Internantional Conference on Inorganic Membranes; June 23-26, 2002, Dalian, China

该奖项部分支持15名美国研究人员参加将于2002年6月23日至26日在中国大连举行的第七届无机膜国际会议。本次会议为该领域的国际研究人员提供了一个独特的对话论坛。它将汇集来自35个国家的约300名研究人员。学术界和工业界的研究人员将参加有关膜的合成和表征以及与分离过程、膜反应器和环境保护有关的应用的会议。无机膜由于其稳定性和耐久性在分离过程和反应器中提供了独特的优势，并且目前的研究活动是动态的，受到材料合成，分子建模和特定应用的新发展的刺激。许多重要的新工作都是在国外完成的，因此美国研究人员与外国同行保持联系和合作至关重要。这次会议为促进这种接触提供了机会。

This award supports partially the participation by 15 American researchers in the 7th International Conference on Inorganic Membranes to be held in Dalien, China, 23-26 June, 2002. This conference provides a unique forum for dialog among international researchers in the field. It will bring together about 300 researchers from 35 countries. Both academic and industrial researchers will participate in sessions on synthesis and characterization of membranes and applications relating to separation processes, membrane reactors, and environmental protection.Inorganic membranes offer unique advantages in separation processes and reactors because of their stability and durability, and the current research activity is dynamic, stimulated by new developments in materials synthesis, molecular modeling, and specific applications. Much of the important new work is being done abroad, so it is vital that U.S. researchers maintain contact and collaboration with their foreign counterparts. This conference provides an opportunity to promote such contact.