IUCRC for Metamaterials

1068028 CUNY城市学院；David Crouse 1068040克拉克森大学；S.V.Babu 1068050北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校；Michael Fiddy超材料中心将专注于增加美国的超材料研究基础设施，并对学生进行超材料科学和应用方面的教育和培训。CUNY城市学院、克拉克森大学(CU)和北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校(UNCC)正在合作建立拟议的中心，CUNY是牵头机构。超材料是一种复合结构，具有特殊的光学或声学特性，包括负折射率、光捕获、捕获、循环、光的异常传输以及许多其他自然材料或传统光学元件无法实现的特性。这些新材料的工业应用包括制造完美的透镜、可再生能源设备的光收集和制造新的高性能传感器。这项建议旨在开发一个I/UCRC计划，该计划将进行与工业相关的超材料研究，从而使超材料技术从美国的大学研究实验室快速且具有成本效益地过渡到行业。该计划涉及三个具有不同优势的机构，它们可以补充各种超材料概念的理论理解、设备制造和表征。CFM超材料中心的三个主要技术焦点吸引了业界的兴趣，包括：理论和反常行为、材料和结构开发以及制造工艺开发。更广泛的影响包括加强超材料研发和技术转让基础设施，在新兴的高科技领域对学生进行培训(包括在CUNY内许多少数族裔服务学院的少数族裔学生)，通过Cfms教育和外联计划培训CFM成员公司的劳动力。此外，预计通过创造高科技就业机会和成立超材料剥离公司，以及增加美国高科技公司的收入，将产生长期的经济影响。

1068028 CUNY City College; David Crouse 1068040 Clarkson University; S. V. Babu 1068050 University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Fiddy The Center for Metamaterials (CfM) will focus on increasing the metamaterials research infrastructure in the U.S., and to educate and train students in the science and application of metamaterials. CUNY City College, Clarkson University (CU), and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) are collaborating to establish the proposed center, with CUNY as the lead institution. Metamaterials are composite structures that exhibit extraordinary optical or acoustical properties including negative index of refraction, light harvesting, trapping, circulation, anomalous transmission of light, and many other properties not possible with naturally occurring materials or conventional optical components. Industrial applications for these new materials includes building perfect lenses, light harvesting for renewable energy devices and building new high performance sensors. This proposal seeks to develop an I/UCRC program that will perform industrially relevant metamaterials research leading to quick and cost-effective transition of metamaterials technology from US based university research laboratories to industry. The program involves three institutions with various strengths that can supplement theoretical understanding, device manufacturing, and characterization of a variety of metamaterial concepts. The three main technical foci of the CfM Center for Metamaterials that have attracted industry interest include: Theory and Anomalous Behavior, Materials and Structures Development, and Fabrication Process Development. Broader Impacts include the enhancement of metamaterials R&D and technology transfer infrastructure, student training (including minority students at many of the minority serving colleges within CUNY) in an emerging high technology field, training of CfM member companies' workforce through the CfMs Education and Outreach Program. Additionally, long term economic impact is expected through high technology job creation and the formation of metamaterials spin-off companies, and increased revenue for US based high technology companies.