Support for the 2020 North American meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology
Abstract
This proposal requests funds to partially support the 2020 meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (NA-ISMET), to be held at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California during November 18-20, 2020. ISMET is the only international society dedicated to the full range of fundamental microbial electrochemical research and technology applications, and is the home organization for researchers from widely diverse backgrounds, including microbiologists, chemists, biophysicists, and engineers. The funds requested here will ensure that a diverse range of productive and successful researchers attend the conference, increasing the quality of research presented and the impact of this conference on understanding charge transfer processes in the context of microbial communities and biofilms Ð areas that are currently supported by the Army Research Office. The main objective of the NA-ISMET 2020 meeting is to link together this interdisciplinary group of researchers to discuss cutting-edge advancements in microbial charge transfer focusing both on basic science (redox biophysics/biochemistry, microbiology, biofilms, electrochemistry, bioelectronics) and applied systems (renewable energy, microbial fuel cells, microbial electrosynthesis, environmental remediation, and synthetic microbial electronics). The NA-ISMET 2020 conference is the premier USA event for understanding and harnessing charge transfer processes in biofilms specifically and complex microbial communities in general. This yearÕs program will have an additional emphasis on understanding these processes in the context of host-associated microbiomes. The analysis and engineering of microbial communities is an area that is currently supported by the Army Research Office. The conference will feature the state of the art both on basic science and applied systems. Part of the ARO funds will be used to fund travel for speakers, with the remainder used to lower the registration costs with emphasis on students, postdoctoral scholars, and early career faculty.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 09, 2020
- Source ID
- W911NF2010199
Entities
People
- Moh El-naggar
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Southern California