2023 Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Phenomena GRC: Connecting Experiments, Models and Simulations over Multiple Length Scales

2023年戈登研究会议和相关的微观和纳米级相变现象主题的戈登研究研讨会是第四次这样的戈登会议，将在意大利卢卡的文艺复兴托斯卡纳Il Ciocco举行。会议安排了来自世界各地机构和组织的不同群体的演讲者和讨论领袖，会谈集中在该领域的最新发展，并确定其最有希望的未来方向。技术和社会影响包括电子设备和航天器的热管理、微纳米制造、海水淡化、热电和核能发电以及能量收集方面的进步。在会议期间，研究生和博士后研究人员将有很多机会与研究界的领导人进行非正式的互动。早期职业研究人员也将能够展示他们的工作，相互交流，并在相关的戈登研究研讨会期间参加指导活动，该研讨会完全由学生和博士后组织和运营。“权力一小时”将讨论克服包容性障碍的主题。会议主题反映了微纳米级相变现象领域基础研究的广度，重点是实验研究、模型和过程模拟之间的联系，如蒸发、冷凝、凝固和吸附。将讨论结构和图案表面的设计和优化，以增强冷却系统中的传热和防止结冰。戈登研究会议的政策要求在会议上展示的所有工作都是最近的，至少有很大一部分是未发表的，从而确保会议将重点放在前沿的研究发展上。本次会议是该系列的第四次会议，将以前三次会议的成功为基础，加强对前几次会议上介绍的主题的讨论的深度和广度，同时增加一些新的研究领域。特别感兴趣的将是应用多尺度建模、机器学习、人工智能和计量技术的最新进展来研究微纳米尺度的相变现象。将讨论需要投资研究经费的新兴研究领域。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。

The 2023 Gordon Research Conference and associated Gordon Research Seminar on the topic of Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Phenomena is the fourth such Gordon Conference and will be held in Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco, Lucca Italy. The conference program features a diverse group of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, with talks that concentrate on the latest developments in the field and define its most promising future directions. The technological and societal impacts include advances in thermal management of electronic devices and spacecraft, micro- and nanoscale manufacturing, water desalination, thermoelectric and nuclear power generation, and energy harvesting. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will have many opportunities to interact informally with the leaders of the research community during the conference. Early-career researchers will also be able to present their work, interact with each other, and participate in mentoring activities during the associated Gordon Research Seminar, organized and run entirely by students and postdocs. Topics on overcoming barriers to inclusivity will be discussed during the “Power Hour”.The conference topics reflect the breadth of fundamental research in the field of micro and nanoscale phase change phenomena with emphasis on connections between experimental studies, models, and simulations of processes such as evaporation, condensation, solidification, and adsorption. The design and optimization of structured and patterned surfaces for enhancement of heat transfer in cooling systems and for prevention of ice formation, will be discussed. Gordon Research Conference policies require that all work presented at the conference is recent and at least a significant part of it is unpublished, thus making sure that the meeting will focus on the cutting-edge research developments. The conference is the fourth one in the series and will build upon the successes of the previous three meetings by enhancing the depth and breadth of the discussions of topics introduced at previous conferences while also adding a number of new research areas. Of particular interest will be applying recent advances in multiscale modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and metrology techniques to the study of phase change phenomena at the micro- and nanoscale. Emergent research areas in need of investment in research funding will be discussed.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.