Gordon Research Conference: Membranes: Materials and Processes 2018

能源、水、生物处理和环境领域的关键社会需求为膜技术提供了令人振奋的新机遇。这些包括燃料电池新膜的开发，水净化，生物燃料的生产，以及从复杂的化学混合物中分离目标分子。在过去的20年里，人们对膜界面上的分子尺度现象如何转化为系统级的工程设计和优化有了越来越多的了解。这个项目将支持年轻的研究人员前往2018年戈登研究会议和相关的戈登研究研讨会：膜材料和过程，于2018年8月11-12日和12-17日在新伦敦的科尔比·索耶学院举行。这次会议的主题集中在膜科学的各个方面，具体讨论分子、膜和膜系统及其对当代主题的应用，涉及能源生产和储存、用于能源效率的膜技术、纳米制造和用于水净化的膜。邀请了来自不同学科的许多演讲者，包括：化学工程、机械工程、环境工程、化学、物理、生物学、纳米科学和材料科学。演讲者和听众之间的讨论将对当前的研究工作提供宝贵的反馈，并将使与会者能够为他们自己的研究进一步发展和完善新的想法和/或发起新的膜项目。本次为期5天的技术会议为探讨膜科学技术前沿研究提供了一个独特的论坛。会议前将举行学生研讨会，为年轻的研究人员提供指导和建立网络的机会。这笔资助将为在美国的本科生、研究生和年轻的博士后研究助理参加会议提供注册支持。预计50名学生的注册将得到部分支持。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Critical societal needs in the areas of energy, water, bioprocessing, and the environment are providing exciting new opportunities for membrane technologies. These include the development of new membranes for fuel cells, water purification, the production of biofuels, and the isolation of a target molecule from a complex chemical mixture. Over the past 20 years, there has been a growing understanding of how molecular scale phenomena at the membrane interface translate to systems-level engineering design and optimization. This project will support young research investigators to travel to the 2018 Gordon Research Conference and associated Gordon Research Seminar: Membranes Materials and Processes held at Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH from August 11-12 and 12-17, 2018.The theme of this conference is focused on all aspects of membrane science, with specific sessions on molecules, membranes and membrane systems and their application to contemporary topics dealing with energy production and storage, membrane technologies for energy efficiency, nanomanufacturing, and membranes for water purification. A number of speakers have been invited from a variety of disciplines including: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Nanoscience, and Material Science. The discussions between the speakers and audience will provide valuable feedback on current research efforts and will enable the participants to further develop and refine new ideas for their own research and/or to initiate new membrane projects. This 5-day technical conference provides a unique forum for discussion of cutting edge research in membrane science and technology. A student seminar precedes the conference, providing mentoring and networking opportunities for young researchers. This grant will provide registration support for US-based undergraduate students, graduate students, and young postdoctoral research associates to attend the conference. It is anticipated that the registration of 50 students will be partially supported.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.