U.S. - China Workshop and Planning Visit on Sustainable Fuels and Clean Vehicles

该项目将支持一个以可持续燃料和清洁汽车为主题的研讨会，该研讨会将在计划访问中国浙江大学和上海交通大学的同时举行。该项目旨在在可持续燃料和清洁车辆的研究和教育方面建立新的国际合作。我们面临着将目前对化石燃料能源的依赖转变为可持续能源的重大挑战。研讨会为来自学术界、国家实验室和工业界的研究人员提供了一个交流研究经验和制定协调战略的机会，以提高交通可持续性的能力。近期和长期合作研究项目的具体重点将是先进生物燃料运输系统的可持续性分析、用于液体燃料转化的生物质和生物废物、生物质生产的生物科学和工程、在运输车辆中使用替代和可再生燃料的使能技术，以及先进的混合动力和清洁车辆。该项目将对实现最大的燃料经济性、满足环境约束、增加生物燃料在汽车上的利用潜力产生影响，以确保及时实现能源安全和排放目标。研讨会和访问将为未来的合作研究奠定基础。可持续燃料和清洁汽车领域的国际参与与合作将推进可持续能源解决方案，这些解决方案可适应不同地区、不同气候和地缘政治结构。计划中的合作将吸引女性和早期职业教师。建立的国际教育伙伴关系将对美国下一代劳动力的培训产生积极影响

This project will support a workshop on the topics of sustainable fuels and clean vehicles that will be held in conjunction with a planning visit to Zhejiang University and Shanghai Jiaotong University in China. The project aims at establishing new international collaboration in both research and education on sustainable fuels and clean vehicles. We face a critical challenge of transforming our current dependence on fossil-fuel-based energy to sustainable energy sources. The workshop provides an opportunity to bring together researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industries to exchange research experience and develop a coordinated strategy to increase competencies in transportation sustainability. The specific focus of the near- and long-term collaborative research programs will be in sustainability analyses of advanced biofuel transportation systems, biomass and biowaste for liquid fuel conversion, bioscience and engineering of biomass production, enabling technology for the utilization of alternative and renewable fuels in transportation vehicles, and advanced hybrid and clean vehicles.This project will have an impact on realizing the maximum fuel economy, meeting the environmental constraints, and increasing the potential for utilizing bio-fuels in vehicles to ensure the timely achievement of energy security and emissions targets. The workshop and visit will lay the foundation for future collaborative research. The international engagement and collaboration on sustainable fuels and clean vehicles will advance sustainable energy solutions, which are adaptable to different locations with diverse climates and geopolitical structures. The planned collaboration will engage women and early career faculty members. The established international educational partnership will have a positive impact to the training of the next generation workforce in the U.S.