PIRE: Partnership for International Research and Education for Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces

Wodtke 0530268该奖项建立了加州大学圣巴巴拉分校（UCSB）和中国大连化学物理研究所（DICP）之间的电子化学和界面催化国际研究和教育（PIRE-ECCI）长期合作伙伴关系。 研究的重点领域是现代多相催化，采用多学科方法，寻求增加界面表面科学，催化和化学动力学领域之间的联系，从而努力对技术上重要的催化系统进行“第一原理理解”。 该团队的成员代表了不同的科学观点，从表面化学动力学，表面化学的理论模拟，到催化的工程应用。研究和教育计划的主要部分涉及支持UCSB和DICP的研究生和博士后进行化学合作研究。 扩展的研究访问将包括为UCSB参与者提供中国语言和文化敏感性培训，并为来UCSB的中国参与者提供类似的互惠支持。 两个关于催化的暑期学校将在UCSB举行，一年两次的科学研讨会将在大连举行。 UCSB技术管理计划将组织和提供有关国际高科技企业技术转让问题的特殊教育机会。国际研究和教育计划伙伴关系旨在通过长期、大规模的项目建立新的国际合作关系，为培养多元化、受过全球教育的美国科学和工程人才做出贡献。 该计划是NSF国际科学与工程办公室的一项重大举措。

Wodtke0530268This award establishes a long-term Partnership for International Research and Education for Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRE-ECCI) between the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the Dalian Institute for Chemical Physics (DICP) in Dalian, China. The focus area for research is modern heterogeneous catalysis with a multidisciplinary approach that seeks to increase contacts between the fields of surface science, catalysis and chemical dynamics at interfaces, thus striving for a "first principles understanding" of technologically important catalytic systems. Members of the team represent diverse scientific viewpoints, from surface chemical dynamics, to theoretical simulations of surface chemistry, to engineering applications of catalysis.A major part of the research and education plan involves support for graduate students and postdocs at UCSB and DICP to pursue collaborative research in chemistry. Extended research visits will include Chinese language and cultural sensitivity training for UCSB participants, with similar reciprocal support given to the Chinese participants coming to UCSB. Two summer schools on catalysis will be held at UCSB and a biannual scientific workshop will be held in Dalian. Special educational opportunities concerning the issues of technology transfer in international high-tech business will be organized and provided by the UCSB Technology Management Program.The Partnerships for International Research and Education Program seeks to create new international collaborations through long-term, large-scale projects that contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-educated U.S. science and engineering workforce. The program is a major initiative in the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering.