A Workshop on Science Challenges in Low Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering: Enabling a Future Based on Electricity through Non-Equilibrium Plasma Chemistry

低温等离子体科学与工程科学挑战研讨会：通过非平衡等离子体化学实现基于电的未来

• 批准号: 1613074
• 负责人: Mark Kushner
• 金额: $ 3.58万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-04-15 至 2017-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1613074&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Science; Challenges; Low; Temperature

This grant is to provide partial travel support for 45 researchers to attend a "Workshop on Science Challenges in Low Temperature Plasma Science and Engineering: Enabling a Future Based on Electricity through Non-Equilibrium Plasma Chemistry". Salary support for a technical editor and a graphic artist to assist with the production of the final report of the workshop is also provided. The workshop will be held at NSF in the spring or early summer of 2016 and aims to create a roadmap defining research challenges and opportunities in the field of Low Temperature Plasmas (LTPs) with the following objectives:- Summarize the current state of the art in plasma activated processes.- Describe the role of LTPs in facilitating the vision of a future based on renewable resources.- Delineate and prioritize the major scientific issues in LTPs that must be addressed to achieve that vision.- Describe a role for NSF in addressing these science challenges.Intellectual Merit:This workshop is motivated by the need to explore the efficient conversion of electricity into chemical reactivity. Chemical reactivity enables the synthesis of new materials, the production of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, pharmaceuticals and food. Two common ways in which electrical power is transformed into chemical reactivity are electrochemistry and electro-catalysis. Low Temperature Plasmas (LTPs) can be a very versatile alternative technology for converting electrical energy into chemical reactivity. LTPs can interact with gases, liquids and solids under non-equilibrium conditions that enable production of unique chemical reactivity.The proposed workshop will bring together the leading scientists and engineers in LTPs with the objective of discussing and defining the major scientific challenges that prevent translation of this technology into commercial practice. The context of the workshop will be to define the role of LTPs in enabling a sustainable future through efficient utilization of renewable electricity. The workshop will provide a forum for open exchange of ideas among the participants and NSF staff with the objective of defining the challenges and priorities for research in this field, and their potential impact on society. Broader Impacts Understanding the role of LTPs in converting electrical energy to chemical reactivity is an important topic with potentially significant societal impact related to energy sustainability. This workshop will address the state of the art in the field and define the challenges that must be overcome to enable commercial exploitation of LTPs in a broad range of applications. The ultimate objective of the workshop will be to define a roadmap for research that addresses these challenges that will be useful to NSF, other federal agencies (DOE, DOD, NASA, and EPA), policy makers, and the scientific community at large.

这笔赠款将为 45 名研究人员提供部分旅行支持，以参加“低温等离子体科学与工程中的科学挑战研讨会：通过非平衡等离子体化学实现基于电力的未来”。还为技术编辑和图形艺术家提供薪资支持，以协助制作研讨会的最终报告。该研讨会将于 2016 年春季或初夏在 NSF 举行，旨在制定一个路线图，定义低温等离子体 (LTP) 领域的研究挑战和机遇，其目标如下：- 总结低温等离子体领域的当前技术水平等离子体激活过程。- 描述 LTP 在促进基于可再生资源的未来愿景中的作用。- 描述并优先考虑 LTP 中为实现该愿景必须解决的主要科学问题。- 描述 NSF 在解决这些科学挑战。智力价值：本次研讨会的动机是探索将电有效转化为化学反应的需要。化学反应可以合成新材料、生产化学品、肥料、塑料、药品和食品。将电能转化为化学反应的两种常见方式是电化学和电催化。 低温等离子体 (LTP) 是一种用途广泛的替代技术，可将电能转化为化学反应。 LTP 可以在非平衡条件下与气体、液体和固体相互作用，从而产生独特的化学反应性。拟议的研讨会将汇集 LTP 领域的领先科学家和工程师，目的是讨论和定义阻碍转化的主要科学挑战。将该技术投入商业实践。研讨会的背景将是定义 LTP 在通过有效利用可再生电力实现可持续未来方面的作用。该研讨会将为参与者和 NSF 工作人员提供一个公开交流思想的论坛，目的是确定该领域研究的挑战和优先事项及其对社会的潜在影响。更广泛的影响 了解 LTP 在将电能转化为化学反应中的作用是一个重要的话题，具有与能源可持续性相关的潜在重大社会影响。 本次研讨会将讨论该领域的最新技术，并定义必须克服的挑战，以实现 LTP 在广泛应用中的商业开发。研讨会的最终目标是确定解决这些挑战的研究路线图，这对 NSF、其他联邦机构（DOE、DOD、NASA 和 EPA）、政策制定者和整个科学界都有用。