Travel: ISCRE 27: Chemical Reaction Engineering for Sustainable Development

国际反应工程科学界历来最重要的活动是化学反应工程国际研讨会。第27届化学反应工程国际研讨会(ISCRE 27)于2023年6月11日至14日在加拿大魁北克市举行。本次研讨会聚焦于化学反应工程与可持续发展相关的前沿领域，为科学界的国际联网提供了机会。ISCRE会议每两年举行一次，在北美、欧洲和亚洲之间轮流举行。这一国际声誉加上组委会和科学委员会的努力，确保了参与者的活力和多样性，这为受资助的学生和研究人员提供了机会，让他们参与并了解应用化学反应工程专业知识的公司面临的实际技术挑战。根据之前在北美举行的ISCRE会议，会议组织者预计约有330名来自学术界、工业界和政府的面对面与会者。从国家科学基金会申请的资金将用于支持职业早期教师、博士后研究人员和研究生的旅行，重点是代表不足的群体的参与。ISCRE 27技术计划侧重于可持续发展的挑战，以及化学反应工程师如何通过他们的工作来应对这些挑战。该科学委员会由来自世界各地的60名可持续化学工程领域的领先学术和工业研究人员组成。技术会议涵盖了新兴的可持续工程重点领域，如二氧化碳捕获和放大利用、电催化和光催化、化学品制造电气化、废物回收利用、氢气生产和储存以及生物质转化。计划了150多个口头报告和150个海报报告，为学生和早期职业研究人员提供一个分享他们的工作和专业知识的论坛。技术研讨会将为学生提供学习其他实用技能的能力，如实验室反应工程师(由陶氏专家讲授)、技术写作和反应堆放大技术。授予的NSF基金将资助学生、博士后和研究人员的注册、旅行和酒店住宿等费用。被提名者的简历和演讲摘要以及研究顾问的推荐信都被ISCRE27科学委员会评估为旅行奖项的功绩。参会人员构成的多样化也为获奖者提供了进行国际技术交流与合作的可能性。受资助的参与者将能够将他们的研究成果提交到《化学工程杂志》和《化学工程科学》的特刊上发表。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 most important events for the international reaction engineering scientific community have historically been the International Symposia on Chemical Reaction Engineering. The 27th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 27) was organized to take place June 11-14, 2023, in Québec City, Canada. This symposium provides a focus on the frontiers of chemical reaction engineering related to sustainability, with an opportunity for international networking within the scientific community. ISCRE meetings are held biennially, rotating between North America, Europe, and Asia. This international reputation combined with the efforts of the organizing and scientific committees ensures a vibrant and diverse mix of participants, which offers supported students and researchers the opportunity to engage and learn about the practical technology challenges facing companies that apply chemical reaction engineering expertise. The conference organizers anticipated approximately 330 in-person attendees from academia, industry, and government based on previous ISCRE conferences held in North America. Funding requested from the National Science Foundation will be utilized to support the travel of early-career faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students, with an emphasis on participation of underrepresented groups.The ISCRE 27 technical program is focused on the challenges of sustainable development and how chemical reaction engineers can address these challenges through their work. The Scientific Committee comprises sixty leading academic and industrial researchers in sustainable chemical engineering from around the world. Technical Sessions cover emerging sustainable engineering focus areas such as CO2 Capture & Utilization, Electrocatalysis & Photocatalysis, Electrification of Chemicals Manufacturing, Waste Upcycling, Hydrogen Production and Storage, and Biomass Conversion. A combination of more than 150 oral presentations and 150 poster presentations were planned to give students and early career researchers a forum for sharing their work and expertise. Technical Workshops will offer students the ability to learn additional practical skills such as Laboratory Reaction Engineer (taught by Dow experts), Technical Writing, and Reactor Scale-up Techniques. The awarded NSF funds will subsidize expenses such as registration, travel, and hotel accommodations for students, postdocs, and researchers. The nominee’s CV and presentation abstract along with any recommendation letters from research advisors were evaluated by the ISCRE 27 Scientific Committee as the merit for the travel awards. The diverse makeup of the conference attendees also presents the awardees the possibility for international technical exchanges and cooperation. Supported attendees will be able to submit their research for publication in special issues of Chemical Engineering Journal and Chemical Engineering Science.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.