IGERT: A Graduate Traineeship in Materials for a Sustainable Future

开发可持续未来所需的材料是一个具有深远的全球和科学意义的领域。这个综合研究生教育和研究培训计划（IGERT）结合了跨学科的研究经验与正规的教育计划，旨在将基本的科学知识应用于工业互动中可持续材料的真实的问题。康奈尔大学的教师和学生参与者来自7个不同的科学和工程系以及约翰逊管理学院，他们将有机会与国际合作者一起加强他们的研究工作。知识价值包括从可再生资源中开发材料，包括植物产品，探索用于能量储存和转换的新的高性能材料，以及发现合成和加工材料的新方法，减少对环境的影响。教育工作的特点是基于模块的课程，将向学生介绍可持续设计的原则和我们社会面临的巨大能源挑战。学生还将熟悉与可持续发展相关的商业思维，工业实践以及商业机会和挑战。 该IGERT计划的更广泛的影响包括与两所历史上黑人学院/大学的合作伙伴关系，以及本科夏季研究计划将解决材料领域代表性不足的群体问题。IGERT计划还将开发一个免费提供的基于网络的可持续未来材料研讨会系列档案。 IGERT是一个NSF范围内的计划，旨在满足教育美国博士的挑战。具有跨学科背景的科学家和工程师，在所选学科的深厚知识，以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过建立创新的研究生教育和培训新模式，在超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中促进研究生教育的文化变革。

The development of the materials necessary for a sustainable future is an area of profound global and scientific importance. This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (IGERT) combines an interdisciplinary research experience with a formal education program designed to apply basic scientific knowledge to real problems in sustainable materials drawn from industrial interactions. Cornell faculty and student participants are united from 7 diverse departments of science and engineering and the Johnson School of Management and will have the opportunity to augment their research efforts with international collaborators. Intellectual merit includes the development of materials from renewable resources, including plant products, exploration of new, high performance materials for energy storage and conversion and the discovery of new methods for the synthesis and processing of materials with reduced environmental impact. Educational efforts feature a module-based course that will introduce students to the principles of sustainable design and the formidable energy challenges facing our society. Students will also gain familiarity with business thinking, industrial practices and business opportunities and challenges related to sustainability. The broader impacts of this IGERT program include partnerships with two Historically Black Colleges/Universities and an undergraduate summer research program will address the issue of underrepresented groups in the materials field. The IGERT program will also develop a freely available web-based archive of the seminar series on Materials for a Sustainable Future. IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.