PREM - Multidisciplinary Research and Education in Computational Materials Science

PREM - 计算材料科学的多学科研究和教育

• 批准号: 0611562
• 负责人: Nicholas Kioussis
• 金额: $ 205万
• 依托单位: The University Corporation, Northridge
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0611562&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PREM; Multidisciplinary; Research; Education; Computational

The broad goal of this project is to expand and strengthen the research and educational activities of the multidisciplinary W. M. Keck Computational Materials Theory Center (CMTC) at California State University Northridge (CSUN), a Hispanic-serving institution, by forming a formal and long-term collaborative relationship with the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM), the NSF-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Princeton University, through the Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM). The educational and research efforts will focus on: (1) fostering multidisciplinary and innovative research in computational materials science; (2) educating and training students in cutting-edge computational materials science; (3) stimulating and developing strong industry-university-national laboratory partnerships; and (4) increasing recruitment, retention, and degree attainment by members of groups underrepresented in materials research.The materials research emphasis will be on the development of physical models, numerical algorithms and robust simulation techniques for the study of: (1) mechanical properties of metallic systems; (2) charge and spin transport in two-dimensional interacting electron systems; and (3) spin transport in magnetic tunneling junctions. Some of these developments involve linking multiple length and time scales, as well as combining various building blocks that have been studied in the traditionally separated disciplines. These disciplinary boundaries need to be eliminated in order to seamlessly integrate complementary computational methodologies and thereby facilitate the investigation of problems too complex to be tackled by a single technique. We have assembled a multidisciplinary team consisting of a tightly knit group of scientists with coordinated and complementary skills.The project will have direct applications to future nanotechnology; the theoretical/computational efforts outlined in the proposal may guide the development of novel materials and devices for nano-applications. The CMTC with its PCCM partner will expand and strengthen its educational and outreach programs to nurture collaborations in materials research/education, and to enhance infrastructure for the broader community through the following: (1) organization of summer schools, tutorials and workshops designed to disseminate information on the latest developments in materials science, especially those involving innovative computational algorithms and tools; (2) summer Materials Science Camp for local high school teachers; (3) distinguished lecture series; and (4) industrial/national laboratories outreach. The establishment of an NSF-PREM will significantly advance the quality of research and education at CSUN to achieve national competitiveness and promote accessibility of frontier research/education experience in materials research to students from underrepresented groups. Integration of teaching and research will assist our students in making informed career choices and improve their participation in post-graduate education.

该项目的广泛目标是扩大和加强多学科W。M.凯克计算材料理论中心（CMTC）在加州州立大学北岭（CSUN），西班牙裔服务机构，通过形成一个正式的和长期的合作关系与普林斯顿复杂材料中心（PCCM），NSF资助的材料研究科学与工程中心（MRSEC）在普林斯顿大学，通过合作伙伴关系的研究和教育材料（PREM）。教育和研究工作将集中在：（1）促进计算材料科学的多学科和创新研究;（2）教育和培训学生在尖端计算材料科学;（3）激励和发展强有力的工业-大学-国家实验室伙伴关系;以及（4）增加招聘，保留，材料研究的重点将放在物理模型的开发上，数值算法和强大的模拟技术，用于研究：（1）金属系统的机械性能;（2）二维相互作用电子系统中的电荷和自旋输运;（3）磁性隧道结中的自旋输运。其中一些发展涉及连接多个长度和时间尺度，以及结合在传统上分离的学科中研究的各种构建模块。这些学科的界限需要被消除，以无缝集成互补的计算方法，从而促进调查的问题太复杂，不能用一种单一的技术来解决。我们已经组建了一个多学科的团队，由一群具有协调和互补技能的科学家组成。该项目将直接应用于未来的纳米技术;提案中概述的理论/计算工作可能会指导纳米应用的新材料和器件的开发。CMTC及其PCCM合作伙伴将扩大和加强其教育和外展计划，以促进材料研究/教育方面的合作，并通过以下方式为更广泛的社区加强基础设施：（1）组织暑期学校，辅导和研讨会，旨在传播材料科学的最新发展信息，特别是涉及创新计算算法和工具的信息;（2）为本地中学教师举办的材料科学夏令营;（3）杰出人士讲座系列;以及（4）工业/国家实验室外展活动。NSF-PREM的建立将大大提高CSUN的研究和教育质量，以实现国家竞争力，并促进材料研究中的前沿研究/教育经验向代表性不足的群体的学生提供。教学和研究的整合将帮助我们的学生做出明智的职业选择，并提高他们在研究生教育的参与。