IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship in Magnetic and Nanostructured Materials

这一综合性研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)奖支持以设计和研究具有结构衍生功能的新型材料为中心的跨学科研究生培训计划的发展。该项目是普渡大学、康奈尔大学和诺福克州立大学(NSU)合作的成果。它的目标是培训学生进行研究，以导致更快、更小和更高效的设备和技术具有众多应用，包括信息存储、信号检测和生物医学可能性。技术和专业培训机会包括康奈尔大学和北卡罗来纳州立大学的年度实验室培训、正在进行的单元课程视频会议、定期审议磁性和纳米结构材料的伦理和社会方面问题，以及由学生推动的研究举措。学员还将探索工程教育研究，以了解将新知识转化为学校和公众教育资源的挑战。学生将受益于针对个人职业发展的有组织的指导和培训--教育要素已被确定为留住科学和工程领域代表性不足的少数群体并取得成功的关键因素。这一由两所研究型大学和一所历史悠久的黑人大学组成的合作伙伴关系将使人们更好地理解互补能力和机会的整合如何更好地培养下一代科学家和工程师。IGERT是一个NSF范围的项目，旨在应对培养具有跨学科背景、选定学科的深厚知识以及未来职业需求所需的技术、专业和个人技能的美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战。该项目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，催化研究生教育的文化变革。

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the development of an interdisciplinary graduate training program centered on the design and study of novel materials with structure-derived functionalities. The program is a collaborative effort between Purdue University, Cornell University and Norfolk State University (NSU). Its goal is to train students to conduct research that will lead to faster, smaller and more efficient devices and technologies with numerous applications, including information storage, signal detection, and biomedical possibilities. Technical and professional training opportunities include annual laboratory training at Cornell and NSU, ongoing video-conferencing of modular courses, regular consideration of the ethical and social aspects of magnetic and nanostructured materials, and student-driven research initiatives. Trainees will also explore engineering education research in order to learn about the challenges of translating new knowledge into educational resources for schools and the general public. Students will benefit from structured mentoring and training for individual career development--education elements that have been identified as essential for the retention and success of underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. This partnership, of two research universities and a Historically Black University, will bring greater understanding of how the integration of complementary capabilities and opportunities can better prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers.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.