International Travel Grant for Participants in Process Systems; January 5-10, 2004; Kunming, China

学术成就：该基金资助13位美国学术研究人员和教育工作者参加将于2004年1月5日至10日在中国昆明举行的第八届过程系统工程国际研讨会（PSE 2003）。 三年一次的系列会议的目的是汇集世界各地的研究人员和从业人员，他们参与了计算机和信息技术（IT）的创建和应用，以解决与化学和相关行业的过程和产品的设计和操作相关的问题。 这是该会议首次在中国举行，以表彰该国在该领域的研究日益增多。 会议的特别重点是PSE方法和基于IT的工具如何支持全球流程工业所需的高层业务决策。 为了保持这一重点，会议组织，计划和出席涉及来自欧洲，美国和亚洲广泛行业的研究人员和决策者。 更广泛的影响：会议的关键主题之一是将PSE研究融入教育过程。 将涉及的主题包括计算机辅助教育工具的发展以及课程创新，这些创新将使学生接触到技术决策对广泛的社会和商业问题的影响。 与一般信息技术和计算机科学界一样，妇女研究人员在PSE领域的代表性不足。 为了帮助扩大妇女在个人和社会经济领域的参与，将向其论文被接受在会议上发表的初级女教员提供旅费支助。 这项活动将加强研究和教育的基础设施，使美国代表团的教师接触到欧洲、亚洲和美洲的同行，并促进建立网络，建立研究和教材开发方面的合作。

Intellectual Merit:This grant is for support for thirteen US academic researchers and educators to participate in the 8th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2003), which will be held in Kunming, China, January 5-10, 2004. The purpose of the triennial seires of conferences is to bring together the worldwide community of researchers and practitioners who are involved in the creation and application of computing and information technologies (IT) to address problems associated with the design and operation of process and products in the chemical and related industries. This is the first time the conference is to be held in China, in recognition of the growing body of research in this domain originating in that country. The special focus of the meeting is on how PSE methodologies and IT-based tools can support the high-level business decisions required in the global process industries. In keeping with this focus, the conference organization, program and attendance involves researchers and decision makers from a broad range of industries based in Europe, the US, and Asia. Broader Impact:One of the key thematic tracks of the conference is on the integration of PSE research into the educational process. Topics that will be addressed include developments in computer aided education tools as well as curriculum innovations that will expose students to the impact of technical decisions on broad societal and business issues. As in the IT and computer science communities in general, women researchers are underrepresented in the PSE domain. To help broaden the participation of women in the PSE domain, travel support is to be provided for the junior woman faculty whose paper has been accepted for conference presentation. This activity will enhance the infrastructure for research and education by exposing the faculty of the US delegation to their peers in Europe, Asia and the Americas and facilitate networking and the establishment of collaborations in research and the development of educational materials.