IGERT: Functional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Solutions

IGERT：用于可持续能源解决方案的功能纳米材料

• 批准号: 1250052
• 负责人: Christopher Williams
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: University of South Carolina at Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1250052&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Functional; Nanomaterials; Sustainable; Energy

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award provides Ph.D. students at the University of South Carolina at Columbia with the unique training and skill sets to advance the science and engineering of nanomaterials for sustainable energy generation. Trainees are collaborating in interdisciplinary research teams to receive a technical education in alternative energy production and to gain experience in technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and science communication.Intellectual Merit: Three main research areas direct trainees to design materials that can be applied to energy conversion involving: (1) transformation of carbon dioxide into liquid fuels; (2) conversion of biomass feedstock to liquid fuels; and (3) modifying solar energy into electricity. Trainees engage in problem--?]based learning and use case studies to address each research question through research and coursework. While exploring the basic underlying physical laws and engineering constraints for their research areas, students are participating and competing in a new campus innovation program.Broader Impacts: This project?fs emphasis on entrepreneurship and strong technical training is preparing trainees to take leadership roles within the fast growing renewable energy industries and existing fossil fuel infrastructure. The University of South Carolina at Columbia?fs campus programs and partnership with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, encourage the participation of underrepresented groups in this project. Additionally, trainees are engaging in outreach activities with the South Carolina Governor?fs School for Science and Mathematics, to provide research opportunities and mentoring to STEM high school students. IGERT is an NSF--?]wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries, and to engage students in understanding the processes by which research is translated to innovations for societal benefit.

这项综合研究生教育和研究实习生（IGERT）奖提供了博士学位。南卡罗来纳大学哥伦比亚大学的学生进行了独特的培训和技能，以推动纳米材料的科学和工程，以促进可持续能源的产生。学员正在跨学科研究团队合作，以接受替代能源生产的技术教育，并获得技术商业化，企业家和科学传播方面的经验。智慧优点：三个主要的研究领域直接将受训者直接用于设计可用于涉及能量转换的材料：（1）（1）（1）二氧化碳转化为液体燃料燃料燃料； （2）将生物质原料转换为液体燃料； （3）将太阳能修改为电力。受训者从事问题 - ？]基于学习和用例研究，以通过研究和课程来解决每个研究问题。在探索其研究领域的基本潜在的物理法律和工程限制的同时，学生们正在参与并竞争新的校园创新计划。Broader的影响：该项目强调企业家精神和强大的技术培训，正在为受训者做好准备在快速增长的可再生能源工业和现有的Fossil Fuel Infrrastructure中扮演领导角色。南卡罗来纳大学哥伦比亚大学FS校园计划以及与北卡罗来纳州农业和技术州立大学的合作伙伴关系，鼓励人类代表不足的团体参与该项目。此外，学员正在与南卡罗来纳州州长科学与数学学院进行外展活动，为STEM高中生提供研究机会和指导。 Igert是NSF - ？]广泛的计划，旨在应对美国博士学位的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，所选学科的深刻知识以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在在肥沃的环境中建立新的模型，用于超越传统纪律界限的合作研究，并吸引学生理解研究的过程转化为以社会利益的创新过程。