IGERT: Nanoparticle Science and Engineering

IGERT：纳米粒子科学与工程

• 批准号: 0114372
• 负责人: Uwe Kortshagen
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-10-01 至 2008-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0114372&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Nanoparticle; Science; Engineering

This IGERT program focuses on nanoparticle science and engineering, an inherently highly interdisciplinary field that requires researchers with a broad knowledge base of both fundamental scientific and engineering issues. The program addresses the lack of a coherent and well-organized Ph.D. training in this field. Faculty from five departments and six graduate programs at the University of Minnesota have come together to develop an interdisciplinary program transcending departmental boundaries to meet this challenge. At the core of the educational approach is the establishment of a new graduate degree program - a freestanding graduate minor program in Nanoparticle Science and Engineering. Several new interdisciplinary core courses will be developed to offer students a coherent and comprehensive set of courses. Students enrolled in the IGERT program will participate in interdisciplinary research training in research groups that include faculty and students from various departments. Nanoparticle research will be conducted in five focus areas: Two areas will address the development of enabling computational and characterization tools. These areas will form the foundation for research in application oriented areas focusing on new materials, devices, and the environment. Exceptional career development opportunities will add to the appeal of the IGERT program. These include an internship program in corporate and government laboratories, international exchange opportunities, attendance of scientific meetings at an early stage in the career, an annual interdisciplinary symposium, leadership and technology management courses, and training in ethical conduct of research. IGERT Fellows will use the excellent infrastructure at the University of Minnesota, such as its Supercomputing Institute, its Microtechnology Laboratory, and its Characterization Facility. A unique collaboration with Florida A&M University focusing on the preparation of minority undergraduate students for graduate studies and their recruitment into the IGERT program will enable building of a diverse student body.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; and Education and Human Resources.

该IGERT计划的重点是纳米粒子科学与工程，这是一个固有的跨学科领域，需要具有基本科学和工程问题的广泛知识基础的研究人员。该计划解决了缺乏连贯且组织良好的博士学位。该领域的训练。明尼苏达大学的五个系和六个研究生课程的教师聚集在一起，制定了超越部门边界的跨学科计划，以应对这一挑战。教育方法的核心是建立了新的研究生学位课程，这是一项独立的纳米颗粒科学与工程学研究生次要计划。将开发几个新的跨学科核心课程，为学生提供一系列连贯而全面的课程。 参加IGERT计划的学生将参加包括各个部门的教职员工的研究小组的跨学科研究培训。纳米颗粒研究将在五个重点领域进行：两个领域将解决启用计算和表征工具的开发。这些领域将构成针对新材料，设备和环境的面向应用领域的研究基础。出色的职业发展机会将增加Igert计划的吸引力。其中包括一项在公司和政府实验室的实习计划，国际交流机会，职业早期的科学会议的出席，年度跨​​学科研讨会，领导力和技术管理课程以及研究道德行为的培训。 伊格特研究员将在明尼苏达大学使用出色的基础设施，例如其超级计算研究所，其微技术实验室及其特征设施。与佛罗里达州A＆M大学的独特合作，重点是为少数族裔本科生准备研究生学习，并将招募Igert计划的招募将有助于建立一个多元化的学生团体。Igert是NSF范围的计划，旨在应对教育博士学位的挑战。具有多学科背景的科学家和工程师以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过在肥沃的环境中建立新的，创新的研究生教育模型来促进研究生教育的文化变化，以超越传统学科界限的合作研究。在该计划的第四年中，正在向22个机构颁发奖项，用于统治NSF支持的所有科学和工程领域的计划。该特定奖项的知识焦点位于工程局；数学和物理科学；以及教育和人力资源。