Hybrid Flexible Electronics Workshop for an International Study.

项目概述该项目包括组织一个研讨会，由NSF在WTEC的支持下举办，对美国和国际混合柔性电子产品的研发活动进行初步评估。这一主题已被美国国家科学基金会S工程局确定为一项潜在的国家科学基金会/环境工程研究所国际研究的重点。研讨会将于2008年12月3日举行，目的是收集美国研究界专家关于如何为此类研究定义这一新兴研究领域的事实和意见，以提供属于这一定义的美国和国际研发活动的概述。研讨会上展示的这些信息将被提炼成一份提交给NSF/ENG的报告。智能价值无机/有机混合电子设备可以提供这两种材料的优势，包括电子报纸和患者友好型植入物等柔性设备。该领域是一个活跃的研发领域，发表的技术论文数量呈指数级增长。现在有机会规划一个研究议程，通过评估美国和海外目前正在做的事情，确保美国科学家和工程师继续引领这一领域。WTEC的国际研发评估计划使用同行评议方法，许多人认为这是评估研发质量的最佳单一方法。它通过适当的量化方法--文献计量学指标--来加强这一点。凭借60多项此类研究的经验，WTEC是唯一有资格向公共和私营部门提供国外研究和技术开发现状和趋势的信息。广泛影响第一家混合柔性电子产品的大规模制造工厂刚刚建成，表明该领域具有商业前景，而不仅仅是研究兴趣。因此，更好地了解这一领域的S的现状和趋势可以为美国国家科学基金会的S使命做出贡献，以促进科学进步，促进国民健康、繁荣和福祉？这项研究将提供该领域科学技术的国际方面的信息，这通常被证明在工程师和科学家的教育、从国外转让技术以造福美国科学和工业以及连接国际网络与合作方面都是有用的。WTEC的研究还将跨学科和办公室的联邦机构联系起来；这项研究最终可能涉及NIST、AFOSR、ONR和NSF的几个办公室。将选择进行这项研究的专家小组，以鼓励所有人参与；将特别努力从任职人数不足的群体中招募参与者。WTEC将通过电子和纸质媒体广泛传播专家小组的调查结果。公众每周从wtec.org网站下载数千份报告。来自世界一些领先的科学出版商S的十多本国际研究评估书籍系列证明了它的发现是非常有价值的。

Project SummaryThis project includes organization of a workshop to be conducted by NSF with support from WTEC for a preliminary assessment of U.S. and international R&D activities in hybrid flexible electronics. This topic has been identified by NSF?s Engineering Directorate as the focus of a potential NSF/ENG international research study. The purpose of the workshop, to be held December 3, 2008, is to gather facts and opinions from experts from the U.S. research community on how this emerging area of research should be defined for purposes of such a study, to provide an overview of U.S. and international R&D activities that fall within this definition. This information presented at the workshop will be distilled into a report for NSF/ENG.Intellectual MeritInorganic/organic hybrid electronic devices can provide the advantages of both materials, including flexible devices like electronic newspapers and patient-friendly implants. The field is an active area of R&D with exponentially increasing numbers of technical papers being published. There is an opportunity to plan a research agenda that could ensure that American scientists and engineers continue to lead this field, by assessing what is now being done in the U.S. and abroad.WTEC's program of assessment of international R&D uses a peer review methodology that many believe is the best single method of assessing the quality of R&D. It augments this with appropriate quantitative methods--bibliometric indicators. With the experience of over 60 such studies, WTEC is uniquely qualified to provide the public and private sector with information on the status and trends of research and technology development abroad.Broader ImpactsThe first large scale manufacturing plants for hybrid flexible electronics are just now being built, demonstrating that the field has commercial promise, not just research interest. Thus better knowledge of the field?s status and trends can contribute to NSF?s mission, ?To promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare??This study will provide information on the international aspect of the science and technology in this field, which generally has proven to be useful in the education of engineers and scientists, in transfer of technologies from abroad for the benefit of American science and industry, and in linking for international networking and collaboration. WTEC studies also link Federal agencies across disciplines and offices; this study is likely to ultimately involve NIST, AFOSR, ONR, and several offices at NSF. The expert panel conducting the study will be chosen to encourage participation by all; a special effort will be made to recruit participants from under-represented groups. WTEC will disseminate panel findings broadly through electronic and paper media. The public downloads thousands of reports from the wtec.org website weekly. The WTEC series of more than a dozen international research assessment books from some of the world?s leading scientific publishers demonstrates that its findings are highly valued.