I/UCRC CGI: Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS)

能源收集材料和系统I/UCRC 1035042弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学；达拉斯得克萨斯大学丹尼尔·英曼1035024；布鲁斯·格纳德能源收集材料和系统中心(CEHMS)将专注于从无线电和电视塔、卫星和各种便携式电子设备等各种来源回收(收集)未使用的能源。弗吉尼亚理工学院(VT)和德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校(UTD)正在合作建立拟议中的中心，弗吉尼亚理工学院是牵头机构。该提案寻求为一个新的多所大学能源收集材料和系统中心提供赠款，以专注于能源收集方法。该中心的研究重点将是调查电力系统、人类活动、工业机器、车辆、振动结构和其他类似来源中广泛的潜在能源收集机会。虽然在任何一个机会中收获的能量都很小，但积累效应可能非常显著。拟议中的研究人员已经确定了一些独特的创造性机会，以评估收集能源的价值和潜力，否则这些能源将无法开发。这项研究对美国和世界上许多国家获取新能源的努力都很重要。减少对外国石油的依赖总是具有重大价值的。私人投资机构拥有进行研究工作的出色资历，来自两所合作大学的一些合格研究人员的参与令人印象深刻。该提案写得很好，项目描述清晰明了，有很好的文件记录。研究任务是适当的，而且似乎构思得很好。拟议中的中心有可能通过开发新技术来提高美国制造企业的可持续性和盈利能力，这些新技术将减少能源消耗，并收集通常被浪费的能源。该提案使用了一组不同的研究人员来开发新技术，这些技术可用于未来开发新产业、新就业、新产品和新服务。研究小组由具有各种教育和专业经验的各种族裔和性别群体组成，其中包括少数群体和弱势群体。这项提议开发的技术有可能产生巨大的经济影响，为新行业创造就业机会，减少对现有化石燃料的需求。让代表人数不足的学生和教职员工参与该中心的计划提出得非常好，也是适当的。该研究项目将加强这两所大学本已令人印象深刻的基础设施。由于主题广泛，结果的传播将主要通过出版物和行业会议。参与该项目的学生将为进入劳动力大军并提供额外的技术转让做好准备。

I/UCRC for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems 1035042 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel Inman 1035024 University of Texas, Dallas; Bruce Gnade The Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems ((CEHMS) will focus on recovery (harvesting) of unused energy from various sources such as radio and television towers, satellites and various portable electronics. Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VT) and the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD) are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with VT as the lead institution. The proposal seeks a grant for a new multi-university Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems to focus on energy harvesting approaches. The focus of research within this center will be to investigate a wide range of potential energy harvesting opportunities in power systems, human activity, industrial machines, vehicles, vibrating structures and other such sources. While the energy harvested in any one of the opportunities is small, the accumulation effect can be very significant. The proposed researchers have identified some unique and creative opportunities to assess the value and potential for harvesting energy that would otherwise be untapped. The research is important to the US and much of the world in efforts to capture new sources of energy. The reduction in dependence on foreign oil is always of significant value. The PIs have excellent credentials for conducting the research effort, and the involvement of a number of qualified researchers from the two collaborative universities is impressive. The proposal is very well written and the project descriptions are clear and well documented. The research tasks are appropriate and appear to be very well conceived. The proposed Center has the potential to improve sustainability and profitability of US manufacturing firms by developing new technologies that will reduce energy consumption and harvest energy that is normally wasted. The proposal uses a diverse group of researchers to develop new technologies that can be used in developing new industries, new jobs, new products and new services in the future. The research team is made up of various ethnic and gender groups that have a variety of educational and professional experiences including minority and disadvantage groups. The technologies that are developed by this proposal have the potential to have a large economical impact by producing jobs in new industries and reducing the need for existing fossil fuels. The plan for involving underrepresented students and faculty in the center is very well presented and appropriate. The research program will enhance the already impressive infrastructure at the two universities. Because of the wide range of topics, the dissemination of the results will be primarily through publications and industry meeting. The students involved with the program will be well prepared to enter the workforce and provide additional technology transfer.