A Workshop Exploring the Role of Physical Sciences in Support of the Critical Basic Power Source Science Needs of the United States Intelligence Community

该奖项支持由NSF工程和数学与物理科学理事会，NSF多学科事务办公室和美国情报界（IC）联合主办的研讨会。 讲习班的讨论将涉及基础研究方面的差距和促进发展用于反恐活动的小型电源所需的教育需求。 来自学术界、工业界和政府实验室的参与者将在五个重点领域的讨论中做出贡献：（1）能量收集，（2）光电子学，（3）燃料电池，（4）电池，（5）系统集成，小型化和包装。 工程师和科学家的跨学科干部将成为关于IC当前的挑战和需求的消息灵通。 一份可通过网络访问的报告将描述与国家安全应用有关的能源捕获、转换和储存。 这些研究课题还对医学、传感、通信和运输领域的新型、长寿命、便携式设备的开发产生了广泛的影响。

This award supports a workshop jointly sponsored by the NSF Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorates, the NSF Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs, and the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The workshop discussions will address the basic research gaps and educational needs required to advance developments in small power sources for anti-terrorism activities. Participants from academia, industry, and government laboratories will contribute to discussions in five focus areas: (1) energy harvesting, (2) photovoltaics, (3) fuel cells, (4) batteries, and (5) systems integration, miniaturization, and packaging. The interdisciplinary cadre of engineers and scientists will become well informed regarding the current challenges and needs of the IC. A web-accessible report will describe energy capture, conversion, and storage as related to national security applications. These research topics also hold broad implications for the development of new, long-lived, portable devices in medicine, sensing, communications, and transportation.