Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels

国家科学基金建议编号：CBET-0711257主要研究员：萨蒂斯坎德利卡尔隶属关系：罗彻斯特理工学院提案标题：第五届国际纳米通道、微通道和微通道会议这笔赠款为将于2007年6月18-20日在墨西哥普埃布拉举行的第五届国际纳米通道、微通道和微通道会议的与会者提供部分支持。这次会议的目的是聚集来自美国和国外的各种初级和高级研究人员，讨论围绕小尺度通道中的流体和热传输的跨学科主题。考虑到会议的学术价值，来自不同背景的研究人员之间的讨论可能会提高对包含从纳米尺度到中尺度的小通道系统中发生的传输过程的基本理解。特别感兴趣的主题包括纳米粒子的效应、表面张力效应、电动流动、微尺度的两相流动、微传感器、核应用、数字微流体等。六种国际期刊已同意发表这次会议的专题卷，前提是有足够数量的认可论文。会议的更广泛影响包括提高对许多依赖于小通道传输的设备的理解和设计，如芯片实验室系统、制药行业的微型混合器和微反应器、燃料电池、微型涡轮机等。我们将特别鼓励学生参加会议，并将由学生组织一个特别的学生论坛，讨论他们对该领域新出现的问题的观点。请注意，大约有50名学生参加了2006年的上一次这样的会议，那次会议也得到了国家科学基金会的支持。在主讲人中，目前有两名女性和五名初级教职员工参加。还将考虑招募代表性不足的少数群体和/或残疾人，目标是从这一群体中招募总参与者的20%。

ABSTRACTNational Science FoundationProposal Number: CBET-0711257Principal Investigator: Kandlikar, SatishAffiliation: Rochester Institute of Technology Proposal Title: Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and MinichannelsThis grant provides partial support for participants in the Fifth International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, which will be held in Puebla, Mexico, on June 18 - 20, 2007. The purpose of the conference is to bring together a variety of junior and senior researchers, from the US and from abroad, to treat the interdisciplinary topics surrounding fluid and heat transport in small-scale channels.With respect to the intellectual merit of the conference, discussion among researchers from diverse backgrounds will likely result in improved fundamental understanding of transport processes occurring in systems that contain small channels, ranging from the nanoscale to the mesoscale. Particular topics of interest include the effects of nanoparticles, surface tension effects, electrokinetic flows, two-phase flow at the microscale, microsensors, nuclear applications, digital microfluidics, etc. Six international journals have agreed to publish special volumes from this conference, provided there are a sufficient number of accepted papers.The broader impacts of the conference include improved understanding and design of numerous devices that rely on transport through small channels, such as lab-on-a-chip systems, micromixers and micro-reactors for the pharmaceutical industry, fuel cells, micro turbines, etc. Students will be especially encouraged to attend the conference, and a special student forum will be organized by students to discuss their viewpoints on emerging issues in this field. Note that approximately 50 students attended the previous such conference in 2006, which was also supported by NSF. Among the keynote speakers, at present there are two women and five junior faculty participants. Additional considerations will be given to recruiting underrepresented minorities and/or persons with disabilities, with the goal being to recruit 20% of the total participants from this population.