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南卡罗来纳州大学（USC）的完整中心提案； John van Zee 0855929康涅狄格大学（UConn）； A. F. Anwar该提案的目的是续订和扩大燃料电池中心（CFC）为NSF行业/大学合作研究中心。 该提案基于USC成功完成CFC的五年运营，作为一个大学地点；以及五家公司致力于加入康涅狄格大学的研究站点。 USC将成为CFC的主要研究站点。 拟议的中心将促进大学与其行业伙伴之间的合作，并解决与燃料电池的商业实施有关的问题。 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。 在固体燃料电池中增加UCONN专业知识将增加质子交换膜燃料电池中USC的专业知识。 更新和扩展的中心将取得成功，因为它基于在运营的前五年发展的现有优势。 该中心还将对工业和政府进行教育和培训研究人员。拟议中心的更广泛影响包括寻找对化石燃料的替代燃料电池源的重要性。 拟议的中心将鼓励合作，研究将使学生和教职员工接触到该行业的最先进的价值研究项目。 学生将有机会与会员进行工业实习。 教育活动和研究中心活动的研究将为创新技术提供多样化的劳动力，这将成为新经济的一部分。 超过30％的学生参与者将是妇女或代表性不足的少数民族。 CFC的教师将与REU学生合作在国家会议上介绍他们的工作，以便获得这些学生的认可。