IGERT Formal Proposal: Molecularly Designed Materials

这一综合性研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)奖支持建立与新兴分子设计材料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。项目的主题是为一些新的技术用途设计分子，或优化设备中此类材料的性能，如LED、TFT、传感器等。教职员工来自化学系、材料科学与工程系、化学工程系、应用物理学系、电气工程系、公共卫生学院、高分子科学与工程中心、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了研究和培训。教育的广度是由一个新的课程提供的，该课程具有来自4个系的一套连贯的课程，新的模块课程，以及研究实习轮换。研究环境的特点是，最先进的设施。广泛的协作研究和综合课程工作确保了受过广泛教育的学生熟悉分子设计材料科学和技术中的重要问题。IGERT是一个NSF范围的项目，旨在促进建立创新的、以研究为基础的研究生项目，培养不同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机会，以开发新的、重点明确的、超越组织边界的多学科研究生课程，并团结来自几个系或机构的教师，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，将向21个机构颁发奖项，这些机构的项目共同涵盖了NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域。这一具体奖项由数学和物理科学(多学科活动办公室)、地球科学、工程、教育和人力资源局提供资金支持。

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.