IGERT: Nanoscale Engineering and Science: One Campus, Two- University Approach

IGERT：纳米工程与科学：一个校区、两所大学的方法

• 批准号: 0221664
• 负责人: Yury Gogotsi
• 金额: $ 290.98万
• 依托单位: Drexel University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-12-15 至 2007-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0221664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Nanoscale; Engineering; Science; Campus

The motivation for this IGERT project is to educate a new class of engineers and scientists who will participate in multi-disciplinary, team-based research projects that are at the forefront of the emerging field of nanoscale engineering and science. Research in this area will lead to the ability to manipulate matter at the molecular and atomic levels in order to produce materials and devices with unique and controllable properties. Undertaking a timely response through an integrated and cohesive program of education and training in the area of nanoscale engineering and science will provide the IGERT Fellows with the unique opportunity of being at the forefront of the developments in this exciting platform. Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania will support 14 doctoral students (7 at each university) through the NSF IGERT program every year. The unique opportunities, capabilities, and strengths of each institution will be enhanced through an integrated graduate educational program. IGERT Fellows enrolled at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania will have access to about 30 faculty members representing disciplines encompassing chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and education. IGERT Fellows will be encouraged to select topics of research that are co-advised by faculty members from both institutions. There are four major activities that comprise this IGERT project: (1) interdisciplinary research and training; (2) new courses and seminars; (3) internships in industry, federal research laboratories and leading universities in Europe, Asia and South Africa; (4) career-integrated education. The pooling of talent, resources, and efforts from the two institutions will result in a one-campus, two-institution approach that effectively integrates education and research training. The proximity of the two contiguous campuses is ideal for developing and delivering joint courses on nanoscale engineering and science and allowing for reciprocal use of laboratory facilities.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. 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 innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. In the fifth year of the program, awards are being made to twenty-one institutions for programs that collectively span the areas of science and engineering supported by NSF.

IGERT项目的动机是培养一批新的工程师和科学家，他们将参与处于新兴纳米工程和科学领域前沿的多学科、基于团队的研究项目。这一领域的研究将导致在分子和原子水平上操纵物质的能力，以制造具有独特和可控性质的材料和设备。通过在纳米工程和科学领域的综合和有凝聚力的教育和培训计划及时作出反应，将为IGERT研究员提供走在这一令人兴奋的平台发展前沿的独特机会。德雷克塞尔大学和宾夕法尼亚大学每年将通过NSF IGERT项目支持14名博士生(两所大学各7名)。每个机构的独特机会、能力和优势将通过综合研究生教育计划得到加强。在德雷克塞尔大学和宾夕法尼亚大学注册的IGERT研究员将有机会接触到大约30名教职员工，他们代表的学科涵盖化学、物理、化学工程、生物医学工程、材料科学和工程、机械工程、电气工程和教育。IGERT研究员将被鼓励选择由两个机构的教职员工共同建议的研究主题。IGERT项目有四项主要活动：(1)跨学科研究和培训；(2)新课程和研讨会；(3)在欧洲、亚洲和南非的工业、联邦研究实验室和一流大学实习；(4)职业融合教育。将两所院校的人才、资源和努力汇集在一起，将形成一校两院的方式，有效地整合教育和研究培训。这两个毗邻的校区非常适合开发和提供有关纳米工程和科学的联合课程，并允许相互使用实验室设施。IGERT是一个NSF范围的项目，旨在应对培养具有多学科背景和未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能的美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战。该项目旨在通过建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，在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。在该计划的第五年，将向21个机构颁发奖项，这些机构的项目共同涵盖了NSF支持的科学和工程领域。