2018 Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis: Accelerating Catalytic Solutions to Global Grand Challenges

该提案要求提供资金，以部分支持美国学生参加2018年戈登催化研究会议(GRC)和戈登催化研究研讨会(GRS)的部分注册费。2018年戈登催化研究会议将于2018年6月24日至29日在NH新伦敦的科尔比-索耶学院举行，戈登催化研究研讨会(GRS)是在主会议前两天(2018年6月23日至24日)举行的一个新论坛，旨在吸引和支持催化领域的新参与者，并让他们有机会建立自己的专业网络。2018年催化领域的GRC题为“加速应对全球重大挑战的催化解决方案”，反映了主席法比奥·H·里贝罗(普渡大学化学工程)在催化剂合成、反应动力学、原位和操作光谱表征以及了解催化的理论应用方面的研究背景。2018年催化GRC以及相关的催化GRS将充分吸引化学家、化学工程师和材料科学家参加一次会议，重点是应用催化化学中突破性的基础性进展来应对全球重大挑战。催化GRC在促进研究人员在其职业生涯早期阶段的发展方面发挥着重要作用。GRC模式旨在促进参与者之间进行深入的科学讨论和建立关系的环境。在研讨会会议室以及休息和海报会议期间都留出了足够的时间，让社区中的年轻成员与公认的研究领袖讨论可能导致终身合作和科学成就的新想法和概念。此外，今年我们将开始一个新的传统，加入催化GRS，将把研究生、博士后和职业早期专业人士聚集在一起，在主会议之前的两天多的时间里，在一个高度刺激和非恐吓的环境中，在同行和导师中讨论他们的前沿研究，他们将被邀请参加会议。该计划将融合学术和行业观点，并鼓励代表人数不足的群体参与。GRC将产生强大的积极的多样性影响，女性占受邀演讲者的45%，这一比例明显高于历史平均水平。为了帮助实现这一多样性目标，周一下午将举行一场题为“力量时刻：致力于包容和女性在科学领域的专业发展”的会议，这是一次向所有与会者开放的非正式聚会。这一环节旨在帮助解决女性在科学领域面临的挑战，并通过提供一个开放的讨论和指导论坛来支持我们社区女性的职业成长。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The proposal requests funds to partially support registration fees for U.S. student participation in the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Catalysis, which will be held on June 24-29, 2018 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH, along with the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Catalysis, a new forum that is held two days prior to the main conference (June 23-24, 2018) and is designed specifically to engage and support new entrants to the field of catalysis and to give them the opportunity to build their professional network. The 2018 GRC in Catalysis titled, "Accelerating Catalytic Solutions to Global Grand Challenges," reflects the research background of the Chair, Fabio H. Ribeiro (Chemical Engineering, Purdue University) in the application of catalyst synthesis, reaction kinetics, in situ and operando spectroscopic characterization and theory to understand catalysis. The 2018 GRC in Catalysis, along with the associated GRS in Catalysis, will fully engage chemists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists in a meeting that focuses on applying ground breaking, fundamental advances in catalytic chemistry to address global grand challenges. The Catalysis GRC plays an important role in enhancing the development of researchers in early stages of their careers. The GRC format is designed to foster an environment of in-depth scientific discussion and relationship building among participants. Sufficient time has been set aside both in the seminar room and during breaks and poster sessions for the younger members of the community to discuss new ideas and concepts with recognized research leaders that may lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement. Also, this year we will start a new tradition with the addition of the Catalysis GRS that will bring together graduate students, postdocs, and early-career professionals to discuss their cutting-edge research among peers and mentors in a highly-stimulating and non-intimidating environment over two days prior to the main conference, to which they will be invited. The program will incorporate a mixture of academic and industrial perspectives as well as encourage participation from underrepresented groups. The GRC will have a strong positive diversity impact with women accounting for 45% of the invited speakers, which is a significantly higher percentage than the historical average. To aid to this diversity goal, there will be a Monday afternoon session titled "Power Hour: Committed to Inclusion and the Professional Development of Women in Science," which is an informal gathering open to all meeting participants. This session is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and to support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.