2019 Gordon Research Conference on Nanoporous Materials and Their Applications: Porous Materials from Invention to Emerging Applications

该奖项将提供资金，支持美国研究生、博士后学者和职业生涯早期研究人员参加2019年戈登纳米多孔材料及其应用研究会议(GRC)：从发明到新兴应用的多孔材料。GRC及相关戈登研究研讨会(GRS)将于2019年8月3日至9日在普罗科特学院(新罕布夏州安多弗)举行。GRC/GRS将为来自美国院校的约33名学生提供部分支持，让他们专注于纳米多孔材料领域的新发展，包括新材料及其在化工制造、石油和天然气精炼、电子材料和医疗应用等领域的广泛商业技术的潜在应用。学生还将受益于与该领域的高级领导人的互动和相关的网络活动，旨在突出与纳米多孔材料技术相关的职业机会。纳米多孔材料及其应用GRS/GRC将专注于纳米多孔材料领域的新发展。这类材料(沸石、多孔金属氧化物、金属有机骨架、多孔碳、多孔笼子和液体以及类似材料)是当今最具活力和多样化的研究领域。该计划介绍了与新材料的发明、其独特性质的表征以及这些材料在新兴应用中的使用有关的重要新发现，这些应用涉及催化、分离、气体存储和其他具有商业和环境重要性的过程。该计划通过特邀讲座、海报演示和侧重于将基本理解与潜在应用联系起来的一般性讨论来解决这些主题。重点将放在不同类别的纳米多孔材料的混合上，如沸石和金属有机骨架。该计划还平衡了理论和实验方法，以解决与结构和适用性有关的问题。除了技术方面，会议还寻求聚集该领域的领先和新兴科学家，并将他们聚集在一起，分享想法，促进新的合作。对于这一更大的目标，GRC寻求为我们多样化的学生群体提供共同语言；提高我们学生/博士后参与者的舒适度；并通过这些努力，发展一个由对纳米孔材料的共同兴趣而紧密联系在一起的社区。随之而来的戈登研究研讨会是由研究生和博士后研究员组织的，它将有助于这一新一代科学家的积极参与。会议的合议性、静修式的气氛，加上令人兴奋的特邀讲座，并辅之以活跃的海报会议，以及社区晚餐、非正式聚会的机会和指导小组，为来自不同学科的科学家提供了一个集思广益的场所，并促进了所代表的各种研究领域的跨学科合作。组织者还作出了更多努力，鼓励代表人数不足的少数群体和妇女参加。在本次会议上，25%的受邀演讲者和讨论负责人是女性。此外，还将包括关注女性在科学领域的职业发展的非正式权力小时。该奖项反映了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。

The award will provide funding in support of participation by U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and early-career researchers at the 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Nanoporous Materials and Their Applications: Porous Materials from Invention to Emerging Applications. The GRC and related Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) will be held at Proctor Academy (Andover, New Hampshire) from August 3-9, 2019. The combined GRC/GRS will provide partial support for approximately 33 student attendees from U.S. institutions to focus on new developments in the field of nanoporous materials, including novel materials and their potential application to a wide range of commercial technologies in areas as diverse as chemical manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas refining, electronic materials, and medical applications. The students will also benefit from interactions with senior leaders in the field and related networking activities designed to highlight career opportunities related to nanoporous material technologies.The Nanoporous Materials and Their Applications GRS/GRC will focus on new developments in the field of nanoporous materials. Such materials (zeolites, porous metal oxides, metal-organic frameworks, porous carbon, porous cages and liquids and similar materials) are amongst today's most dynamic and diversified research fields. The program addresses important new findings related to the invention of novel materials, characterization of their unique properties, and the use of these materials in emerging applications involving catalysis, separations, gas storage, and other processes of commercial and environmental importance. The program addresses these topics through invited lectures, poster presentations, and general discussion focused on linking fundamental understanding to potential applications. Emphasis will be placed on intermingling different classes of nanoporous materials, such as zeolites and metal-organic frameworks. The program also balances theoretical and experimental approaches to addressing questions related to structure and applicability. Beyond the technological aspects, the conference seeks to gather leading and emerging scientists in this field and bring them together to share ideas and foster new collaborations. With respect to this larger goal, the GRC seeks to provide a common language for our diverse student body; to raise the comfort-level of our student/postdoc participants; and, through these efforts, to develop a tightly-woven community held together by a common interest in nanoporous materials. The accompanying Gordon Research Seminar that is dedicated to and organized by graduate students and post-doctoral researchers will aid in the active participation of this new generation of scientists. The collegial, retreat-like atmosphere of the conference, with exciting invited lectures, which are complemented by lively poster sessions, as well as communal dinners, opportunities for informal gatherings, and mentoring panels, provides a venue for scientists from different disciplines to brainstorm together and promotes cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. Additional efforts have been made by the organizers to encourage the participation of underrepresented minorities and women. At this meeting, 25% of the invited speakers and discussion leaders are women. In addition, an informal power hour focusing on the career development of women in science will be included.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.