13th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, FOA13

该奖项将为15-25名美国研究生、博士后研究人员和初级教员提供部分差旅支持，他们将参加2019年5月26日至31日在澳大利亚凯恩斯举行的第13届吸附基础国际会议(FOA13)。这次会议由国际吸附学会主办，由美国、日本和欧洲的同行轮流主持。专题会议全面涵盖了吸附的基础研究和应用领域，从吸附在多孔材料中的流体的分子建模和模拟到工业气体分离过程的变压吸附系统的设计。鉴于这次会议的广度，来自全球的工业和学术研究人员都参加了这次会议，并已成为吸附领域的主要国际会议。会议形式是全体会议和平行口头会议相结合，并辅之以海报会议，确保所有与会者都能积极做出贡献。即将举行的会议也将是FOA首次在南半球举行，可能会吸引本来无法出席的新参与者。最后，使美国的研究人员能够与国际同行互动，有助于建立和加强国际研究基础设施，并为专业发展提供充满活力和丰富的经验。FOA13组委会由美国和澳大利亚的研究人员组成，来自美国和欧洲的特邀演讲者在该项目中占据了突出地位。会议将包括20多个技术会议、每日海报会议和非结构化网络时段，以促进新的协作关系和研究想法。吸附基础国际会议将集中讨论下列关键主题：(1)吸附剂的基础--合成、表征和性质；(2)吸附和吸附-吸附体系的分子模拟；(3)吸附-吸附剂相互作用、多组分吸附和扩散的物理化学；(4)金属-有机骨架、沸石、碳、二氧化硅、纳米材料和其他微孔和介孔材料；(5)气体、液体和生物吸附；(6)基于吸附的分离、循环吸附、模拟移动床和层析的工艺技术；(7)气体分离、生化分离和流体存储等工业应用领域；(8)新的吸附测量和表征设备。这次会议的重点是基础吸附科学，这是独一无二的。从历史上看，所有与会者中有近一半是研究生，这提供了一个充满活力和丰富的职业发展机会。旅行补贴的发放预计将吸引年轻的、多样化的科学家参加他们可能无法参加的会议。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。

This award will provide partial travel support for 15-25 U.S.-based graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty to attend the 13th International Conference on the Fundamentals of Adsorption (FOA13) in Cairns, Australia on May 26-31, 2019. The meeting is held under the auspices of the International Adsorption Society and is hosted in rotation by U.S., Japanese, and European counterparts. The thematic meeting is devoted to comprehensive coverage of the spectrum of fundamental research and applications of adsorption, ranging from molecular modeling and simulation of fluids adsorbed in porous materials to the design of pressure swing adsorption systems for industrial gas separations processes. Given this breadth, the meeting is well attended by both industrial and academic researchers from across the globe and has become the premier international conference in the field of adsorption. The meeting format, a combination of plenary and parallel oral sessions supplemented by poster sessions, ensures all participants can actively contribute. The upcoming meeting will also be the first time FOA has been held in the southern hemisphere, potentially engaging new participants who would otherwise be unable to attend. Finally, enabling U.S.-based researchers to interact with international counterparts serves to build and strengthen international research infrastructure and offers a vibrant and enriching experience for professional development. The FOA13 organizing committee is comprised of both American and Australian researchers, and invited speakers from the U.S. and Europe feature prominently in the program. The meeting will feature more than 20 technical sessions, daily poster sessions, and unstructured networking periods to catalyze new collaborative relationships and research ideas. The International Conference on the Fundamentals of Adsorption will focus on the following key themes: (1) fundamentals of adsorbents - synthesis, characterization, and properties; (2) molecular modeling of adsorption and adsorbent-adsorbate systems; (3) physical chemistry of adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, multicomponent adsorption, and diffusion; (4) metal-organic frameworks, zeolites, carbons, silicas, nanomaterials, and other micro-and mesoporous materials; (5) gas, liquid, and bio-sorption; (6) process technologies for adsorption-based separation, cyclic adsorption, simulated moving bed, and chromatography; (7) industrial applications areas of gas separations, biochemical separations, and fluid storage; and (8) new apparatus for adsorption measurement and characterization. The meeting is unique in its focus upon fundamental adsorption science. Historically, nearly half of all attendees were graduate students, providing a vibrant and enriching professional development opportunity. The award of travel subsidies is expected to attract young, diverse scientists to a meeting they may not otherwise be able to attend.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.