IGERT: Building Leadership for the Nanotechnology Workforce of Tomorrow

这IGERT整合研究生的研究和教育对理解和利用纳米现象的宏观表现。 研究将侧重于：i）纳米材料：组装和设计具有综合功能的纳米材料;（ii）纳米技术工具和设备：开发将生物或合成纳米级构件集成到设备中的工具;以及（iii）纳米医学应用：研究、诊断和治疗纳米级疾病的根源。 教育将侧重于增加学科、地点（例如，学术界，工业界，政府实验室）和文化，学生接触，提高他们的能力，领导日益多样化的劳动力。 目标是培养高素质的博士。毕业生谁将无缝过渡到生产性的职业生涯作为领导者在纳米技术的无数方面。 此外，该计划将有利于许多其他学生谁使用创建的教育计划;这些包括双学位选项，使学生在任何十个部门获得博士学位。在“内政部”和纳米技术。 此外，该计划通过鼓励以学生为中心的跨学科研究项目，加强了自然科学，工程和医学参与部门之间的联系。 与其他IGERTs和跨学科计划在校园的协调将集中在（一）克服跨学科教育的体制障碍和（ii）招募一个多元化的学生团体的共同问题。影响将通过出版和公开介绍研究和教育创新，以及与新兴的区域本科纳米技术教育计划的合作，延伸到当地校园之外。IGERT是一个NSF范围内的计划，旨在满足教育美国博士的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，在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新模式，在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。

This IGERT integrates graduate research and education toward understanding and exploiting macroscopic manifestations of nanoscale phenomena. Research will focus on: i) nanoscale materials: assembling and engineering nanomaterials with integrated functionality; (ii) nanotechnology tools and devices: developing tools to integrate biological or synthetic nanoscale building blocks into devices; and (iii) nanomedical applications: studying, diagnosing, and treating the roots of diseases at the nanoscale. Education will focus on increasing the diversity of discipline, venue (e.g., academia, industry, government laboratories) and culture to which students are exposed, enhancing their ability to lead an increasingly diverse workforce. The goal is to produce highly qualified Ph.D. graduates who will make seamless transitions into productive careers as leaders in myriad aspects of nanotechnology. In addition the program will benefit many other students who use the educational programs created; these include a dual degree option enabling students in any of ten departments to obtain a Ph.D. in "Home Department" and Nanotechnology. Moreover, the program strengthens ties among participating departments in Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine through encouraging student-centered interdisciplinary research projects. Coordination with other IGERTs and interdisciplinary programs on campus will focus on common issues of (i) overcoming institutional barriers to interdisciplinary education and (ii) recruiting a diverse student body. Impact will extend beyond the local campus through publication and public presentation of research and educational innovations, and collaboration with emerging regional undergraduate nanotechnology education programs. 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.