IRES Track I: US Student Research Experience in Design and Synthesis of Advanced Materials for High-efficiency Energy Storage and Conversion

IRES Track I：美国学生在高效能量存储和转换先进材料的设计和合成方面的研究经验

• 批准号: 2246336
• 负责人: Chao Dong
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Texas of the Permian Basin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2246336&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; US; Student; Research

The proposed IRES program aims to provide U.S. undergraduate students with international research experience in preparing advanced energy storage and conversion materials in greenhouse gas reforming (carbon dioxide and methane) and high-efficient lithium-ion battery preparation. Four U.S. students per year for three years (12 students) from regional/national underrepresented groups will be mentored by counterpart faculties and graduate students with expertise in ongoing projects at the Qingdao campus of Shandong University of Science and Technology (SDUST), Shandong, China. These students will participate in research projects with the frontiers of knowledge and methodological approaches. IRES students will develop and polish valuable technical skills, learn about renewable, sustainable solutions to global greenhouse gas challenges, and live in a bicultural community of faculty and students participating in the program. It benefits the advancement of CO2 dry reforming CH4 (greenhouse gas reforming) and lithium-ion battery design and preparation in the U.S. The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located in rural West Texas, serving 37% of Pell-eligible and 49% of first-generation students whose families often work in the oil fields or service industries. The IRES participants will be recruited from underrepresented groups (i.e., women and minorities) in West Texas and Pell grant-qualified applicants in STEM nationally. The proposed project will further develop their interest in STEM and enhance their enthusiasm to pursue graduate studies and careers in STEM disciplines. This IRES project, through interactions with global mentors and peers and working in international research environments, provides the students with opportunities to be prepared for worldwide competence and cooperation in addressing energy issues and climate change. Climate change due to greenhouse gas (carbon emission) brings with it a tremendous threat to humans. This IRES research project aims to develop new methodologies or improve existing ones to design and prepare energy storage/conversion advanced materials for carbon emission reduction to mitigate climate change damage. A computational model will be used for students to study reaction mechanisms. Students in the program will perform independent research projects that aim to achieve high-efficient energy utilization and enhance energy storage and conversion. They will engage in the following topics of CO2 dry reforming CH4 and lithium-ion batteries design: 1) preparation of bio-mass carbon-based catalyst and using it for CO2 dry reforming of CH4 with microwave plasma discharge; 2) investigation of the evolution of thermal stress process of the carbon structure and evaluating any potential damage to biomass-based carbon catalyst; 3) analysis of the data from the proposed experiments to disclose the reaction mechanism in combination with the results from quantum mechanics calculations; 4) prepare the Sb-based anode for high-performance testing in lithium-ion batteries; and 5) assemble lithium batteries and evaluate their performance. The breakthroughs made from the project can significantly impact the improvements of lithium-ion battery efficiency and greenhouse reforming, as well as in the U.S. corresponding areas. The proposed research projects will contribute to carbon emission reduction by achieving high-efficiency energy storage and conversion. Reutilization of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide plus methane from abundant, low-cost natural gas reserves can manufacture new chemical feedstocks to produce durable chemicals in a carbon-neutral or carbon-negative route.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.

拟议的IRES计划旨在为美国本科生提供国际研究经验，以准备高效的温室气体改革（二氧化碳和甲烷）和高效锂离子电池准备中的高级储能和转换材料。来自地区/国家代表性不足的团体的三年（12名学生）每年的四名学生将受到对应学院的指导，并且在中国山东山东科学技术大学（SDUST）的Qingdao校园内拥有专业知识。这些学生将以知识和方法论方法的前沿参与研究项目。 IRES的学生将发展并提高宝贵的技术技能，了解可再生，可持续的解决方案，以应对全球温室气体挑战，并生活在参加该计划的教职员工和学生的双文化社区中。它有益于美国德克萨斯大学二叠纪盆地（UTPB）是位于西克萨斯州乡村的西班牙裔服务机构（HSI），在美国，二氧化碳干燥改革CH4（温室气体改革）和锂离子电池设计和准备工作有益于二氧化碳二叠纪盆地（UTPB），该机构经常在First-Negeneration Field of Field of Field of Field of Fields oil oil oil Cornity oil native of First in nive of Field oil oil oil n oil oil n oil n oil oil， IRES的参与者将从西得克萨斯州的代表性不足的团体（即妇女和少数族裔）和佩尔授予授权资格的申请人全国范围内招募。拟议的项目将进一步发展他们对STEM的兴趣，并增强他们从事STEM学科的研究生学习和职业的热情。 这项IRES项目通过与全球导师和同龄人的互动以及在国际研究环境中工作，为学生提供了为全球能力与合作做好准备，以解决能源问题和气候变化。由于温室气体（碳排放）引起的气候变化带来了对人类的巨大威胁。该IRES研究项目旨在开发新的方法或改进现有方法，以设计和准备储能/转换的高级材料，以减少碳排放，以减轻气候变化的损害。学生将使用计算模型来研究反应机制。该计划的学生将执行旨在实现高效能源利用并增强能源储能和转换的独立研究项目。他们将参与以下二氧化碳干燥的CH4和锂离子电池设计的主题：1）制备生物质量碳基催化剂，并将其用于微波等离子体排放的CH4二氧化碳干燥改革； 2）研究碳结构的热应力过程的演变，并评估对基于生物质的碳催化剂的任何潜在损害； 3）分析来自提议的实验的数据，以披露反应机制与量子力学计算结果相结合的分析； 4）准备基于SB的阳极进行锂离子电池中的高性能测试； 5）组装锂电池并评估其性能。该项目的突破可以显着影响锂离子电池效率和温室改革以及美国相应地区的改善。拟议的研究项目将通过实现高效率的能量存储和转换来减少碳排放。从丰富，低成本的天然气储量中的温室气碳和甲烷的再灭菌可以生产新的化学原料，以在碳中性或碳阴性的途径中生产耐用的化学物质。这奖反映了NSF的法规任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识优点和广泛的范围来评估的，并且值得通过评估来进行评估。