Materials World Network: New Fluorinated Polymers for Applications in Electronics

材料世界网络：用于电子应用的新型氟化聚合物

• 批准号: 0710520
• 负责人: Gregory Kharas
• 金额: $ 34.7万
• 依托单位: DePaul 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: 2007-07-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0710520&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Materials; World; Network; New; Fluorinated

This award supports US-Africa cooperation project on the design and development of novel fluorinated polymers with a large variety of functional groups for potential applications in electronics. The study of structure, thermomechanical and dielectrical properties of these polymers may lead to better understanding of structure-property relations which guide the advanced materials design. The project will link DePaul University through effective partnership with two African universities, Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) and Sfax University (Tunisia), and an industrial partner (STMicroelectronics, Morocco) which enhances the research capacity of the partners. The project will focus on research and education in the area of polymer materials design-- an area that can promote global economic development.The aim of the project is to capitalize on extensive experience of the US team in the synthesis and characterization of functional nitrile polymers and expertise of the African team in the design of fluorinated polymers for potential dielectric applications. In addition to synergistic design and synthetic effort of both teams, the resulting copolymers will be investigated by thermomechanical techniques (US team) and by dielectric analysis (African team) to gain better understanding how polymer structural functionality affects properties. The unique feature of the project is the special emphasis on development of an innovative discovery-based training in polymer design helping to inspire and advance learning and which can be adapted in other institutions. The three-year project will impact a significant number of undergraduate (about 50 per year) and graduate students (2 per year) in providing the opportunity to participate in an international research and educational experience through the diversity of learning perspectives as they prepare and characterize about 150 new polymers for potential electronics materials applications. The US/African partners will use web-based tools to provide access to virtual laboratories and classrooms and web-cast project meetings. Teaching modules (web-based modules, multi-media presentations, and interactive lab manuals) will be developed to support the education of African and U.S. scientists and engineers in polymeric materials design. The modules will be made widely available on the world-wide-web. They will also be integrated into the teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses at DePaul University and collaborating African universities. The collaboration project includes exchange of researchers and students between the partners. Changes in the research culture in the participating institutions in context of global materials network are expected with the continuing collaboration after the funding cycle is completed.This award is co-funded by the Division of Materials Research and the Office of International Science and Engineering.

该奖项支持美国-非洲合作项目，设计和开发具有多种官能团的新型氟化聚合物，用于电子产品的潜在应用。对这些聚合物的结构、热机械性能和介电性能的研究可以更好地理解结构与性能的关系，从而指导先进材料的设计。该项目将通过与两所非洲大学-卡迪·艾亚德大学（摩洛哥）和斯法克斯大学（突尼斯）-以及一个工业伙伴（摩洛哥的意法半导体）的有效伙伴关系，将德保罗大学联系起来，从而提高合作伙伴的研究能力。该项目将集中于高分子材料设计领域的研究和教育--这是一个可以促进全球经济发展的领域。该项目的目的是利用美国团队在功能腈聚合物合成和表征方面的丰富经验以及非洲团队在设计用于潜在介电应用的氟化聚合物方面的专业知识。除了两个团队的协同设计和合成努力外，还将通过热机械技术（美国团队）和介电分析（非洲团队）研究所得共聚物，以更好地了解聚合物结构功能如何影响性能。该项目的独特之处在于特别强调开发基于创新发现的聚合物设计培训，有助于激发和促进学习，并可在其他机构进行调整。这个为期三年的项目将影响大量的本科生（每年约50人）和研究生（每年2人），通过学习视角的多样性提供参与国际研究和教育经验的机会，因为他们准备和表征约150种新聚合物用于潜在的电子材料应用。美国/非洲合作伙伴将使用基于网络的工具，提供访问虚拟实验室和教室以及网络直播项目会议的机会。将开发教学模块（基于网络的模块，多媒体演示和交互式实验室手册），以支持非洲和美国科学家和工程师在聚合物材料设计方面的教育。这些单元将在万维网上广泛提供。它们还将被纳入德保罗大学和非洲合作大学的本科生和研究生课程教学。合作项目包括合作伙伴之间的研究人员和学生交流。在全球材料网络的背景下，参与机构的研究文化的变化预计将在资助周期结束后继续合作。该奖项由材料研究部和国际科学与工程办公室共同资助。