NASCRE 3: Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future -- Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and Chemicals

摘要：项目负责人：Harold， michael机构：休斯顿大学提案号：1332300标题：NASCRE 3：面向可持续未来的化学反应工程——应对能源、环境和化学领域的新挑战和重新审视持续存在的问题该资助将提供资金支持来自美国机构的年轻研究人员（学生、博士后和初级教师）参加第三届北美化学反应工程研讨会（NASCRE 3）。研讨会将于2013年3月17日至20日在美国德克萨斯州休斯顿举行。研讨会的主题是：“面向可持续未来的化学反应工程：应对能源、环境和化学品研究中的新挑战和重新审视长期存在的问题”。导师将被要求提名在其研究小组工作的学生和博士后研究人员；提名包将包括推荐信和被提名人的简历。初级教员只需提交他们的简历。NASCRE 3科学委员会将对申请人进行评估并选择获得部分资助的候选人。智力优势：美国在能源和环境方面面临着严峻的挑战，需要新技术来维持地球的生存，同时满足一个强大社会的需求。许多这些挑战需要在不损害环境的情况下将原材料（包括生物质原料和迅速增长的天然气供应）转化为运输燃料和中间体的专业知识。本次研讨会的主题是捕捉化学反应工程（CRE）在应对这些挑战中发挥的重要作用。NASCRE 3将重点介绍CRE基础、使能技术、先进化石燃料回收和精炼方法的先进材料、移动和固定源的环境技术、先进发电设备以及生物质转化为燃料和化学品的最新研究。NASCRE 3是对化学反应工程国际研讨会（ISCRE）的补充，ISCRE每两年在北美、欧洲和亚洲交替举行一次。NASCRE 3在北美举行的ISCRE会议之间的中点举行，这样做可以确保反应工程研究人员保持良好的联系。NASCRE 3将包括当前主题的全体讲座，口头和海报展示，两个关于理论催化，反应和输运系统计算方法的研讨会，以及大量个人讨论的机会。该论文将作为工业与工程化学研究（IECR）的特刊发表。本次研讨会以能源、环境和化学反应工程的基础为中心主题，旨在向年轻的研究人员传达该领域许多令人兴奋的智力挑战。演讲和互动将使他们接触到创新，并应激励他们综合自己的想法，这对上述行业的进一步发展至关重要。更广泛的影响：由CRE社区产生的知识是各个行业和美国经济持续成功的核心。在过去的几年里，有一种感觉，CRE社区一直在萎缩，例如，年轻教师的数量相当少就是证据。美国国家科学基金会支持多达100名NASCRE参与者，将提供一个工具，以增加年轻研究人员的出席率，包括来自代表性不足群体的人，并继续CRE的使命。为了进一步增加影响，NASCRE 3将通过其网站和IECR的专门刊物（已接受的论文和全体会议观点）传播信息。

ABSTRACTPI: Harold, MichaelInstitution: University of HoustonProposal Number: 1332300Title: NASCRE 3: Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future -- Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and ChemicalsThis grant will provide funds to support the participation of young researchers (students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty) from US institutions in the 3rd North American Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (NASCRE 3). The symposium will take place in Houston, TX, USA, during March 17-20, 2013. The theme of the symposium is: "Chemical Reaction Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Addressing New Challenges and Revisiting Persistent Problems in Energy, Environmental, and Chemicals Research". Advisors will be asked to nominate students and postdoctoral researchers working in their research groups; the nomination package will include a letter of recommendation and the CV of the nominee. Junior faculty members will simply submit their CVs. The NASCRE 3 Scientific Committee will evaluate the applicants and select the candidates who will receive the partial support.Intellectual Merit: The U.S. faces imposing challenges in energy and the environment that require new technologies that will sustain the planet yet meet the needs of a robust society. Many of these challenges require expertise in converting raw materials, including the biomass feedstocks and the burgeoning supply of natural gas, to transportation fuels and intermediates, without compromising the environment. The theme of this symposium is to capture the essential role that chemical reaction engineering (CRE) plays in addressing these challenges. NASCRE 3 will feature communications of recent research on CRE fundamentals, enabling technologies, and advanced materials for advanced fossil fuel recovery and refining methods, environmental technologies for mobile and stationary sources, advanced power generation devices, and biomass conversion to fuel and chemicals. NASCRE 3 complements the International Symposiums on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE), held every two years at alternating venues in North America, Europe, and Asia. NASCRE 3 occurs at the midpoint between ISCRE meetings held in North America, and in so doing ensures that reaction engineering researchers stay well connected. NASCRE 3 will include plenary lectures on current topics, oral and poster presentations, two workshops on computational methods in theoretical catalysis and reaction and transport systems, and plenty of opportunity for individual discussions. The proceedings will be published as a special issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (IECR). With the central theme being energy, environmental, and the fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering, participation in this symposium is to convey to young investigators the many exciting intellectual challenges in the field. The presentations and interactions will expose them to innovations and should inspire them to synthesize their own ideas, which are central to further developments in the above-mentioned industries.Broader Impact: The knowledge generated by the CRE community is central to the continuing success of various industries and the US economy. Over the past few years, there is the feeling that the CRE community has been shrinking, e.g., as evidenced by the rather small number of junior faculty. NSF support for up to 100 NASCRE participants will provide a vehicle to increase attendance of young investigators including people from underrepresented groups, and continue the CRE mission. To further increase impact, NASCRE 3 will disseminate information through its web site and a dedicated IECR issue of accepted papers and plenary perspectives.