Collaborative Research: Center for Fuel Cells: a Multi-University I/UCRC

燃料电池中心的完整提案0856055南卡罗来纳大学(南加州大学)；约翰·范泽0855929康涅狄格大学(康涅狄格大学)；A·F·安瓦尔这项提案的目的是更新和扩大燃料电池中心，将其作为国家科学基金会的产业/大学合作研究中心。这项建议是基于南加州大学S成功地完成了作为一个单一大学站点的氟氯化碳五年的运营；以及五家公司承诺加入康涅狄格大学的一个研究站点。南加州大学将成为氯氟化碳的主要研究地点。拟建的中心将促进大学与其行业合作伙伴之间的合作，并解决与燃料电池商业实施相关的问题。PIs列出了五个重点领域，以帮助推进燃料电池的技术和商业化。康涅狄格州大学在固体燃料电池方面的专业知识的增加将增加南加州大学在质子交换膜燃料电池方面的专业知识。更新和扩大的中心将取得成功，因为它建立在最初五年运营期间形成的现有实力的基础上。该中心还将教育和培训行业和政府的研究人员。拟议中的中心的更广泛影响包括寻找化石燃料的替代燃料电池来源的重要性。拟议中的中心将鼓励合作，研究将使学生和教师接触到对该行业有价值的最先进的研究项目。学生将有机会与会员一起进行行业实习。教育活动和中心活动的研究参与将为创新技术提供多样化的劳动力，这将是新经济的一部分。超过30%的学生参与者将是女性或代表性不足的少数族裔。学院的教职员工将与REU的学生合作，在全国会议上展示他们的工作，目的是获得这些学生的认可。

Full Center Proposal for a Center for Fuel Cells (CFC)0856055 University of South Carolina (USC); John Van Zee 0855929 University of Connecticut (UCONN); A. F. Anwar The purpose of this proposal is to renew and expand the Center for Fuel Cells (CFC) as an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. This proposal is based upon USC?s successful completion of five years of operation of the CFC, as a single university site; and the commitment by five companies to join a research site at the University of Connecticut. USC will be the lead research site for CFC. The proposed Center will promote collaboration between universities and their industry partners and solve problems related to commercial implementation of fuel cells. The PIs list five focus areas to help advance the technology and commercialization of Fuel Cells. The addition of UCONN expertise in solid fuel cells would add to the expertise at USC in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. The renewed and expanded Center will be successful because it builds on existing strengths developed during the first five years of operation. The Center will also educate and train researchers for industry and government. The broader impact of the proposed center includes the importance of finding alternative fuel cell sources to fossil fuels. The proposed Center will encourage collaboration, and the research will expose students and faculty to state-of-the-art research projects of value to the industry. Students will have opportunities for industrial internships with members. The educational activities and the research participation in the Center activities will provide a diverse workforce for an innovative technology that will be part of a new economy. Over 30% of the student participants will be women or under-represented minorities. Faculty in the CFC will work with REU students to present their work at national meetings with the goal of obtaining recognition for these students.