2019 Bioenergy Sustainability Conference

只有当生物能源原料的生产和加工从经济、环境和社会角度来看是可持续的时，大规模利用生物能源作为化石燃料的潜在替代品才具有吸引力。生物能源可持续性的研究将受益于对目标、迄今进展的更好理解，以及活跃在多个学科领域的研究人员之间的合作。2019年生物能源可持续发展大会将于2019年10月21日至22日在田纳西州纳什维尔举行，旨在将致力于该领域最新进展的科学家和工程师聚集在一起。本次会议将讨论生物能源可持续性挑战的信息差距和解决方案，包括土地、水、气候和社会经济方面。演讲将讨论正在进行的基础和应用研究，以支持更可持续的生物能源。分组会议将鼓励所有与会者分享他们的经验并讨论研究需求和方法。这次会议旨在为以下人员提供一个场所：(1)来自不同研究人员群体的科学报告，(2)鼓励代表该领域未来的研究生和博士后的积极参与，(3)将科学家和工程师聚集在一起，提供一个氛围和场所，讨论他们的学科和方法，并激励对限制生物能源的发展和可持续性的障碍进行新的研究，以及(4)特别关注女性、工程学中代表性不足的群体和残疾人。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。

Large-scale utilization of bioenergy is attractive as a potential alternative to fossil fuels only if the production and processing of bioenergy feedstocks is sustainable from economic, environmental, and social standpoints. Research into bioenergy sustainability will benefit from improved understanding of goals, progress to date, and cooperation among researchers active in multiple disciplinary domains. The 2019 Bioenergy Sustainability Conference, to be held October 21-22, 2019 in Nashville, TN, is designed to bring together scientists and engineers working on the latest advances in the field. This conference will address information gaps and solutions to bioenergy sustainability challenges including land, water, climate, and socio-economic aspects. Presentations will discuss fundamental and applied research underway to support more sustainable bioenergy. Break-out sessions will encourage all attendees to share their experiences and discuss research needs and approaches. This conference aims to provide a venue for: (1) scientific presentations from a diverse group of researchers, (2) encouraging active participation by graduate student and post docs who represent the future of the field, (3) bringing scientists and engineers together to provide an atmosphere and venue to discuss their disciplines and approaches, and to motivate new research into barriers limiting the development and sustainability of bioenergy sources, and (4) a particular focus on women, underrepresented groups in engineering, and persons with disabilities.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.