Chemical Reactions at Surfaces Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

该奖项将资助美国研究生和博士后研究人员参加2017年戈登研究研讨会（GRS）和戈登表面化学反应研究会议（GRC），该会议将于2017年2月4日至10日在意大利卢卡（巴加）连续举行。会议和研讨会将使新一代的科学家和工程师接触到表面科学和工程领域的最新国际进展，并将其应用于一些世界上最紧迫的技术挑战。这种类型的国际交流对于确保美国科学家和工程师在对环境、可持续性和制造业至关重要的领域保持领导地位至关重要。GRC表面化学反应是表面化学和相关催化领域的杰出国际会议。与GRS一起，它将汇集来自化学，物理，化学工程和材料科学的跨学科学生和年轻研究人员。他们将有机会以口头报告或海报的形式展示他们的工作，同时与该领域一些最杰出的研究人员进行互动。GRS和GRC将解决与人类面临的重大环境和可持续性挑战有关的表面化学反应的基本方面。这些包括环境界面，太阳能转化为化学能，以及二氧化碳的捕获和储存。将特别强调定义表面化学和表面科学的下一代挑战。年轻研究人员的参与将为本次会议增加重要价值，并将促进当前和未来领导者在结合学术和工业问题的领域之间的交流。

The award will provide funding in support of participation by U.S. graduate students and post-doctoral researchers at the 2017 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Reactions at Surfaces to be held back-to-back in Lucca (Barga), Italy, February 4-10, 2017. The conference and seminar will expose a new generation of scientists and engineers to the latest international advances in the area of surface science and engineering as applied to some of the world's most pressing technological challenges. International exchanges of this type are essential for ensuring that U.S. scientists and engineers maintain leadership in areas of critical importance to the environment, sustainability, and manufacturing.The GRC on Chemical Reactions at surfaces is the preeminent international meeting in the field of surface chemistry and related catalysis. Together with the GRS, it will bring together an interdisciplinary group of students and young researchers from chemistry, physics, chemical engineering and materials science. They will have an opportunity to present their work in the form of oral presentations or posters while interacting with some of the most eminent researchers in the field. The GRS and GRC will address fundamental aspects of surface chemical reactions, which are related to the grand environmental and sustainability challenges facing mankind. These include environmental interfaces, solar energy conversion to chemical energy, and capture and storage of CO2. Specific emphasis will be given to defining the next generation challenges in surface chemistry and surface science. Participation by young researchers will add significant value to this conference and will foster communications among current and future leaders in a field that combines academic and industrial issues.