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CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | January 26, 2017 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | January 26, 2017 |
| Award Number: | 1722498 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Angie Lueking
CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems ENG Directorate for Engineering |
| Start Date: | February 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2018 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $14,825.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $14,825.00 |
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1500 ILLINOIS ST GOLDEN CO US 80401-1887 (303)273-3000 |
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Golden CO US 80401-1887 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Interfacial Engineering Progra |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.041 |
ABSTRACT
Title: Travel Support for an International Conference on Identifying Pathways for Deployment of Carbon Capture and Utilization
1722498 Wilcox
Carbon capture, storage, and utilization is a pressing topic in light of climate change concerns and the Paris 2016 International Treaty. Current routes for industrial-scale carbon capture significantly increase energy costs while decreasing overall efficiency of energy conversion. This project provides funds for two students and two speakers to attend an international conference in Italy to discuss carbon capture, storage, and utilization technologies in light of this international engineering challenge, with considerable social, economic, and political barriers.
The organizing committee for the conference strove to provide a unique venue for discussions of economics and engineering issues of carbon capture and utilization. High-profile speakers will provide plenaries, while younger researchers will present more technical information. Outcomes from the conference will be published as a special issue in "Frontiers Energy Research" journal. The conference is modeled after a Gordon Research conference, and will be kept relatively small to facilitate in depth discussions and spur collaborations.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
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The NSF award was used to hold a conference in Calabria, Italy to discuss the pathways to deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The development of the CCUS field is essential in the challenge to slow the warming of our planet. The participants included world-leading researchers in the CCUS field, as well as graduate students who are passionate about becoming involved in advancing the field. The conference took place over one week and was organized through 12 central plenaries and 7 technical sessions. Information was shared through several talks and open discussion sessions, allowing for new field-advancing ideas to be developed. Graduate students developed their skills as researchers by participating in a poster session for which awards were given to the top presenters. Participants took ideas and information gained from the conference and were able to share with colleagues in their respective institutions across the world. A peer reviewed paper will be published documenting key findings from the conference to further communicate all valuable information discussed and enable other researchers to create new ideas as a result. By advancing the CCUS field, the award will also prove to advance society by bettering the environment in which we live.
The intellectual merit of this conference encompassed the advancement of knowledge among world-leaders in CCUS and up-and-coming students in the field alike. In turn, participants of the conference were able to return to their respective institutions and allow ideas from the conference to be spread across the world. The broader impacts of this conference are encompassed by the benefits brought to society by advancement of CCUS technology to create a cleaner environment for society to live in. Discussions during the conference about acceptance of CCUS among policymakers and society as a whole will also help to achieve the broader impacts of the conference on society.
A subset of the group is writing a paper for submission to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Last Modified: 02/27/2018
Modified by: Jennifer Wilcox
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