ACE Implementation Grant: The New Energy Workforce: Sustainable Materials, Energy and Technology

南方大学致力于下一代可持续材料、能源和技术的开发，将自己置于可持续发展前沿的前沿。农业科学、工程和物理科学将为SU STEM企业内这一计划的发展奠定基础，这三个科学将结合起来支持三个主要研究项目--材料科学和能源技术；生物质转化、生物燃料和生物能源；以及气候变化和环境影响。计算科学与信息技术将成为贯穿始终的纽带。ACE实施项目名为：新能源劳动力-可持续材料、能源和技术，将在农业科学、工程和科学学院内集中力量，并创建一个跨学科的国际学位课程，整合研究、学术和经验学习，以解决路易斯安那州、美国和全球社会面临的可持续发展问题。该项目将通过跨学科双学位课程让本科生接触可持续材料、能源和技术，该课程将学术、研究和与国际大学的全球参与整合在一起；召集国际科学家和工程师的跨学科团队，以确定影响全球社会的可持续发展挑战的解决方案；并从事跨学科的可持续材料、能源和技术研究活动，特别重视适合商业化和可复制的清洁和可再生资源。建立强调学生和教师交流、联合研究重点、联合课程设置和联合学位项目的合作伙伴关系，将促进全球STEM企业内部的科学和技术理解。

Southern University is centering itself at the forefront of the sustainability frontier by engaging in the development of the next generation of sustainable materials, energy and technologies. Basic sciences that will lay the foundation for development of this initiative within the SU STEM enterprise are Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, and Physical Sciences, which will combine to support three primary research thrusts - Materials Science & Energy Technologies; Biomass Conversion, Biofuels & Bioenergy; and Climate Change & Environmental Impact. Computational Science & Information Technology will serve as an undergirding connection throughout. The ACE Implementation project entitled: The New Energy Workforce - Sustainable Materials, Energy & Technology, will develop concentrations within the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences, and create an interdisciplinary international degree program that integrates research, academics and experiential learning toward resolving sustainability issues faced by Louisiana, this nation and the global community.The project will expose undergraduate students to sustainable materials, energy, and technologies through an interdisciplinary dual-degree curriculum that integrates academics, research and global engagement with international universities; assemble interdisciplinary teams of international scientists and engineers to identify solutions to sustainability challenges affecting the global community; and engage in interdisciplinary sustainable materials, energy and technologies research activities with special emphasis on clean and renewable resources suitable for commercialization and replication. Forging collaborative partnerships that emphasize student and faculty exchange, joint research foci, joint course offerings and joint academic degree programs will promote scientific and technological understanding within the global STEM Enterprise.