报告题目：Intermolecular Forces and Interfacial Science in Oil and Gas Production 油气生产中的分子间力与界面科学

报告人：曾宏波 教授 （Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada）

报告时间：2025年4月11日14:00-15:00

报告地点：大学生活动中心201会议室（二楼东北侧）

个人简介：曾宏波为加拿大阿尔伯塔大学化学工程和材料工程系终身教授、加拿大皇家科学院和工程院两院院士、国家讲席教授、分子力和界面科学首席专家。获清华大学工学学士和硕士学位，美国加州大学圣芭芭拉分校博士学位。目前研究方向主要包括胶体与界面科学、功能材料、化工/石油/矿物和环境等工程过程中的界面现象等。已在高水平SCI期刊发表论文500余篇，撰写和主编专著一部。曾获加拿大石油青年创新奖，加拿大化学和化工学会创新奖，阿尔伯塔大学工程研究优秀奖、工程本科教学优秀奖、工程研究生教学优秀奖、杰出导师奖和工程研究职业成就奖，国际杰出青年化学工程师奖, 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会Steacie奖（国家科技最高奖之一）, Killam教授奖, 范德华(van der Waals)奖等。现兼任Advances in Colloid and Interface Science主编和Science China Materials、Petroleum Science等SCI 期刊副主编。

报告摘要：The physicochemical properties and functionalities of materials in various applications are mainly governed by their intermolecular and surface interaction characteristics. Over the past decades, there has been growing research interest in the quantitative characterization of these interactions, especially in soft materials (e.g., polymers, biopolymers) and engineering processes such as the stabilization and destabilization of emulsions (water-in-oil and oil-in-water), oil/water separation, bubble-bitumen flotation, water treatment, and challenges related to fouling and antifouling strategies. In this talk, I will discuss the development of the research field on intermolecular and surface forces. I will provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of these forces and the nanomechanical techniques commonly used for their study. I will then present recent advances in applying these advanced techniques to quantify intermolecular and surface interactions in bitumen production, wastewater treatment, fouling/antifouling phenomena, and the development of novel functional materials.