IGERT: Sensory Knowledge-based Interface Science (SKINS)

这项IGERT建议的目标是在基于感觉知识的界面科学(SKINS)的多学科领域开发一个奖学金计划。该计划通过结合生物医学工程、微系统和信息技术的进步，研究终极智能界面-人类皮肤-的动态、信息丰富的分子结构。理解这种独特的生物界面的信号处理、化学合成和微流体所需的跨学科方法构成了这项提案的创新主题。该项目的另一个引人注目的方面是通过与美国联邦大学工商管理学院的合作、工业实习和国际交流来调查技术转移/开发周期。这项建议的研究成果将有助于理解和优化用于细胞和组织研究的MEMS、纳米技术和信息处理的科学和技术，并有助于实现将临床实验室转变为护理地点的目标。该计划还将促进六个传统上强大的研究项目(来自USF的工程、医学、艺术和科学学院、商业和海洋科学学院以及UCF的工程和艺术与科学学院)转变为一个强大的多学科研究计划，其主题重点是利用生物、微、纳米、信息和医疗技术的进步。IGERT是一个NSF范围内的项目，旨在应对培养具有多学科背景以及满足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。

The objective of this IGERT proposal is to develop a fellowship program in the multidisciplinary area of Sensory Knowledge-based INterface Science (SKINS). This program investigates the dynamic, information-rich molecular structure of the ultimate smart interface - human skin - by coupling advances in biomedical engineering, microsystems, and information technology. The interdisciplinary approach that is required to understand the signal processing, chemical synthesis and microfluidics of this unique biological interface forms the innovative theme of this proposal. Another compelling aspect of this program is to investigate the technology transfer/development cycle through collaboration with USF's College of Business Administration, industrial internships and international exchange. Research outcomes of this proposal would facilitate the understanding and optimizing of the science and technology of MEMS, nanotechnology and information processing for cells and tissue studies, and contribute towards the goal of transitioning the clinical laboratory into the point-of-care. The program will also facilitate the transformation of six traditionally strong research programs (from Colleges of Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Business and Marine Science at USF and the Colleges of Engineering and Arts and Sciences at UCF) into a strong multi-disciplinary research program with a thematic focus that leverages the advances in bio, micro, nano, info and medical technologies. 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.