IGERT Fellowships in Nanoscale Science and Engineering: The Two-University/One Campus Approach

IGERT 纳米科学与工程奖学金：两所大学/一所校园的方法

• 批准号: 0654313
• 负责人: Yury Gogotsi
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Drexel 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 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0654313&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Fellowships; Nanoscale; Science; Engineering

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) renewal award combines the resources and expertise of faculty at two major universities to train Ph.D. students to lead the way in the development, application, and responsible integration of nanotechnology. Drexel faculty members excel in nanoscale engineering research related to materials synthesis and characterization, materials for biomedical, energy and environmental applications, and sensors. University of Pennsylvania faculty members excel in nanoscale science research related to conductive polymers, structure of matter, nano-bio interfaces, electronic devices, molecular motors, and nanoscale instrumentation. This program strives to instill in its trainees the idea of nanotechnology not as an individual discipline, but more of a new approach to science and engineering, which allows us to build new materials and devices starting from molecules or nanometer-size particles. As such, nanotechnology is inherently interdisciplinary. Through collaborative research programs involving multiple faculty advisors that transcend disciplines, departments and university boundaries, IGERT trainees address the most acute problems in the fields of energy, environment and health. This program aims to enhance the diversity of graduate students in nanoscale engineering and science by partnering with the Philadelphia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Society of Women Engineers, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Project Office. The program prepares trainees to effectively teach and communicate with a broad audience while recognizing the ethical, legal, and social issues related to cutting-edge research. Trainees receive valuable mentorship experience working with K-12 students and teachers from the School District of Philadelphia and other regional districts, as well as undergraduate researchers, through Drexel's and Penn's network of science and engineering education outreach activities. 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.

这个综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）更新奖结合了两所主要大学教师的资源和专业知识，以培养博士学位。学生在纳米技术的开发，应用和负责任的整合方面处于领先地位。 德雷克塞尔大学的教师擅长于与材料合成和表征，生物医学，能源和环境应用材料以及传感器相关的纳米级工程研究。 宾夕法尼亚大学的教师擅长与导电聚合物，物质结构，纳米生物界面，电子设备，分子马达和纳米仪器相关的纳米科学研究。 该计划致力于向学员灌输纳米技术的概念，而不是作为一门学科，而是一种新的科学和工程方法，使我们能够从分子或纳米尺寸的颗粒开始构建新的材料和设备。 因此，纳米技术本质上是跨学科的。 通过合作研究计划，涉及多个教师顾问，超越学科，部门和大学的界限，IGERT学员解决在能源，环境和健康领域的最尖锐的问题。 该计划旨在通过与费城路易斯斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟，女工程师协会和历史上的黑人学院和大学/少数民族机构项目办公室合作，提高研究生在纳米级工程和科学方面的多样性。 该计划准备学员有效地教学和与广大观众沟通，同时认识到与前沿研究有关的道德，法律的和社会问题。 通过德雷克塞尔大学和宾夕法尼亚大学的科学和工程教育外联活动网络，学员将获得与来自费城学区和其他地区的K-12学生和教师以及本科生研究人员合作的宝贵导师经验。 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。