2019 Bioenergy Sustainability Conference

2019生物能源可持续发展大会

• 批准号: 1940437
• 负责人: David Shonnard
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2020-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1940437&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2019; Bioenergy; Sustainability; Conference

Large-scale utilization of bioenergy is attractive as a potential alternative to fossil fuels only if the production and processing of bioenergy feedstocks is sustainable from economic, environmental, and social standpoints. Research into bioenergy sustainability will benefit from improved understanding of goals, progress to date, and cooperation among researchers active in multiple disciplinary domains. The 2019 Bioenergy Sustainability Conference, to be held October 21-22, 2019 in Nashville, TN, is designed to bring together scientists and engineers working on the latest advances in the field. This conference will address information gaps and solutions to bioenergy sustainability challenges including land, water, climate, and socio-economic aspects. Presentations will discuss fundamental and applied research underway to support more sustainable bioenergy. Break-out sessions will encourage all attendees to share their experiences and discuss research needs and approaches. This conference aims to provide a venue for: (1) scientific presentations from a diverse group of researchers, (2) encouraging active participation by graduate student and post docs who represent the future of the field, (3) bringing scientists and engineers together to provide an atmosphere and venue to discuss their disciplines and approaches, and to motivate new research into barriers limiting the development and sustainability of bioenergy sources, and (4) a particular focus on women, underrepresented groups in engineering, and persons with disabilities.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.

只有当生物能源原料的生产和加工从经济、环境和社会的角度来看是可持续的，大规模利用生物能源作为化石燃料的潜在替代品才具有吸引力。生物能源可持续性研究将受益于对目标的更好理解、迄今为止的进展以及活跃在多个学科领域的研究人员之间的合作。2019年生物能源可持续性会议将于2019年10月21日至22日在田纳西州纳什维尔举行，旨在汇集致力于该领域最新进展的科学家和工程师。本次会议将讨论生物能源可持续性挑战的信息差距和解决方案，包括土地、水、气候和社会经济方面的挑战。演讲将讨论正在进行的基础和应用研究，以支持更可持续的生物能源。分组会议将鼓励所有与会者分享他们的经验，讨论研究需求和方法。本次会议旨在为以下各方提供一个场所：(1)来自不同研究人员群体的科学报告；(2)鼓励代表该领域未来的研究生和博士后的积极参与；(3)将科学家和工程师聚集在一起，提供一个讨论他们的学科和方法的氛围和场所，并激励对限制生物能源发展和可持续性的障碍的新研究；(4)特别关注女性，工程界代表性不足的群体；还有残疾人。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。