U.S.-China Planning Visit: Establishing Collaborations on Electronic and Optoelectronic Nanomaterial Research

该奖项提供资金，以支持计划访问中国武汉的武汉光电国家实验室。这次旅行的参加者将包括李文智教授，一名研究生和一名本科生。 此行的目的是在碳纳米管和半导体纳米线在光电器件中的合成和应用方面开展研究和教育合作。中国合作者在光电子学方面的专业知识补充了PI在新型纳米材料合成方面的专业知识。为了促进参与者之间的研究合作，这次规划访问将为重要应用开发新材料和更有效的设备，如先进的传感器和太阳能电池。学生在这个国际计划的参与将扩大他们的个人和专业的观点。PI计划让来自代表性不足人群的本科生参与进来，这种经历应该会刺激他们继续从事科学事业。

This award provides funding to support a planning visit to the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics in Wuhan, China. Participants in the trip will include Professor Wenzhi Li, one graduate student, and one undergraduate. The purpose of the trip is to develop a collaboration in research and education on synthesis and applications of carbon nanotubes and semiconducting nanowires in optoelectronic devices. The expertise of the Chinese collaborators in optoelectronics complements that of the PI in synthesis of novel nanomaterials. In promoting research collaboration among the participants, this planning visit will develop new materials and more effective devices for important applications, such as advanced sensors and solar cells. The participation of the students in this international program will broaden their personal and professional perspectives. The PI plans to involve undergraduate students from underrepresented populations, and this experience should stimulate them to continue in a scientific career.