For electrochemical energy devices (e.g., electrocatalysts, fuel cells) and environment systems, the gas/solid, liquid/solid and solid/solid interfaces are critical nexus where many important chemical processes take place. For example, the surfaces of electrocatalysts can be one kind of gas/solid or liquid/solid interfaces where electrochemical reactions take place and materials transform. In addition, the interfaces at several environmental devices (e.g., heavy ion removal) may experience re-organizations in different processes. However, these interfacial processes are not well understood and controlled, which affects the development of devices for energy, environment and sustainability. To address the pressing opportunities and challenges, we have designed this symposium to highlight the recent trends in the transformation, reaction and organization of functional interfaces for sustainable energy systems and environmental managements. The symposium will bridge expertise in academia research and industrial applications from electrochemical deposition, interfacial reactions, functional control, advanced characterization and scientific management to applications of energy and environmental devices. Particular attention will be paid to the understanding of interfacial chemistry, the control, and multimodal in situ characterization of functional materials in catalysts, energy conversion and environmental processes. This topic also includes novel architectures for mechanistic studies, such as the use of single crystal surfaces and substrate-supported entities as model systems. This symposium will provide an interactive forum for scientists from various fields interested in the application of interfacial engineering. We hope this symposium will benefit materials scientists from various backgrounds, and will help encourage the implementation of rational design, smart control and advanced characterization approaches to solve the needed problems in this field.

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