IRES Track 1: Electrochemical Technologies for Carbon-Free Economy

IRES 轨道 1：无碳经济的电化学技术

• 批准号: 2107534
• 负责人: Iryna Zenyuk
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-05-15 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2107534&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Electrochemical; Technologies; Carbon

This International Research Experience for Students (IRES) will enable a diverse group of the US students to pursue research opportunities that relate to decarbonization of energy sector and enable carbon-free economy. Solar, wind and other renewable energy technologies enabled transformation and decarbonization of the power generation sector around the world. However, these power sources are intermittent and reliable management of renewable resources on the power grid will require a combination of flexible demand and energy storage. Electrochemical technologies offer solutions to decarbonize electricity grid and to transform transportation and manufacturing industries. Bringing in international entities that are leaders in these areas can help establish global competency in renewable energy research and provide undergraduate and graduate students international experiences, especially in a cohort environment. Specific focus is set on workforce development with relation to clean-energy jobs, as this profession is expected to grow substantially, as US commits to decarbonize its electric grid and transportation sectors. The program achievements will solely focus on students learning, as a key objective is to retain and train US workforce and to bring more underrepresented minorities in STEM to the US workforce. Student cohort immersion into interdisciplinary research activities, with hand-on laboratory experience and project-based learning will ensure development of wide range of knowledge, proficiencies and skills.The overall goal of the program is to develop US diverse workforce in renewable technologies and increase students' awareness of the low temperature technologies with zero carbon emissions and to involve students in specific research activities focused on fundamentals. Over a three-year period, eighteen students from the US will spend ten weeks (each year) at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) and Fritz-Haber Institute (FHI) of Max-Planck Society conducting mentored research in a multidisciplinary environment. Student research projects will fall into three general areas: i) hydrogen technologies, ii) carbon dioxide reduction technologies, iii) low temperature ammonia production. These projects will leverage resources and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities at TU Berlin and FHI. Conducting these research activities in Germany will provide a broad, global context for the clean energy technologies, as Germany has set ambitious goals for renewable energy penetration and TUB and FHI are world leaders in electrochemical technologies. The program intends to develop globally engaged students, who think about chemical transformations, engineering, and economics within the context of zero-emission technologies and environmental impact.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这种国际学生研究体验（IRES）将使不同的美国学生群体能够寻求与能源部门脱碳和实现无碳经济相关的研究机会。太阳能、风能和其他可再生能源技术促进了全球发电行业的转型和脱碳。然而，这些电源是间歇性的，对电网上可再生资源的可靠管理将需要灵活的需求和能量存储的结合。电化学技术提供了电网脱碳以及交通运输和制造业转型的解决方案。引进这些领域的领先国际实体可以帮助建立可再生能源研究的全球能力，并为本科生和研究生提供国际经验，特别是在队列环境中。具体重点是与清洁能源工作相关的劳动力发展，因为随着美国承诺电网和交通部门脱碳，这一职业预计将大幅增长。该计划的成果将仅关注学生的学习，因为一个关键目标是留住和培训美国劳动力，并将更多 STEM 领域代表性不足的少数群体带入美国劳动力市场。学生群体沉浸在跨学科研究活动中，通过实践实验室经验和基于项目的学习，将确保广泛的知识、熟练程度和技能的发展。该计划的总体目标是培养美国可再生技术领域的多元化劳动力并增加学生数量' 认识零碳排放的低温技术，并让学生参与以基础知识为重点的具体研究活动。在三年的时间里，来自美国的 18 名学生将在柏林工业大学 (TU Berlin) 和马普学会弗里茨-哈伯研究所 (FHI) 度过十周（每年），在多学科环境中进行指导性研究。学生研究项目将分为三个一般领域：i）氢技术，ii）二氧化碳减排技术，iii）低温氨生产。这些项目将利用柏林工业大学和 FHI 的资源以及最先进的设备和设施。在德国开展这些研究活动将为清洁能源技术提供广泛的全球背景，因为德国制定了可再生能源普及的雄心勃勃的目标，并且 TUB 和 FHI 是电化学技术的世界领先者。该项目旨在培养全球参与的学生，他们在零排放技术和环境影响的背景下思考化学转化、工程和经济学。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力评估进行评估，被认为值得支持。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。