IGERT: Dynamics of Complex Systems in Science and Engineering

9987577斯蒂芬·戴维斯-西北大学IGERT：科学与工程中复杂系统的动力学这一综合性研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)奖支持建立一个多学科的复杂系统动力学教育和研究研究生培训计划。非线性科学对自然科学、工程学和医学中的许多学科的影响越来越大，需要在传统的系和校之间架起桥梁。这一研究生培训课程强调了广泛科学研究领域的基本概念的统一：非线性光学、计算神经科学、图案形成、混沌、遍历理论；以及在工程和材料科学问题上的应用：界面运动、燃烧和混合。我们的目标是让学生为当今快速发展的职业环境做好准备。学生将掌握解决各种伪装和技术领域出现的复杂非线性问题所需的工具和直觉。跨学科的研究和沟通技能将通过一门为期一年的强化课程来培养，在这门课程中，研究生小组将在两名教师的指导下，以互补的视角调查一个主题。在这一早期研究经验之后，将发表一篇关于不同主题的论文；就IGERT研究员而言，论文项目将是共同建议的和跨学科的。实习将提供额外的培训经验。跨部门研究研讨会和学生举办的研讨会、地区性研讨会、年度务虚会和积极的访客计划将营造一个高度合作、多样化、跨学科的培训环境。IGERT是一个NSF范围的计划，旨在应对培养具有多学科背景的博士科学家和工程师的挑战，以及未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能。该项目旨在通过建立新的、创新的研究生教育和培训模式，在一个超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中，催化研究生教育的文化变革。在该计划的第三年，19个机构被授予奖项，这些项目共同涵盖了NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域。这一具体奖项的智力重点位于数学和物理科学、工程、计算机和信息科学与工程以及教育和人力资源理事会。

9987577Stephen Davis - Northwestern UniversityIGERT: Dynamics of Complex Systems in Science and EngineeringThis Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a multidisciplinary graduate training program of education and research on the dynamics of complex systems. Nonlinear science has increasing impact on many disciplines in the natural sciences, engineering, and medicine, and requires training that bridges traditional departmental and school boundaries. This graduate training program emphasizes the unity of fundamental concepts underlying a broad range of scientific research areas: nonlinear optics, computational neuroscience, pattern formation, chaos, ergodic theory; and applications to engineering and materials science problems: interface motion, combustion, and mixing. The goal is to prepare the students for today's rapidly evolving professional environment. Students will be equipped with the tools and intuition needed to tackle complex nonlinear problems arising in various guises and technical fields. Cross-disciplinary research and communication skills will be developed through an intensive year-long course, in which small graduate-student teams will investigate a topic guided by two faculty members with complementary perspectives. This early research experience will be followed by a thesis on a different topic; in the case of IGERT fellows the thesis project will be co-advised and cross-disciplinary. Internships will provide additional training experience. Cross-departmental research seminars and student-run seminars, regional workshops, yearly retreats, and an active visitor program will foster a highly cooperative, diverse, cross-disciplinary training environment.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the multidisciplinary backgrounds and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing new, innovative models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. In the third year of the program, awards are being made to nineteen institutions for programs that collectively span all areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The intellectual foci of this specific award reside in the Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Engineering; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; and Education and Human Resources.