Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Training in Meso-, Micro- and Nano- (MMN) Scale Thermalfluid Systems Engineering and Science

9987616罗默-犹他大学：极小尺度热流体系统这个综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）奖支持建立一个极小尺度热流体系统教育和研究的多学科研究生培训计划。极小尺度热流体系统的应用正呈指数级增长，包括：基于硅微加工技术的涡轮机；用于冷却大功率电子器件的微型热交换器，以及微型和纳米级化学和生物分析系统。该计划的目标是在极小尺度的热流体系统中创建第一个综合的多学科教育计划。该计划的重点将放在(1)在这些小尺度上很重要的基础工程物理和化学；(2)制造技术；(3)制造设计；(4)完整系统的测试与分析。跨学科的教师将提供全面的教育和研究培训计划，包括六门新的专业课程和综合研究经验。这些课程将涉及一系列不同的主题，如缩放问题、微加工、界面现象和薄膜能量传输。该项目为期五年，将招收50至60名博士生。这些学生将参加正式的课堂和实验室培训、工业和政府实验室实习、每月一次的跨学科研讨会以及国际教育经验。对热流体系统的集中是一个独特的特点，将在更广泛的微纳米系统技术领域内提供重要学科的关键培训。IGERT是一项nsf范围内的计划，旨在满足培养具有多学科背景和未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能的博士科学家和工程师的挑战。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，促进研究生教育的文化变革。在该计划的第三年，奖项将颁发给19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。这一特殊奖项的智力焦点在于工程局；数学和物理科学；教育与人力资源。

9987616Roemer - University of UtahIGERT: Extremely Small Scale Thermal-Fluid SystemsThis Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the establishment of a multidisciplinary graduate training program of education and research on extremely small scale thermal-fluid systems. The applications of extremely small scale thermal- and fluid-systems are expanding exponentially, including: silicon microfabrication technology based turbines; microscale heat exchangers for cooling high-power electronics, and micro- and nano- scale chemical and biological analyses systems. The objective of this program is to create the first integrated, multidisciplinary educational program in extremely small scale thermal-fluid systems. The program emphasis will be on (1) the fundamental engineering physics and chemistry that are important at these small scales; (2) fabrication technologies; (3) design for manufacturing; and (4) testing and analysis of complete systems. An interdisciplinary faculty will provide a comprehensive education and research training program, including six new, specialized courses and integrated research experiences. These classes will involve a diverse set of topics such as scaling issues, micromachining, interfacial phenomena, and thin-film energy transport. Between 50 and 60 Ph.D. students will be enrolled in this program over its five-year life. These students will participate in formal classroom and laboratory training, industrial and government laboratory internships, a monthly interdisciplinary seminar, and international educational experiences. The concentration on thermal-fluid systems is a unique feature that will provide critical training in an important discipline within the broader micro- and nano-systems technology field.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 Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; and Education and Human Resources.