Joint US-Africa Materials Advanced Studies Institute

美非联合材料高级研究所

• 批准号: 1539724
• 负责人: Sossina Haile
• 金额: $ 32.65万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1539724&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Joint; US; Africa; Materials; Advanced

Non-technical Abstract: With support from the Office of Special Programs in the Division of Materials Research and the Office of International Science and Engineering, the Joint U.S.-Africa Materials Advanced Studies Institute is a two-week educational institute that serves to connect materials students and researchers in the United States with those in Africa and other parts of the developed world. It will benefit U.S. participants because it will immerse them in a rich, transcontinental network of collaborators from Africa and Europe. The June 2016 school on "Materials for Sustainable Energy" will enable them to explore shared scientific challenges and to help co-generate new knowledge and innovative solutions with colleagues who bring different national, cultural and institutional perspectives. World-renowned experts drawn from the United States, Africa and Europe will teach the courses and provide opportunities for hands-on learning. The institute, part of an ongoing effort called the Joint Undertaking for an African Materials Initiative (JUAMI), promises to strengthen the capacity of the African Materials Science community by providing short-term graduate level training of African students and researchers by some of the world's top scientists during the two-week school in Arusha, Tanzania. Technical Abstract: Motivated by the need to develop and sustain positive international scientific relationships between the United States and African scientific communities, the Joint U.S.-Africa Materials Advanced Studies Institute employs a unique format to address four primary concerns: the creation of new knowledge and innovative solutions through cross-cultural collaborations, the need for U.S. graduate students and faculty to be engaged in international research collaborations and networks, the value to the United States of remaining a desired collaboration partner for African counterparts, and the need for graduate level training in materials science in Africa. This two-week school, which follows on earlier such schools, will focus on "Materials for Sustainable Energy", a topic at the frontier of materials research, with lectures offered by world-renowned experts recruited both internationally and locally. The curriculum includes directed hands-on activities, lectures, and the preparation/presentation of group proposals that give rise to ongoing cross-cultural collaborative research projects. Experts from the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University will provide ongoing assessment to quantify educational outcomes and improve pedagogy and program structure. The 2016 school takes advantage of JUAMI's existing clearing house to connect researchers and resources across international boundaries. The institute's unique format, essentially a hybrid between a state-of-the-art conference, advanced seminars and hands-on learning opportunities, augmented with a virtual gathering place, is key to achieving mutual benefit for the United States and for Africa. This advanced studies institute will also tap into the rich talent pool in Africa, focusing that potential on a topic of great importance to Africa, the United States and the world. By building and sustaining links with African students, researchers and institutions, this institute and JUAMI's ongoing efforts could also prove valuable for recruiting excellent students to the United States for graduate study.

非技术摘要：在材料研究部特殊计划办公室和国际科学与工程办公室的支持下，联合美国 - 非洲材料高级研究所是一个为期两周的教育学院，可用于连接材料学生美国的研究人员与非洲和发达国家其他地区的研究人员。它将使美国参与者受益，因为它将将他们沉浸在非洲和欧洲的丰富的，横洲的合作者网络中。 2016年6月的“可持续能源材料”学校将使他们能够探索共同的科学挑战，并帮助与带来不同国家，文化和机构观点的同事共同开发新的知识和创新解决方案。来自美国，非洲和欧洲的世界知名专家将教授课程，并为动手学习提供机会。该研究所是非洲材料倡议（JUAMI）的持续努力的一部分，它有望通过提供世界上一些世界上一些非洲学生和研究人员的短期研究生培训来增强非洲材料科学界的能力。在坦桑尼亚阿鲁沙（Arusha）的两周学校期间的高级科学家。技术摘要：由美国与非洲科学社区之间发展和维持积极的国际科学关系的需要，美国 - 非洲联合材料高级研究所采用独特的格式来解决四个主要问题：创建新知识和创新性通过跨文化合作，美国研究生和教职员工进行国际研究合作和网络的需求，对美国仍然是非洲同行的期望合作伙伴的价值以及对材料研究生级培训的需求非洲科学。这所两周的学校遵循了早期的学校，将重点关注“可持续能源的材料”，这是材料研究边界的一个主题，由世界知名的专家在国际和本地招募的世界著名专家提供的讲座。该课程包括实践活动，讲座以及群体提案的准备/呈现，这些建议会导致持续正在进行的跨文化协作研究项目。西北大学塞尔（Searle）前进学习与教学中心的专家将提供持续的评估，以量化教育成果并改善教学法和计划结构。 2016年的学校利用了Juami现有的清算室，将研究人员和资源跨越国际边界联系起来。该研究所的独特格式，本质上是一个最先进的会议，高级研讨会和动手学习机会之间的混合体，增强了虚拟聚会场所，这是为美国和非洲带来相互利益的关键。该高级研究所还将利用非洲的丰富人才库，将潜力集中在对非洲，美国和世界的重要性上。通过与非洲学生，研究人员和机构建立和维持联系，该研究所和Juami的持续努力也可以证明对于招募优秀的学生到美国进行研究生学习很有价值。