A Workshop on Science Challenges in Low Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering: Enabling a Future Based on Electricity through Non-Equilibrium Plasma Chemistry

该基金将为45名研究人员参加“低温等离子体科学与工程中的科学挑战：通过非平衡等离子体化学实现基于电的未来”研讨会提供部分旅费。还向协助编写讲习班最后报告的一名技术编辑和一名美术人员提供薪金支助。该研讨会将于2016年春季或初夏在美国国家科学基金会举行，旨在制定一个路线图，定义低温等离子体（LTPs）领域的研究挑战和机遇，目标如下：-总结当前等离子体激活过程的艺术状态。-描述长期发展计划在促进以可再生资源为基础的未来愿景方面的作用。-划定长期发展计划中必须解决的主要科学问题，并将其列为优先事项，以实现这一愿景。描述NSF在应对这些科学挑战方面的作用。智力优势：本次研讨会的动机是探索将电有效地转化为化学反应性的需要。化学反应性使新材料的合成、化学品、化肥、塑料、药品和食品的生产成为可能。电能转化为化学反应的两种常见方式是电化学和电催化。低温等离子体（LTPs）是一种非常通用的将电能转化为化学反应性的替代技术。ltp可以在非平衡条件下与气体、液体和固体相互作用，从而产生独特的化学反应性。拟议的研讨会将汇集ltp的主要科学家和工程师，目的是讨论和确定阻碍该技术转化为商业实践的主要科学挑战。研讨会的背景是确定ltp在通过有效利用可再生电力实现可持续未来方面的作用。研讨会将为与会者和NSF工作人员提供一个公开交流思想的论坛，目的是确定该领域研究的挑战和优先事项，以及它们对社会的潜在影响。更广泛的影响了解ltp在将电能转化为化学反应性中的作用是一个重要的话题，与能源可持续性相关的潜在重大社会影响。本次研讨会将讨论该领域的最新技术，并确定必须克服的挑战，以便在广泛的应用中实现ltp的商业开发。研讨会的最终目标将是为解决这些挑战的研究定义一个路线图，这将对NSF、其他联邦机构（DOE、DOD、NASA和EPA）、政策制定者和整个科学界有用。

This grant is to provide partial travel support for 45 researchers to attend a "Workshop on Science Challenges in Low Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering: Enabling a Future Based on Electricity through Non-Equilibrium Plasma Chemistry". Salary support for a technical editor and a graphic artist to assist with the production of the final report of the workshop is also provided. The workshop will be held at NSF in the spring or early summer of 2016 and aims to create a roadmap defining research challenges and opportunities in the field of Low Temperature Plasmas (LTPs) with the following objectives:- Summarize the current state of the art in plasma activated processes.- Describe the role of LTPs in facilitating the vision of a future based on renewable resources.- Delineate and prioritize the major scientific issues in LTPs that must be addressed to achieve that vision.- Describe a role for NSF in addressing these science challenges.Intellectual Merit:This workshop is motivated by the need to explore the efficient conversion of electricity into chemical reactivity. Chemical reactivity enables the synthesis of new materials, the production of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, pharmaceuticals and food. Two common ways in which electrical power is transformed into chemical reactivity are electrochemistry and electro-catalysis. Low Temperature Plasmas (LTPs) can be a very versatile alternative technology for converting electrical energy into chemical reactivity. LTPs can interact with gases, liquids and solids under non-equilibrium conditions that enable production of unique chemical reactivity.The proposed workshop will bring together the leading scientists and engineers in LTPs with the objective of discussing and defining the major scientific challenges that prevent translation of this technology into commercial practice. The context of the workshop will be to define the role of LTPs in enabling a sustainable future through efficient utilization of renewable electricity. The workshop will provide a forum for open exchange of ideas among the participants and NSF staff with the objective of defining the challenges and priorities for research in this field, and their potential impact on society. Broader Impacts Understanding the role of LTPs in converting electrical energy to chemical reactivity is an important topic with potentially significant societal impact related to energy sustainability. This workshop will address the state of the art in the field and define the challenges that must be overcome to enable commercial exploitation of LTPs in a broad range of applications. The ultimate objective of the workshop will be to define a roadmap for research that addresses these challenges that will be useful to NSF, other federal agencies (DOE, DOD, NASA, and EPA), policy makers, and the scientific community at large.