U.S. Australia International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Materials for Energy Technologies

国际学生研究经验奖(IRES)颁发给盖恩斯维尔的佛罗里达大学材料科学与工程系的雅各布·琼斯和胡安·尼诺教授。参与研究的15名美国本科生将在为期三年的时间里，每年与澳大利亚悉尼新南威尔士大学材料科学与工程学院的研究人员合作10周。他们在学院的外国合作者是马克·霍夫曼教授和他在学院内许多实验室的同事。拟议的计划将对本科生进行与能源技术材料相关的主题的教育和培训。能源生产、储存、转换和效率是美国和世界的关键战略领域。学生将涉及的领域包括用于热能转换的热电材料、用于能量转换的压电性材料、用于储能的金属氢化物和电池材料，以及用于能源效率的轻质金属。学生S的个人项目将强化个人责任感，而团队经验则由整体研究主题来培养。拟议的工作将发展可持续能源部门的人力资本，并将参与国际合作，以促进在可持续能源解决方案方面取得进展。美国和澳大利亚的研究人员之间有足够的利益重叠，这表明他们可以成功地开展拟议的活动，而且这种互动将使双方都受益。新南威尔士大学是澳大利亚S领导的研究和教学机构之一，在国际大学排名中一直名列前茅。学生们还将使用附近澳大利亚核科学与技术组织(ANSTO)提供的中子衍射仪。这个IRES项目将为学生提供更多的学术和文化体验，并促进教学、培训和学习。预计学生将在未来与澳大利亚合作者保持联系，以进行更多的研究项目。每年进行学生选拔时，代表人数不足的群体将被包括在内。

1129412JonesThis International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) award is made to Professors Jacob Jones and Juan Nino in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The 15 participating U.S. undergraduate students will collaborate for 10 weeks each year over a period of three years with researchers in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. Their foreign collaborators at the School are Professor Mark Hoffman and his colleagues at the many labs within the School. The proposed program will educate and train the undergraduate students on topics related to materials for energy technologies. Energy production, storage, conversion, and efficiency are key strategic areas for the U.S. and the World. Examples of the areas the students will be involved in include thermoelectric materials for thermal energy conversion, piezoelectrics for energy transduction, metal hydrides and battery materials for energy storage, and lightweight metals for energy efficiency. The student?s individual projects will reinforce personal responsibility while the group experience is fostered by the overall research theme. The proposed work will develop human capital in the sustainable energy sector and will engage international collaboration to promote progress on sustainable energy solutions. There is sufficient overlap of interests between researchers in the U.S and Australia to indicate that they can successfully pursue the activities proposed, and that the interaction will benefit both sides. The University of New South Wales is one of Australia?s leading research and teaching institutions and consistently ranks high in international university rankings. The students will also have use of the neutron diffraction instruments available at the nearby Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). This IRES project will provide the students with additional academic and cultural experiences, and also promote teaching, training, and learning. It is anticipated that the students will maintain contact with the Australian collaborators for additional research projects in the future. Underrepresented groups will be included when the selection of students is made each year.