I/UCRC for The Emission Reduction Research Center

该奖项是为了表彰在新泽西理工学院(NJIT)建立的产学研合作减排研究中心(ERRC)。ERRC的研究重点是减少制药和特种化学品行业通常使用的制造业的“批处理”过程中的污染。该中心计划的一些研究项目包括：新型两亲性星形聚合物作为制药行业排放控制的溶剂；用于VOC分离的新型陶瓷膜和用于工艺设计和性能监测的AI系统等。还将建立一个全面的溶剂数据库，以帮助优化溶剂选择和试验溶剂替代机会，其中有机溶剂体系可能被水或纯体系取代。除了NJIT，俄亥俄州立大学、宾夕法尼亚州立大学和麻省理工学院也将参与I/UCRC的研究计划。项目经理建议新泽西理工学院在为期五年的持续奖励的第一年奖励50,000美元。每12个月接近结束时，项目经理和/或工程教育中心处处长将审查中心在一系列更新标准方面的进展，包括：1)大学/行业互动的发展程度；2)支持基础的发展程度；以及3)合作的、强有力的研究计划发展的程度。如果审查结果令人满意，项目经理将建议对下一阶段的持续奖励提供支持。

This award is for the establishment of an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Emission Reduction Research Center (ERRC) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The focus of the ERRC research is on reducing pollution in "batch processing" on manufacturing typically used by pharmaceutical and the specialty chemicals industry. Some of the planned research projects at the Center include: novel amphiphillic star polymers as solvents for emission control in the pharmaceutical industry; novel ceramic membranes for VOC Separation and AI system for process design and performance monitoring etc. A comprehensive solvent database will also be built to assist optimum solvent selection and experiment with solvent replacement opportunities where organic solvent systems potentially can be replaced with aqueous or neat systems. Besides NJIT, the Ohio State University, Penn State and MIT will also participate in the research program of the I/UCRC. The Program Manager recommends New Jersey Institute of Technology be award $50,000 for the first year of a five-year continuing award. Near the end of each 12-month period the Program Manager and/or the Division Director of the Engineering Education Centers Division will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: 1) the extent to which the university/industry interaction is developing; 2) extent to which the support base is developing; and 3) the extent to which a collaborative, robust research program is developing. If the review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support for the next period of this continuing award.