Young Engineers & Scientists Symposium 2011: A US/France/UK Collaboration in Alterntative Energy Research

该奖项创造了独特的机会，将美国和欧洲的技术和政策团体联系起来，促进急需的下一代替代能源技术的发展。它为美国学生和博士后研究人员(包括女性和代表性不足的少数族裔)提供18笔旅费，以参加2011年题为“替代能源：全球视角”的青年工程师和科学家研讨会，这是一个为期三天的会议，旨在将来自美国、法国和英国的一批精选的职业早期工程师和科学家聚集在一起。研讨会将通过一个议程促进新的长期互动和研究伙伴关系的建立，该议程允许与会者讨论与美国和欧洲非化石能源部门的法规和资金有关的关键技术问题、社会和教育主题以及公共政策事项。技术会议将讨论太阳能、风能、地热、生物燃料和核能等核心领域，同时考虑能源储存和智能能源电网。其他会议将着重讨论以下政策问题：无化石能源领域的国际关系；关于新能源供应的经济观点；对自由化石能源的监管和政府奖励；以及为开发非化石能源培训劳动力的教育和教学需要。本次研讨会提出了一系列不同的全会演讲、有重点的平行技术会议和海报会议的时间表，其中包括来自工业界、学术界和政府实验室的贡献。研讨会由德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)德克萨斯工程实验站、TAMU欧盟中心、英国领事馆和法国驻休斯敦领事馆科学专员办公室联合举办。

This award creates unique opportunities to bridge US and European technical and policy communities to foster the development of critically needed next-generation alternative energy technologies. It provides 18 travel grants to US students and postdoctoral researchers, including women and under-represented minorities, to attend the Young Engineers and Scientists Symposium 2011 entitled "Alternative Energy: A Global Perspective", a three-day meeting aimed at bringing together a select group of early-career engineers and scientists from the US, France and the United Kingdom. The symposium will facilitate the establishment of new long-term interactions and research partnerships through an agenda crafted to allow participants to discuss a combination of key technical issues, societal and educational topics, and public policy matters related to regulations and funding in the non-fossil energy sector in the US and Europe. Technical sessions will address the core areas of solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, and nuclear energy with consideration of energy storage and smart energy grids. Other sessions will focus on the following policy issues: international relations in the field of fossil-free energy; economic perspectives regarding new energy supplies; regulation of fossil free energy and government incentives; and education and teaching needs to train the workforce for the development of non-fossil energy. This symposium proposes a schedule of diverse plenary lectures, focused parallel technical sessions, and poster sessions with contributions from industry, academia, and government labs. The workshop is jointly organized by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station at Texas A&M University (TAMU), the TAMU European Union Center, the British Consulate and the Office of the Scientific Attaché of the French Consulate in Houston.