EAGER: US-Turkey Collaboration on Energy Harvesting for Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings of the Future

这项提案是作为一笔急切的赠款提交的；它寻求为美国-土耳其合作研究倡议提供资金。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的布赖恩·A·科格尔和希思·纳昆提交了这份题为《渴望：美国-土耳其在未来可持续和节能建筑能源收集方面的合作》的申请。该合作项目的目标是在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校和中东技术大学(METU)的研究人员之间建立起在节能、可持续建筑领域的长期合作。这项研究将探索适用于太阳能喷漆应用的新型半导体纳米材料(硅基和CIGS的替代品)，以及集中式太阳能和地热能的组合。这些研究将创造新的知识，将导致未来的建筑是可持续的和节能的。该项目将在NSF资助的下一代光伏产业/大学合作研究中心(IUCRC)与土耳其政府资助的METU太阳能研究和应用中心(GúNAM)之间架起桥梁。这些中心与工业合作伙伴密切合作，建立研究基础设施，可以迅速将新技术转移到商业部门，促进美国和土耳其的联合经济发展。这一研究项目还侧重于学生教育和培训，并提供国际合作的要素，这对培训下一代技术创新者很重要。

This proposal was submitted as an EAGER grant; it seeks funding for a US-Turkey Collaborative research initiative. The application entitled, "EAGER: US-Turkey Collaboration on Energy Harvesting for Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings of the Future," was submitted by Brian A Korgel and Heath Naquin from the University of Texas at Austin. The goal of this collaborative project is to establish a long-term collaboration between researchers at UT Austin and Middle East Technical University (METU) in the area of energy-efficient, sustainable buildings. The research will explore new semiconductor nanomaterials (both silicon-based and alternatives to CIGS), which are suitable for spray-on solar paint applications, and the combination between concentrated solar power and geothermal energy. New knowledge will be created from these studies that will lead to future buildings that are sustainable and energy efficient. The project will bridge the NSF-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) on Next Generation Photovoltaics with the Turkish government-funded Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications (GÜNAM) at METU. These centers have significant involvement with industrial partners to establish a research infrastructure that can rapidly transfer new technologies to the commercial sector for the promotion of joint economic development in both the US and Turkey. This research project also focuses on student education and training and providing an element of international collaboration which is important for training the next generation of technology innovators.