The 7th USA - China Chemical Engineering Conference, Beijing, China, October 14 - 18, 2013
This grant will provide funds for individual travel grant awards to U.S. speakers, authors of papers, and particularly young academic participants to ?The 7th USA-China Chemical Engineering Conference,? to be held in Beijing, China, on October 14-18, 2013. The $30,000 will provide for approximately 30 partial travel grant awards to U.S. speakers, authors of papers, particularly young academic participants at the Conference. Travel awards will be made based on the following considerations: (1) scientific or technological merit of the speaker/participant; (2) professional qualifications relative to age and position; (3) institutional and geographical distribution. All awards will be made in full compliance with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964. NSF travel policies with respect to U.S. air carriers will be followed.
Intellectual Merit :
The theme of the conference is: "Opportunities and Challenges of Chemical Engineering: Frontiers of Chemical Engineering and Future Development of the Chemical Industry." The Conference is co-sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, the Chemical Industry & Engineering Society of China (CIESC), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The purpose of the Conference is to provide a forum for U.S. Chemical Engineers to meet their counterpart in China to discuss the latest advances, exchange research ideas and discuss opportunities for collaboration.
Broader Impacts :
Global issues such as new and renewable energy sources, clean fuels, sustainability and the environment will be among the focal points of discussion. These should be beneficial to the U.S. participants and lead to the development of new research ideas and collaborations. The direct face to face communication will facilitate development and expansion of the potentially vast markets in China as well as Asia for U.S. chemical products.
The NSF grant was a travel grant for partially defraying the travel costs of academic speakers to the 7th Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering, held in Beijing, China on October 15-18, 2013. The grant was used to partially fund the travel of 47 faculty members and graduate students of the U.S. delegation. A summary and the outcomes of the Conference are given below. Summary and Outcomes of the Conference 1. Conference name: The 7th Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering 2. Time and place: October 15-18, 2013, held at the Academic Hall of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 3. Attendance: Approximately 400 total, with 76 US attendees 4. Conference Theme: Due to the challenges that we are facing in energy, resources and environment, the theme of this conference is "Opportunities and Challenges of Chemical Engineering: Frontier of Chemical Engineering and Future Development of Chemical Industry," with an emphasis on the role of chemical engineers in the development of clean and sustainable chemical/energy processes. Another emphasis is to explore new frontiers of chemical engineering fundamentals for tackling these challenges. USA and China are two most important countries to lead the worldwide efforts. This conference aims in bringing together scientists and engineers from these two countries, as well as other countries, to discuss these challenges and possible solutions. The conference will address the key roles to be played by chemical engineers in developing processes, products and services that are needed by humanity in a sustainable way. The combined Conference meets a critical need in providing a focal point of contact for the chemical engineering researchers of the two countries, as well as from other countries and regions. It provides an excellent opportunity for exchanging information and developing future collaboration. 5. Conference Symposia: Total 14 symposia on clean and renewable energy and sustainability. In addition, two plenary panel discussion sessions were held: (a) Panel discussions on Challenges and opportunities of Chemical Industry (b) Panel discussions on Frontier of Chemical Engineering There were 252 Oral Presentations in the following 14 Symposia: Bioengineering and Biotechnology Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Chemical Engineering in Semi-conductor Science and Technology (Tutorial) Computer-aided Process Science and Engineering Discussion of Chemical Engineering Department Chairs Energy Fluidization and Fluid Particle Systems Materials and Nano Technology Membrane Technology for Gas and Liquid Separations and Purifications Product Engineering (Tutorial) Resources and Green Technology Separations and Environmental Technology Shale Gas Technology Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena In addition to the 14 Symposia, poster sessions were held in these 14 subject areas. 6. Outcome of the Conference: 1) Scientific exchange of research results in the field of clean energy lesding to further advancement of science and technology on clean energy technologies 2) Enhancing relationship between the two chemistry and chemical engineering groups of the US and China 3) Fostering new collaborations between the two countries
