International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC)

国际能源转换多功能材料研究所 (IIMEC)

• 批准号: 0844082
• 负责人: Dimitris Lagoudas
• 金额: $ 390万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0844082&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Institute; Multifunctional; Materials; Energy

This award establishes an International Materials Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Houston and international collaborations at universities in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait) and Mediterranean countries (Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, France). The international collaborations of IIMEC builds on connections facilitated by a Texas A&M branch campus in Qatar opened in 2003, a newly established Institute for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science in Saudi Arabia funded by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, The Georgia Tech campus in Lorraine, France and an exchange program between University of Houston and Tunisia. The research thrust is on computational modeling and experiments to study the cross-coupling of multiple functionalities, for example, thermal,/magnetic and mechanical coupling in shape memory alloys and polymers; coupling of electrical and mechanical properties in electroactive polymers, ceramics and composite materials; thermal/optical and electrical coupling for photovolatics, thermoelectrics, and fuel cell applications. IIMEC would establish a high performance computational infrastructure and high speed communications protocols to facilitate research and educational collaboration on multifunctional materials among its partners while expanding the global network. The Institute offers opportunities for undergraduate, graduate students as well as junior and established scientists to engage in international research, exchange visits among partners, seed programs to promote new collaborations and members, and instrumentation development for remote use among partnering international institutions. The Institute's management leadership is provided by its Directors and an Executive Committee, with guidance from an Advisory Board and an International Leadership Team. This award is jointly funded by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate and the Africa, Near East & South Asia group of the Office of the International Science and Engineering.

该奖项与格鲁吉亚理工学院、休斯顿大学以及北非（摩洛哥、阿尔及利亚、突尼斯、埃及）、中东（沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔、科威特）和地中海国家（土耳其、塞浦路斯、希腊、法国）的大学开展国际合作，在得克萨斯工程实验站建立了一个多功能能源转换材料国际材料研究所（IIMEC）。 IIMEC的国际合作建立在2003年在卡塔尔开设的德克萨斯A M分支校园，由阿卜杜拉国王科技大学资助的沙特阿拉伯新成立的应用数学和计算科学研究所，法国洛林的格鲁吉亚理工学院以及休斯顿大学和突尼斯之间的交流计划的基础上。 研究重点是计算建模和实验，以研究多个功能的交叉耦合，例如，形状记忆合金和聚合物中的热，/磁和机械耦合;电活性聚合物，陶瓷和复合材料中的电和机械性能耦合;光伏，热电和燃料电池应用的热/光和电耦合。 IIMEC将建立一个高性能的计算基础设施和高速通信协议，以促进其合作伙伴之间在多功能材料方面的研究和教育合作，同时扩大全球网络。该研究所为本科生，研究生以及初级和成熟的科学家提供机会，从事国际研究，合作伙伴之间的互访，种子计划，以促进新的合作和成员，以及仪器开发，供合作的国际机构之间的远程使用。研究所的管理领导由其主任和执行委员会提供，咨询委员会和国际领导小组提供指导。 该奖项由数学和物理科学理事会材料研究司和国际科学与工程办公室非洲、近东和南亚小组共同资助。