Fostering Major Sustainable Energy Research Centers in the Upper Midwest EPSCoR States: CLEANTECH 2010 Workshop and Action Summit

在中西部上部 EPSCoR 州培育主要可持续能源研究中心：CLEANTECH 2010 研讨会和行动峰会

• 批准号: 1043244
• 负责人: Wayne Seames
• 金额: $ 9.9万
• 依托单位: University of North Dakota Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1043244&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fostering; Major; Sustainable; Energy; Research

Responding to the nation?s concerns related to the long term sustainable supply of affordable, environmentally acceptable sources of energy, Federal and State funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation have substantially increased the opportunities for sustainable energy related research by the nation?s universities and research institutions. Opportunities now exist for large scale collaborations to form and compete for major research centers such as the NSF Engineering Research Centers program. Concurrently and in response to this direction, almost every major research university in the United States has formed one or more research group that focuses on some aspect of this topic. The research universities of the Upper Midwest EPSCoR states are no exception to this trend.Intellectual MeritIn order to compete for major research centers, EPSCoR state sustainable energy research groups need to: 1) highlight their technological achievements, expertise, and interests in sustainable energy to other researchers; 2) develop relationships/connections with researchers at other institutions, 3) gain knowledge and experience in formulating and planning major energy research programs, 4) establish a network of commercial technology enabling entities and technology end user companies that are an important and necessary component of major research centers, and 5) gain information on how to partner with tribal colleges and minority serving institutions. Like most EPSCoR state universities, the schools of the Upper Midwest EPSCoR states lack the internal experience and resources to easily and effectively establish the necessary ingredients to compete for major research centers.The objective of this workshop and action summit, which we proposed to conduct in June 2010, is to address these four areas of need through a series of speakers, breakout sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking activities over the course of two days. Our objective is to bring together virtually all of the energy-related research groups in the Upper Midwest EPSCoR states along with funding agency representatives, representatives from current, successful centers, national labs, underrepresented groups, and business leaders. From this meeting it is hoped that EPSCoR researchers will have a better understanding of the state of sustainable energy technology and that contacts will be made and partnerships formed to facilitate major research center proposal activities by the participating research groups.Broader ImpactsThe technical sessions will include five focus areas: renewable fuels, chemicals and materials; energy from diffuse sources: geothermal, solar, and wind; the sustainable use of coal and carbon capture; energy conservation technologies; and novel energy technologies (anything that doesn?t fit in the other areas). Other sessions include technology transfer, working with venture capital groups, partnering with national labs, establishing relationships with minority serving institutions (MSIs), working with tribal organizations, finding research partnerships, the role of technology/business incubators, and EPSCoR?s role in facilitating major research center proposal activities. Participants from EPSCoR universities as well as MSIs will be encouraged to participate and travel fellowships will be used to facilitate their participation.

应对国家的长期可持续供应能源，联邦和州资助机构（包括国家科学基金会）的可持续可持续供应的关注，这大大增加了该国大学和研究机构的可持续能源相关研究的机会。现在，存在大规模合作的机会，以形成和竞争主要研究中心，例如NSF工程研究中心计划。同时并回应这一方向，几乎每所主要的研究大学都组成了一个或多个研究小组，该研究小组侧重于该主题的某些方面。中西部埃普斯科州的研究大学也不例外。智能MERITIN为争夺主要研究中心的命令，Epscor State可持续能源研究小组需要：1）强调其技术成就，专业知识和对其他研究人员的可持续能源的利益； 2）与其他机构的研究人员建立关系/联系，3）在制定和规划主要能源研究计划方面获得知识和经验，4）建立一个商业技术网络，使能够成为主要研究中心的重要且必要的组成部分，以及5）获得有关如何与部落大学和少数派服务机构合作的信息。像大多数埃普斯科州立大学一样，中西部埃普斯科州的学校缺乏内部经验和资源，无法轻松有效地建立必要的成分来争夺主要的研究中心。这次研讨会和行动峰会的目的是我们在2010年6月提出的，是通过一系列的演讲者，分组，圆形的活动来讨论这四个需求领域，讨论这四个需要的活动，这是两天的活动，并进行了两天的范围，并进行了两天的活动。我们的目标是将上西部EPSCOR州的几乎所有与能源相关的研究小组以及资金代表代表，当前，成功中心，国家实验室，代表人数不足的团体和商业领袖组成。从这次会议开始，希望EPSCOR研究人员将对可持续能源技术的状态有更好的了解，并建立联系和建立伙伴关系，以促进参与研究小组的主要研究中心提案活动。Broader的影响。BoaderImplasts The Technally Cessions将包括五个焦点领域：可再生燃料，化学药品，化学品和材料；弥漫性来源的能量：地热，太阳和风；煤炭和碳捕获的可持续使用；节能技术；以及新颖的能源技术（不适合其他领域的任何东西）。其他会议包括技术转移，与风险投资集团合作，与国家实验室合作，与少数族裔服务机构（MSIS）建立关系，与部落组织合作，寻找研究伙伴关系，技术/业务孵化器的作用以及Epscor在促进主要研究中心提案中的作用。 EPSCOR大学以及MSIS的参与者将被鼓励参加，旅行奖学金将用于促进他们的参与。