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

合作研究：燃料电池中心：多所大学 I/UCRC

• 批准号: 0856055
• 负责人: John Weidner
• 金额: $ 26.5万
• 依托单位: University South Carolina Research Foundation
• 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: 2009-03-01 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0856055&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Center; Fuel; Cells

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.

燃料电池中心 (CFC)0856055 南卡罗来纳大学 (USC) 的全中心提案；约翰·范泽 0855929 康涅狄格大学 (UCONN)； A. F. Anwar 该提案的目的是更新和扩展燃料电池中心 (CFC)，使其成为 NSF 工业/大学合作研究中心。 该提案基于南加州大学作为单一大学站点成功完成 CFC 五年的运营；五家公司承诺加入康涅狄格大学的一个研究中心。南加州大学将成为 CFC 的主要研究地点。 拟议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。 PI 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。 UCONN 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。 更新和扩建的中心将取得成功，因为它建立在前五年运营期间发展的现有优势之上。 该中心还将为行业和政府教育和培训研究人员。拟议中心的更广泛影响包括寻找化石燃料替代燃料电池来源的重要性。 拟议的中心将鼓励合作，研究将使学生和教师接触到对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工业实习。 该中心活动的教育活动和研究参与将为成为新经济一部分的创新技术提供多元化的劳动力。 超过 30% 的学生参与者是女性或代表性不足的少数族裔。 CFC 的教师将与 REU 学生合作，在全国会议上展示他们的作品，以期获得这些学生的认可。