I\UCRC for Metamaterials

1068028纽约市立学院；大卫克劳斯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（CfM）将专注于增加美国的超材料研究基础设施，并在超材料的科学和应用方面教育和培训学生。纽约市立大学城市学院、克拉克森大学（CU）和北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校（UNCC）正在合作建立拟议中的中心，由纽约市立大学作为牵头机构。超材料是一种复合结构，具有非凡的光学或声学特性，包括负折射率、光收集、捕获、循环、光的异常传输，以及许多其他天然材料或传统光学元件不可能具备的特性。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。该提案旨在开发一个I/UCRC项目，该项目将执行与工业相关的超材料研究，从而将超材料技术从美国大学研究实验室快速和经济地过渡到工业。该计划涉及三个具有不同优势的机构，可以补充理论理解，设备制造和各种超材料概念的表征。CfM超材料中心吸引业界兴趣的三个主要技术重点包括：理论和异常行为、材料和结构开发以及制造工艺开发。更广泛的影响包括增强超材料研发和技术转移基础设施，在新兴高科技领域培训学生（包括在纽约市立大学许多少数民族服务学院的少数民族学生），通过CfM教育和推广计划培训CfM成员公司的员工。此外，通过高科技创造就业机会和形成超材料衍生公司，以及增加美国高科技公司的收入，预计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.