Energy Nanotechnology International Conference (ENIC)

摘要国家科学基金提案号：cts -0628989项目负责人：Chen， gang合作单位：麻省理工学院提案名称：能源纳米技术国际会议（ENIC）该基金为将于2006年6月26-28日在麻省理工学院校园举行的能源纳米技术国际会议提供部分支持。会议将邀请和贡献演讲，海报会议和学术-工业-政府小组讨论。这笔资金将用于支持特邀演讲者的旅行、学生的特别资助和最佳论文奖。会议的目标是召集致力于纳米和能源主题的不同技术社区，关注这些融合技术所带来的需求和研究机会。通过利用纳米结构和宏观结构中能量状态和输运的显著差异，纳米科学和纳米技术可以对能源的产生、储存和利用产生深远的影响。本次会议将探讨基于纳米技术的解决方案，因为它们影响广泛的能源问题，如：太阳能发电、制氢和储存、电池、燃料电池和热电。所有这些应用都有共同的科学基础和技术挑战。探讨这些挑战构成了本次会议的基本学术价值。部分资金将用于吸引学生和初级教师参加会议。麻省理工学院能源俱乐部是一个以学生为中心的组织，它的参与将有利于会议的拓展。该俱乐部将在会议结束后的下午举办活动，向社区宣传能源和纳米技术。这次会议对技术和人类的广泛影响将是巨大的。

AbstractNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CTS-0628989Principal Investigator: Chen, GangAffiliation: MITProposal Title: Energy Nanotechnology International Conference (ENIC)This grant provides partial support for the Energy Nanotechnology International Conference, to be held June 26-28, 2006 at the MIT campus. The conference will feature invited and contributed presentations, poster sessions, and academic-industrial-governmental panels. The funding will support the travel of invited speakers, special grants for students, and best paper awards. The goal of the conference is to convene diverse technical communities working on nano and energy topics to focus on the needs and research opportunities presented by these convergent technologies. By exploiting the significant differences of energy states and transport in nanostructures and macrostructures, nanoscience and nanotechnology can have a profound impact on energy generation, storage, and utilization. This conference will explore nanotechnology-based solutions as they impact a wide range of energy problems such as: solar electricity, hydrogen generation and storage, batteries, fuel cells, and thermoelectrics. All of these applications have common scientific foundations and technological challenges. Exploring these challenges forms the fundamental intellectual merit of this conference. Part of the funding will be used to attract students and junior faculty to attend the conference. The involvement of the MIT Energy Club, a student centered organization, will be beneficial in conference outreach. This club will host activities in the afternoon after the conference to educate the community on energy and nanotechnology. The broader impacts of the conference on technology and people will be substantial.