Workshop: Seventh Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference November 8-10, 2018 in Alexandria

研讨会：第七届可持续纳米技术组织会议，2018 年 11 月 8 日至 10 日在亚历山大举行

• 批准号: 1833909
• 负责人: Vinka Craver
• 金额: $ 3.49万
• 依托单位: University of Rhode Island
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-15 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1833909&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Seventh; Sustainable; Nanotechnology; Organization

Nanotechnology is enhancing the performance of or adding new properties to materials used in diverse areas like agriculture, medicine, energy, consumer products, environmental technologies, automotive products, and even the film industry. Sustainable nanotechnology attempts to ensure that novel industrial operations and products are sustainable in terms of their environmental, societal and economic dimensions. The current scenario now for most nanotechnology applications is not sustainable due to the use of large amounts of non-renewable raw materials and energy, as well as the production of by-products potentially toxic for humans and the environment. The 7th Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference will bring together academicians, researchers, governmental workers, policy makers and industrial employees to discuss and gain a better understanding of best practices and approaches to develop sustainable nanotechnology. It is expected that a wide range of experts, including materials scientists, industrial partners, students, government officials, social and physical scientists, toxicologists, and engineers will attend this conference. The funds requested will support travel expenses for about 20 research students including females, minorities, and those from underrepresented groups to work in sustainable nanotechnology. Hence, the conference will provide networking and educational opportunities for young scientists at various career stages. In addition, funding will be used for an award to an emerging investigator, travel support to plenary speakers, and some general conference expenses. We expect that participants from all over the world will attend and ensure a knowledgeable group to facilitate up to date presentations and inspiring discussions and the promotion of nanotechnology related to sustainable systems.This proposal requests funds to support the seventh annual conference of the "Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization" (SNO) to be held from November 8-10, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia (Washington DC). Such a conference has as its goal the bringing together of researchers in order to discuss the latest findings in the field of sustainable nanotechnology and to form collaborations which promote synergy in the research. Current sustainable nanotechnology attempts to ensure that novel industrial development is sustainable in terms of environmental, societal and economic dimensions. This conference is unique since it is the only one focused toward cutting edge nanotechnology and how it relates to sustainability across disciplines involved in the development of new knowledge in the field. The goal of the conference is to promote open-dialogue on the sustainable implications and applications of nanotechnology. This specialized conference on sustainable nanotechnology, involving the best intellects in this area, will enable a more responsible approach to the development of nanotechnology by instilling the importance of sustainability in the initial research, in addition to the end products. The conference will benefit scientists by identifying sustainable research goals that will yield necessary information to allow policy makers and manufacturers to define a path forward using accumulated data. This will result in improved risk assessment and management strategies and yield helpful information for developed or developing companies in the manufacturing of nanomaterials and nanotechnology products that improve sustainability.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.

纳米技术正在提高材料的性能或为材料增加新的性能，这些材料用于农业、医药、能源、消费品、环境技术、汽车产品甚至电影工业等不同领域。可持续纳米技术试图确保新的工业运营和产品在环境，社会和经济方面是可持续的。目前大多数纳米技术应用的情况是不可持续的，因为使用了大量不可再生的原材料和能源，以及产生对人类和环境可能有毒的副产品。 第七届可持续纳米技术会议将汇集学者，研究人员，政府工作人员，政策制定者和工业雇员，讨论和更好地了解发展可持续纳米技术的最佳实践和方法。预计包括材料科学家、工业合作伙伴、学生、政府官员、社会和物理科学家、毒理学家和工程师在内的广泛专家将参加本次会议。申请的资金将用于支持约20名研究生的差旅费，包括女性，少数民族和代表性不足的群体，以从事可持续纳米技术工作。因此，会议将为处于不同职业阶段的年轻科学家提供网络和教育机会。此外，资金将用于奖励一名新的调查员、全体会议发言人的差旅费以及一些一般性会议费用。我们希望来自世界各地的与会者将出席，并确保一个知识渊博的小组，以促进最新的演讲和鼓舞人心的讨论，并促进与可持续系统相关的纳米技术。该提案要求资金支持“可持续纳米技术组织”（SNO）第七届年会将于2018年11月8日至10日在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市（华盛顿DC）举行。 这样一个会议的目标是将研究人员聚集在一起，讨论可持续纳米技术领域的最新发现，并形成促进研究协同作用的合作。目前的可持续纳米技术试图确保新的工业发展在环境，社会和经济方面是可持续的。这次会议是独一无二的，因为它是唯一一个专注于尖端纳米技术以及它如何与该领域新知识发展所涉及的跨学科可持续性相关的会议。会议的目标是促进关于纳米技术的可持续影响和应用的公开对话。这个关于可持续纳米技术的专门会议，涉及这一领域的最佳专家，将通过在最初的研究中灌输可持续性的重要性，以及最终产品，对纳米技术的发展采取更负责任的方法。会议将通过确定可持续研究目标使科学家受益，这些目标将产生必要的信息，使政策制定者和制造商能够利用积累的数据确定前进的道路。这将导致改进的风险评估和管理策略，并产生有用的信息，发达国家或发展中国家的公司在制造纳米材料和纳米技术产品，提高可持续性。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。