology is an important part of the separation technology. Topics were selectedbased on providing an update from the previous meeting, marking specific areas for specialattention, and showcasing recent advancements related to water production, the environmentand special needs. The conference will highlight the following four topics:(1) Environmental engineering through sessions that will highlight the use of membranes toremove emerging contaminants, such as endocrine disruptors and algal toxins (e.g. microcystin,as the issues facing Lake Erie and numerous world countries). Another session will have presentationson lowering membrane fouling.(2) Sustainability through two sessions that will discuss sustainable water treatment, suchas water reclamation and recycling; and will discuss membranes for energy applications, suchsaline water gradient.(3) Advances in nanotechnology for membranes, which will highlight the use of metal nanoparticles,carbon nanotubes, graphene and other nanomaterials for the improvement of membrane operation.(4) Scalable nanomanufacturing of membranes, which will highlight the mechanisms that canlead to failure during the scale up of nanocomposite membranes.Given the scope of this meeting, its more intimate meeting structure and diverse internationallyrenowned attendees, the ECI Advanced Membrane Technology VII Conference provides an exceptionalintellectual training opportunity for graduate students and young faculty.The potential to improve advanced membrane technology rests on our continuing ability to harnessresults from basic science and engineering, of the kind supported by