IGERT: Terahertz Science and Technology - A Studio-Based Approach

IGERT：太赫兹科学与技术 - 基于工作室的方法

• 批准号: 0333314
• 负责人: Gwo-Ching Wang
• 金额: $ 386.44万
• 依托单位: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-10-01 至 2012-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0333314&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Terahertz; Science; Technology; Studio

Terahertzs science and technology is one of the most intriguing and challenging research fields to emerge in the 21st Century. In less than a decade, this previously hidden section of the electromagnetic spectrum has caught the imagination of scientists around the world. THz research will transform future computing and communication systems while providing unprecedented opportunities for biomedical imaging. Rensselaer researchers have played a leading role in the quest to understand the science and the use of THz radiation. In this IGERT program, physicists, computer scientists, biologists, electrical and biomedical engineers will focus on research in THz electronics, THz data transfer and networking systems, and THz spectroscopy and imaging.In addition to the strong commitment to research, there is an equal dedication to education. Rensselaer has won numerous awards for its revolutionary studio-based approach to undergraduate education. The Institute is now adapting and extending the pedagogical principles successfully implemented under this program to doctoral education for students working at the leading edge of science and technology. The IGERT program will integrate THz materials, devices, radiation, photonics, imaging, spectroscopy, and computer algorithms for tomography into THz courses that will be taught in an interactive studio setting by interdisciplinary faculty from Rensselaer and by national and international collaborators. We will provide industrial and international internships opportunities for students. This will create an environment, in which students learn from student-to-student interactions, on-campus researchers, and our industrial and international partners, while forming a global network of collaborators and contacts. Special programs in leadership, ethics, life skills, and global citizenship will provide students with frequent opportunities to present and defend their research. Outreach programs will focus on undergraduates and K-12 students. The intellectual merit of this program is to produce top quality and diversified Ph.D. graduates in THz science and technology to serve the research and leadership needs of the most advanced industries, government laboratories, and academic institutions. Potential broader impacts range from computers that send messages orders of magnitude faster, to improved detection of breast and skin cancer, to security searches for weapons and toxins. We will proactively disseminate this studio model to other research universities that seek to create interdisciplinary graduate programs in emerging areas of science and technology.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, 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 this sixth year of the program, awards are being made to institutions for programs that collectively span the areas of science and engineering supported by NSF.

太赫兹科学技术是21世纪出现的最有趣和最具挑战性的研究领域之一。在不到十年的时间里，这个以前隐藏的电磁波谱部分吸引了全世界科学家的想象力。太赫兹研究将改变未来的计算和通信系统，同时为生物医学成像提供前所未有的机会。伦斯勒的研究人员在了解太赫兹辐射的科学和使用方面发挥了主导作用。在这个IGERT项目中，物理学家、计算机科学家、生物学家、电气和生物医学工程师将专注于太赫兹电子学、太赫兹数据传输和网络系统以及太赫兹光谱和成像的研究。除了对研究的坚定承诺外，还有对教育的同等奉献。伦斯勒学院以其革命性的以工作室为基础的本科教育方法赢得了无数奖项。目前，研究所正在对该项目成功实施的教学原则进行调整和扩展，以培养在科学和技术前沿工作的博士生。IGERT项目将把太赫兹材料、器件、辐射、光子学、成像、光谱学和计算机断层成像算法整合到太赫兹课程中，这些课程将由伦斯勒学院的跨学科教师以及国内和国际合作者在互动工作室设置中教授。我们将为学生提供工业和国际实习机会。这将创造一个环境，让学生从学生之间的互动、校园研究人员以及我们的工业和国际合作伙伴中学习，同时形成一个全球合作者和联系人网络。在领导力、道德、生活技能和全球公民方面的特别课程将为学生提供经常的机会来展示和捍卫他们的研究。外展项目将重点关注本科生和K-12学生。该计划的智力优势是培养高质量和多元化的太赫兹科学和技术博士毕业生，以服务于最先进的行业，政府实验室和学术机构的研究和领导需求。潜在的更广泛的影响包括：计算机发送信息的速度要快几个数量级，改进乳腺癌和皮肤癌的检测，以及对武器和毒素的安全检查。我们将积极将这种工作室模式推广到其他寻求在新兴科学和技术领域创建跨学科研究生课程的研究型大学。IGERT是一项nsf范围内的计划，旨在满足教育美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战，他们具有跨学科背景，所选学科的深厚知识，以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过建立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。在该计划的第六年，奖项将颁发给那些由NSF支持的科学和工程领域的项目的机构。