IGERT: Macromolecular Science and Infrastructure Engineering (MS&IE)

大分子科学和基础设施工程(MS&amp；IE)的这一IGERT项目专注于土木结构中的聚合物粘合剂和复合材料，这是国家研究委员会确定的一项国家需求。我们的愿景是以跨学科的视角培训科学家、工程师和商业领袖，使他们能够弥合材料和基础设施社区、结构和土木工程师以及经济和商业社区之间的差距，以创建和维护耐用、安全和具有成本效益的美国民用基础设施。来自4所学院的7个系(化学、工程科学与机械、土木与环境工程、电气与计算机工程、木材科学与林产品、市场营销与会计)将进行合作。以大学为基础(不以系为基础)的高分子科学与工程(MACR)研究生学位课程将与这一跨学科的IGERT课程同时推出，以提供足够的课程灵活性，以获得基础设施材料和设计方面的深度和广度。因此，MS&amp；IE IGERT学生将构成新的研究生学位选项(MACR)的一部分。将与我们的合作机构北卡罗来纳州立大学通过远程学习技术共同开发和教授这一领域的新课程。IGERT的学生将以跨学科团队的形式开始他们的研究，需要两个学期的团队合作研究。在国家实验室、主要行业组织、国际基础设施中心和国会办公室的实习机会将使学生能够获得专业主题的经验，培养领导技能，并获得基础设施方法和应用的全球视角。由MS&amp；IE学生指导的竞争激烈的暑期本科课程，将促进MS&amp；IE学生的领导技能和该项目的招聘。NSF IGERT基金将在VT和NC州立大学的第一年资助大约40名学生，目标是至少50%是女性或来自代表性不足群体的学生。IGERT是一个NSF范围的项目，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。在该计划的第四年，22个机构被授予奖项，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。这一具体奖项的智力焦点位于工程学、数学和物理科学、生物科学以及教育和人力资源理事会。

This IGERT program in Macromolecular Science and Infrastructure Engineering (MS&IE) focusses on polymeric adhesives and composites in civil structures, a national need identified by the National Research Council. The vision is to train scientists, engineers, and business leaders with an interdisciplinary perspective allowing them to bridge the gap between the materials and infrastructure community, structural and civil engineers, and the economic and business communities to create and maintain a durable, safe, and cost-effective U.S. civil infrastructure. Seven departments (Chemistry, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wood Science and Forest Products, Marketing and Accounting) from 4 colleges will collaborate. A University-based (not departmentally based) graduate degree program in Macromolecular Science and Engineering (MACR) will be launched concurrently with this cross-disciplinary IGERT program to afford sufficient coursework flexibility for gaining depth and breadth in infrastructure materials and design. Thus, the MS&IE IGERT students will comprise one part of a new graduate degree option (MACR). New courses to build depth in this field will be co-developed and co-taught via distance learning technologies with our partner institution, North Carolina State University. IGERT students will begin their research in cross-disciplinary teams with two required semesters of teamed research. Internship opportunities with national labs, key industrial groups, international infrastructure centers, and in congressional offices will enable students to gain experience in specialized topics, develop leadership skills, and obtain a global perspective on infrastructure methodologies and applications. A competitive summer undergraduate program, mentored by the MS&IE students, will facilitate leadership skills for the MS&IE students and recruiting into the program. NSF IGERT funds will support approximately 40 students at VT and NC State during their first year with the objective of at least 50% being either women or students from under-represented groups.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 fourth year of the program, awards are being made to twenty-two 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; Biological Sciences; and Education and Human Resources.