Travel Grant for United States Researchers for International Alternative Feedstocks Conference in Belgium

1037836道恩豪尔欧洲科技合作组织(COST)正在召开一次题为“运输燃料和化学品的可持续生产：挑战和机遇”的战略倡议讲习班。本次会议将邀请世界催化领域的专家讨论四个关键战略领域：1)重原料：煤和沥青砂；2)轻烷烃和天然气；3)生物质和可再生能源；4)新技术评估。这次活动的目的是确定以替代原料为重点的新技术开发中的主要挑战，并强调可导致向新材料和燃料转型所需突破的机会。马萨诸塞大学的Paul Dauenhauer申请25000美元，以支持10名美国研究人员参加会议的旅费和住宿费。被选中参与的研究人员团队将突出现有的NSF资助的美国研究中心，这些研究中心目前专注于生物质和替代碳基材料的利用。专注于替代原料利用的新技术的设计为提高能源独立性、减少对环境的影响和改善美国的经济繁荣提供了机会。来自美国国家科学基金会资助的多个研究中心的美国研究人员团队参加了这次强调替代原料利用技术的国际会议，为分享和了解替代原料利用技术的最新研究进展提供了一个极好的机会，从而加强了国内的研究。此外，参与将增加互动，并提供与来自世界各地的其他学术、工业和政府研究人员的新合作。美国参加这次国际会议所获得的互动将潜在地影响NSF资助的替代原料项目的整体研究实力。

1037836DauenhauerThe European organization Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is convening a Strategic Initiative Workshop entitled, Sustainable Production of Transportation Fuels and Chemicals: Challenges and Opportunities. This event will host world experts in catalysis to address four key strategic areas: 1) heavy feed stocks: coal and tar sands, 2) light alkanes and natural gas, 3) biomass and renewables, and 4) assessment of new technology. The purpose of the event is to identify the key challenges in the development of newtechnologies focused on alternative feedstocks and to highlight the opportunities that can lead to breakthroughs necessary for the transformation to new materials and fuels. Paul Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts requests $25,000 to support the travel and lodging for 10 United States researchers to attend the conference. The team of researchers selected for participation will highlight existing NSF-funded American research centers that are currently focused on utilization of biomass and alternative carbon-based materials.The design of new technologies focused on utilization of alternative feedstocks provides the opportunity to improve energy independence, reduce the impact on the environment and improve the economic prosperity of the United States. Participation of a team of U.S. researchers from a wide selection of NSF-funded research centers in this international conference highlighting technology for utilization of alternative feedstocks should enhance domestic research by providing an excellent opportunity to share and learn about the newest research developments in alternative feedstock utilization technology. Additionally, participation will increase interactions and offer new collaborations with other academic, industrial,and governmental researchers from around the world. The interaction gained by U.S. participation in this international conference will potentially impact the overall research strength of NSF funded alternative feedstock programs.