IGERT: Flexible Electronics For Biological and Life Science Applications (FlexEBio)

IGERT：用于生物和生命科学应用的柔性电子器件 (FlexEBio)

• 批准号: 0654112
• 负责人: Christopher Ober
• 金额: $ 320万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0654112&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Flexible; Electronics; Biological; Life

The FlexEBio Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional science and engineering doctoral program for biodevice development in flexible electronics. Three core institutions (Cornell University, Binghamton University, and the University of Albany/Wadsworth Center) work with key partners in US academia (Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Lincoln University), overseas(Cambridge University, Seoul National University, University of Melbourne) and in industry(DuPont, Endicott Interconnect, General Electric, Kodak, Rohm & Haas). The program links (a) research in fundamental physical and biological science; (b) training in innovation and team-based technology management; (c) curriculum development; and (d) extended internships at international partner laboratories and at commercial facilities. Program faculty will mentor student research in i) bioelectronic and bio-optic sensors; ii) the material-biology interface; andiii) flexible neural electronics. A coordinated course of study will cover topics related tonanobiotechnology, flexible electronics, ethics, and biophysical laboratory methods. These research experiences and courses will be the foundation for student-initiated Team Focus Projects aimed at designing and prototyping new breakthrough devices. Partnerships with minority-serving institutions will enhance the diversity of the program and provide avenues for doctoral research to students from underrepresented groups. The program will develop globally engaged scientists and engineers who have acquired the vision and motivation to apply their unique talents to advancing the emerging biodevice revolution. These student leaders will have impact on technological advances such as mechanically-compliant neural implants and wirelessly-controlled sensing and drug delivery. 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.

FlexEBio综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）奖支持多学科，多机构的科学和工程博士课程，用于柔性电子产品的生物器件开发。三个核心机构（康奈尔大学，宾厄姆顿大学和奥尔巴尼大学/沃兹沃斯中心）与美国学术界（克拉克亚特兰大大学，霍华德大学，林肯大学），海外（剑桥大学，首尔国立大学，墨尔本大学）和工业界（杜邦，恩迪科特Interconnect，通用电气，柯达，Rohm哈斯）的主要合作伙伴合作。该方案将（a）基础物理和生物科学研究;（B）创新和团队技术管理培训;（c）课程开发;（d）在国际伙伴实验室和商业设施扩大实习联系起来。计划教师将指导学生在i）生物电子和生物光学传感器的研究; ii）材料生物学接口; andiii）灵活的神经电子学。一个协调的学习课程将涵盖相关主题tonanobiotechnology，柔性电子，伦理学和生物物理实验室方法。这些研究经验和课程将是学生发起的团队重点项目的基础，旨在设计和原型化新的突破性设备。与少数民族服务机构的合作伙伴关系将提高该计划的多样性，并为博士研究提供渠道，从代表性不足的群体的学生。该计划将培养全球参与的科学家和工程师，他们有远见和动力运用自己独特的才能来推进新兴的生物设备革命。这些学生领袖将对技术进步产生影响，例如机械兼容的神经植入物和无线控制的传感和药物输送。 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。