US/India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy and Sustainability

CBET-0845051VARMA这笔旅行补助金是为了支持将于2008年12月28日至30日在印度昌迪加尔举行的美印能源与可持续发展化学工程会议和研讨会。学术价值：美国-印度化学工程会议和能源与可持续发展研讨会的主要目标是促进印度和美国学术界、工业界和政府之间在能源和可持续发展领域前沿议题上的互动。能源对世界经济的所有部门都很重要。在全球能源需求不断增长的情况下，对原油供应迅速枯竭的担忧推动了旨在开发可持续和负担得起的替代能源的研究和开发。鉴于能源为在世界各地创造就业和促进贸易的企业和行业提供动力，上述能源挑战在美国和印度政府的战略科学和技术倡议中处于首位。联席会议将重点讨论传统、非传统和未来可持续能源：(1)石油和天然气、石油；(2)煤炭；(3)生物能源；(4)氢能和燃料电池；(5)太阳能；(6)核能；(7)风能、地热和其他能源。在每个专题领域，都将有两国专家的特邀讲座。具体地说，这次会议将为两国学术界、工业界和政府的科学家和工程师提供一个独特的论坛，讨论以下方面：(I)全球社会面临的许多与能源有关的重大挑战，包括经济和社会政治问题；(Ii)学术界、工业界和政府实验室正在进行的与能源有关的研究活动；以及(Iii)特别是在讲习班上，讨论旨在发展互利合作的未来研究需求。更广泛的影响：与会者将受益于顶尖专家的最新评论和演讲，通过交流与能源和可持续发展相关的前沿研究主题的最新进展，以及通过与同行辩论有争议的观点。这次会议将为来自印度和美国的学术界、工业界和政府研究人员之间的互动与合作提供机会。旅费和注册补贴的发放预计将特别吸引年轻的研究人员，包括妇女和少数族裔，否则他们可能无法出席会议。这些年轻的研究人员将有机会相互交流，并与该领域经验丰富的研究人员互动，这将对他们的专业发展产生积极影响。通过强调与能源和可持续性有关的问题，联合会议和讲习班传播的知识将造福于整个社会。预计讲座和研讨会将促进就这些主题进行许多合作调查。

CBET-0845051VarmaThis travel grant is support for The US-India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy and Sustainability, to be held in Chandigarh, India, December 28-30, 2008. Intellectual Merit:The primary goal of The US-India Chemical Engineering Conference and Workshop on Energy and Sustainability, is to promote interactions between academia, industry and government from India and the United States on frontier topics in energy and sustainability. Energy is important to all sectors of the world economy. Concerns about rapidly depleting crude oil supplies amidst growing global demand for energy have spurred research and development aimed at developing sustainable and affordable alternate sources of energy. Given that energy powers the businesses and industries that create jobs and enable trade around the world, the aforementioned energy challenges are foremost in the strategic science and technology initiatives of the U.S. and Indian governments. The joint conference will focus on traditional, non-traditional and future sustainable sources of energy as follows: (1) Oil and Natural Gas, Petroleum; (2) Coal; (3) Bioenergy; (4) Hydrogen & Fuel Cells; (5) Solar Energy; (6) Nuclear Energy; and (7) Wind, Geothermal, and others. In each topical area, there will be invited lectures by experts from both countries. Specifically, the conference will provide a unique forum for scientists and engineers in academia, industry and government from both countries to discuss the following aspects: (i) the many energy-related grand challenges facing the global community, including economic and sociopolitical issues; (ii) ongoing energy-related research activities in academia, industry and government laboratories, and (iii) particularly in the Workshop, discussion of future research needs aimed at developing mutually beneficial collaborations. Broader Impact:Conference participants will benefit from state-of-the-art reviews and presentations by leading experts, by exchanging the latest advances on frontier research subjects relating to energy and sustainability, and by debating controversial points with their peers. The meeting will provide an opportunity for interaction and cooperation among the academic, industrial and government researchers, from India and the U.S. The award of travel funds and registration subsidy are expected to especially attract young researchers, including women and minority, to the meeting who may otherwise be unable to attend. These young researchers will have an opportunity to interact with each other and with experienced researchers in the field, which will positively influence their professional development. By placing emphasis on problems related to energy and sustainability, the knowledge disseminated in the joint conference and workshop will benefit society at large. It is expected that the lectures and the workshop will stimulate many collaborative investigations on these topics.