International Conference on Computational Methods in Energy and Environmental Research

在能源和环境研究中出现的现实世界问题，往往在数学上受到挑战。它们包含全面的问题，需要透彻地理解物理学、数学建模、数值求解技术和计算基础设施的基本原理。因此，组建一个多学科的团队来有效地解决这些问题是至关重要的。本次能源与环境研究中计算方法的首届会议将是一次高度跨学科的会议。来自不同学科的研究人员将解决能源和环境研究中的一些关键挑战。会议的目的是让研究人员介绍他们的工作，并分享他们对重要能源和环境问题的看法。同时，他们将听取、咨询和学习他人，特别是那些从事不同学科的人。全体演讲者是各自领域的领先研究人员，他们将介绍他们的研究和愿景，以领导会议讨论。在全体会议之后，将举行平行的小型专题讨论会，就与会议专题有关的特别感兴趣的主题进行深入的技术讨论。鉴于中国在全球能源和环境发展中日益重要的地位，组委会选择在中国举行成立大会。中国目前是仅次于美国的世界第二大能源消费国和温室气体排放国。在应对能源短缺和巨大的环境足迹的斗争中，中国的最高领导人发起了强有力的政策举措，支持对可再生能源、能源效率、政策、石油勘探和其他重要能源和环境问题的研究。组委会预计将有中国能源和环境研究界的大力参与。他们将分享吸取的惨痛教训，并通过与国际顶尖科学家的互动来赶上前沿研究。这也是美国和中国在这个非常重要的领域举行的第一次会议。这次会议将促进公开对话和实质性的研究合作，这将使两国受益，并为应对能源危机和全球环境恶化而武装两国。

Real world problems that arise in energy and environmental research are often times mathematically challenged. They contain comprehensive issues that require thorough understanding of the underlining principles of physics, mathematical modeling, numerical solution techniques and computing infrastructure. Therefore, it is essential to form a multi-disciplinary team to efficiently solve theses problems. This inaugural conference on Computational Methods in Energy and Environmental Research will be a highly multi-disciplinary meeting. Researchers from differentdisciplines will attack some of the critical challenges in energy and environmental research. The objective of the conference is to have the researchers present their work and share their vision on important energy and environmental issues. In the mean time, they will listen, consult and learn from others, especially from those who are engaged in different disciplines. The plenary speakers, who are leading researchers in their area, will present their research and vision to lead the conference discussion. The plenary sessions will be followed by parallel minisymposium sessions, which feature in-depth technical discussions on the subject of special interest that is related to the conference topics. The organizing committee chose to hold the inaugural conference in China for China's increasing importance in global energy and environment development. China is currently the world's second biggest energy consumer and greenhouse gas emitter after the United States. In the battle against energy shortage and vast environmental footprints, China's top leaders have launched robust policy initiatives that support research on renewable sources, energy efficiency, policy, petroleum exploration and other important energy and environmental problems. The organizing committee anticipates strong participation from Chinese energy and environmental research communities. They will share the hard lessons learnt and also catch up with frontier research through interactions with leading international scientists. It is also the first U.S.-China conference in this very important field. The conference will foster open dialogue and substantial research collaborations that will benefit both counties and arm them for the battle against energy crisis and global environmental deterioration.