IGERT: Integrated Biorefining for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals

IGERT：用于燃料和化学品可持续生产的综合生物精炼

• 批准号: 1069004
• 负责人: Mario Eden
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: Auburn University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1069004&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IGERT; Integrated; Biorefining; Sustainable; Production

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports an integrated, interdisciplinary graduate education and research program at Auburn University focused on biorefining concepts for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from renewable resources. The purpose of the program is to train a new generation of engineers and scientists to address the scientific, technological and societal challenges in this area of national need. Intellectual Merit: The Auburn University IGERT program aims to optimize the entire fiber to fuel lifecycle by advancing biorefining technologies that enable production of fuels and chemicals from a wide range of renewable biomass feedstocks. This project seeks to develop novel thermochemical and biochemical conversion technologies that will lead to technically viable, efficient as well as economic and environmentally sustainable fuel and chemical production strategies. Broader Impacts: Integrating biorefineries with existing biomass based industries will allow for significant economic growth through new value-added products and higher resource utilization. This will strengthen the local and regional economies and provide significant job creation, while the national economy will be improved by reinvigorating major manufacturing sectors like the forest products industry. The national economy will benefit from increased independence from foreign crude oil sources, making fuel supply less sensitive to global politics. Graduates from this program will be prepared to take on leadership roles in biorefining research. This program provides an integrative education involving interdisciplinary courses, professional development, leadership training, opportunities for industrial interaction, coupled with experiential global learning through collaborative research.IGERT is an NSF-wide program intended to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background, deep knowledge in a chosen discipline, and the technical, professional, and personal skills needed for the career demands of the future. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.

该综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）奖支持奥本大学的综合跨学科研究生教育和研究项目，重点是生物精炼概念，以可持续地从可再生资源中生产燃料和化学品。该计划的目的是培养新一代的工程师和科学家，以解决国家需要的这一领域的科学、技术和社会挑战。智力优势：奥本大学的IGERT项目旨在通过推进生物精炼技术来优化整个纤维到燃料的生命周期，这种技术可以从广泛的可再生生物质原料中生产燃料和化学品。该项目旨在开发新的热化学和生化转化技术，这些技术将导致技术上可行、高效、经济和环境可持续的燃料和化学品生产战略。更广泛的影响：将生物精炼厂与现有的生物质工业相结合，将通过新的增值产品和更高的资源利用率，实现显著的经济增长。这将加强地方和区域经济，并提供大量的就业机会，同时通过振兴林产品工业等主要制造业来改善国民经济。国民经济将受益于对外国原油来源的日益独立，使燃料供应对全球政治不那么敏感。该课程的毕业生将准备在生物精炼研究中担任领导角色。该项目提供综合教育，包括跨学科课程、专业发展、领导力培训、行业互动机会，以及通过合作研究进行的体验式全球学习。IGERT是一项nsf范围内的计划，旨在满足教育美国博士科学家和工程师的挑战，他们具有跨学科背景，所选学科的深厚知识，以及未来职业需求所需的技术，专业和个人技能。该计划旨在通过建立创新的研究生教育和培训模式，在一个超越传统学科界限的合作研究的肥沃环境中，促进研究生教育的文化变革。