IGERT Formal Proposal: Molecularly Designed Materials

该综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）奖支持建立与分子设计材料新兴技术相关的教育和研究的多学科研究生培训计划。两个主要的重点领域是：(1)电子和光子材料；(2)设计纳米结构。项目共享的主题是为某些新技术用途设计分子，或优化器件中此类材料的性能，例如led， tft，传感器等。学院成员来自化学系、材料科学与工程系、化学工程系、应用物理系、电子工程系、公共卫生学院，以及大分子科学与工程中心和显示技术与制造中心。来自国家和工业实验室的科学家也密切参与研究和培训。教育广度由新颖的课程提供，该课程具有从4个系中抽出的一套有凝聚力的课程，新的模块化课程和研究实习轮换。研究环境的特点是，最先进的设施。合作研究的广度和整合的课程作业确保了学生受过广泛的教育，熟悉分子设计材料科学和技术中的重要问题。IGERT是一项nsf范围内的计划，旨在促进建立创新的，以研究为基础的研究生课程，培养多样化的科学家和工程师群体，为充分利用广泛的职业选择做好准备。IGERT为博士机构提供了一个开发新的、重点突出的多学科研究生课程的机会，这些课程超越了组织界限，并将来自几个部门或机构的教师联合起来，为培训和研究建立一个高度互动、协作的环境。在该计划的第二年，奖项将颁发给21个机构，这些机构的项目涵盖了NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域。该奖项由数学和物理科学委员会（多学科活动办公室）、地球科学委员会、工程委员会以及教育和人力资源委员会资助。

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a multidisciplinary graduate training program of education and research associated with emerging technologies of Molecularly Designed Materials. Two principal focus areas are: (1) Electronic and Photonic Materials, and (2) Designed Nanostructures. Projects share the theme of designing molecules for some new technological use, or to optimize the performance of such materials in devices, e.g. LEDs , TFTs, sensors, etc. Faculty participants are from the Departments of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, and the School of Public Health, as well as the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, and the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing. Scientists from National and industrial laboratories are also intimately involved in the research and training. Educational breadth is furnished by a novel curriculum that features a cohesive set of courses drawn from 4 departments, new modular courses, and a research internship rotation. The research environment is characterized by, state-of-the-art facilities. The breadth of the collaborative research and the integrated course work insures a broadly educated student, familiar with the important issues in the science and technology of molecularly designed materials.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to facilitate the establishment of innovative, research-based graduate programs that will train a diverse group of scientists and engineers to be well-prepared to take advantage of a broad spectrum of career options. IGERT provides doctoral institutions with an opportunity to develop new, well-focussed multidisciplinary graduate programs that transcend organizational boundaries and unite faculty from several departments or institutions to establish a highly interactive, collaborative environment for both training and research. In this second year of the program, awards are being made to twenty-one institutions for programs that collectively span all areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. This specific award is supported by funds from the Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Office of Multidisciplinary Activities), Geosciences, for Engineering, and for Education and Human Resources.