10th International conference on Nanochannles, Microchannels and Minichannels 2012, Rio Grande, PR, July 8-12, 2012

2012 年第十届纳米通道、微通道和迷你通道国际会议，波多黎各里奥格兰德，2012 年 7 月 8 日至 12 日

• 批准号: 1239123
• 负责人: Yoav Peles
• 金额: $ 0.82万
• 依托单位: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-15 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1239123&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 10th; International; conference; Nanochannles; Microchannels

Peles 1239123Intellectual Merit: This travel/conference proposal seeks support for twenty-six U.S. participants (including six keynote speakers and twenty students) to attend the ASME 2012 International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels (ICNMM) that will take place on July 8-11, 2012 in Puerto Rico. This conference provides a unique forum for interdisciplinary researchers to exchange ideas about fundamental heat transfer and fluid flow processes at the microscale. Previous conferences have focused on nanochannels for the first time in response to the applications in the area of optics and processes occurring at molecular levels, and there were conflicting reports. These issues are expected to become even more relevant and important than in previous conferences. The key focus area of this year's conference is on nanostructures. The 10th ICNMM is expected to address challenges in the following topics: effect of nanoparticles on transport processes, surface tension effect at microscale, two-phase flows at microscale, new medical diagnostic devices utilizing specific fluid properties, novel drug delivery systems, micro-heat exchangers, digital microfluidics, and water management in PEM fuel cells.Broader Impacts: The new emerging areas of microscale and nanoscale transport are expected to fundamentally transform many applications for which current solutions do not exist or are too expensive. These areas have practical applications to biological sciences (DNA detection), microprocessor chip cooling, pharmaceutical sciences (micromixers and micro-reactors), optics (switching devices), fuel cells (gas diffusion channels and gas diffusion layer), micropower generation, microturbines, etc. Therefore, it is crucial for U.S. scientists and engineers to participate in activities that foster collaboration and exchanging of new ideas in these important areas. This NSF grant will provide support for post-doctoral researchers and recent tenure-track professors. Special emphasis will be placed on soliciting participation from minority and underrepresented groups. The special symposium on Micro and Nanoengineered Surfaces: Transport Phenomena and Thermal Fluid Applications sponsored by the Thermal Transport Processes program at NSF will include a panel discussion, in which a position paper will be written afterwards to help researchers set their research directions.

Peles 1239123智力优势：此旅行/会议提案寻求支持 26 名美国参与者（包括 6 名主讲嘉宾和 20 名学生）参加将于 7 月 8 日举行的 ASME 2012 国际纳米通道、微通道和迷你通道会议 (ICNMM) 2012 年 11 月 11 日，波多黎各。 这次会议为跨学科研究人员提供了一个独特的论坛，以交流有关微尺度基本传热和流体流动过程的想法。 之前的会议首次关注纳米通道，以应对分子水平上光学和过程领域的应用，并且存在相互矛盾的报告。 预计这些问题将比以前的会议变得更加相关和重要。 今年会议的重点领域是纳米结构。 第十届ICNMM预计将解决以下主题的挑战：纳米颗粒对传输过程的影响、微尺度的表面张力效应、微尺度的两相流、利用特定流体特性的新型医疗诊断设备、新型药物输送系统、微热更广泛的影响：微米级和纳米级传输的新兴领域预计将从根本上改变许多当前解决方案不存在或过于昂贵的应用。 这些领域在生物科学（DNA检测）、微处理器芯片冷却、制药科学（微混合器和微反应器）、光学（开关装置）、燃料电池（气体扩散通道和气体扩散层）、微发电、微型涡轮机、因此，美国科学家和工程师参与促进这些重要领域合作和新思想交流的活动至关重要。 美国国家科学基金会的这笔赠款将为博士后研究人员和最近的终身教授提供支持。 将特别重视争取少数群体和代表性不足群体的参与。 由美国国家科学基金会热传输过程项目主办的“微纳米工程表面：传输现象和热流体应用”特别研讨会将包括一场小组讨论，随后将撰写一份立场文件，以帮助研究人员确定他们的研究方向。