Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy Applications at the 2009 American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Annual Conference

2009年美国气溶胶研究协会（AAAR）年会纳米材料能源应用研讨会的目标是将研究气溶胶纳米材料（纳米颗粒，纳米管，纳米线和纳米膜等）的气溶胶研究人员聚集在一起，用于能源应用，包括但不限于太阳能发电转换，分解水制氢，催化，燃料电池，电池，电容器，热电设备。研讨会将于10月26日至30日在美国明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市举行的第28届AAAR年会上举行。该项目的目的是支持研究生和本科生，他们正在选择自己未来的研究领域，否则将无法参加AAAR会议和本次研讨会。本次研讨会为气溶胶研究人员之间的交流提供了一个独特的场所，否则他们将参加更广泛地关注材料和/或应用的会议，因此不会有密切接触。在气溶胶学界，传统上更多的研究人员致力于将气溶胶颗粒作为污染源进行控制。然而，气溶胶技术也是一种制造有趣材料的使能技术。目前在该领域处于领先地位的选定气溶胶和其他研究人员将被邀请在研讨会上发言。因此，这次研讨会也起到了催化剂的作用，吸引更多的气溶胶研究人员将他们的研究方向转向能源，特别是可再生能源的应用。NSF资金将用于支持研究生和本科生的参与。研究生和本科生参加研讨会不仅有利于学生的职业发展，也有利于我们的社会，培养合格的未来能源领域的劳动力。将作出特别努力，吸引和支持女性研究人员以及在科学和工程领域代表性不足的少数群体成员。

0938308ChenThe objective of the Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy Applications at the 2009 American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Annual Conference is to bring together aerosol researchers who are studying aerosol nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanowires, and nanofilms, etc.) for energy applications, which include, but are not limited to, solar-to-electricity conversion, hydrogen production by splitting water, catalysis, fuel cells, batteries, capacitors, thermoelectric devices. The symposium will be held at the 28th AAAR Annual Conference, October 26-30, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The objective of this project is to support graduate and undergraduate students, who are choosing their future research field and would otherwise not be able to make the AAAR conference and this symposium. This symposium provides a unique venue for communications among aerosol researchers who would otherwise attend conferences more generally focusing on the materials and/or applications and therefore would not otherwise come into close contact. In the aerosol community, traditionally there are more researchers working in the field of controlling aerosol particles as a pollution source. However, aerosol technology is also an enabling technology to produce interesting materials. Selected aerosol and other researchers who are currently leading the field will be invited to speak at the symposium. The symposium thus also serves as a catalyst to attract more aerosol researchers to direct their studies toward energy and particularly renewable energy applications.NSF funding will be used to support the participation of graduate students and undergraduate students. Participation of graduate students and undergraduate students in the symposium will not only benefit the students in their career development but also benefit our society by training competent future workforce in the energy area. Particular efforts will be made to attract and support female researchers and members of minority groups underrepresented in science and engineering.