COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: US-BRAZIL IRES / Analytical Applications of Nanomaterials and Microfluidic Devices

合作研究：美国-巴西 IRES / 纳米材料和微流体装置的分析应用

• 批准号: 1565508
• 负责人: Carlos Garcia
• 金额: $ 13.06万
• 依托单位: Clemson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1565508&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: COLLABORATIVE; RESEARCH; US; BRAZIL; IRES

This collaborative project will facilitate a three-year international research experience for U.S. undergraduates majoring in STEM disciplines. Students from a diverse regional population will be recruited as summer cohorts to participate in research projects with researchers from the Brazilian Science-Technology Corridor (Sao Paulo - Campinas - Sao Carlos). The interest in analytical applications combining microfluidics and nanomaterials has grown exponentially in the last years. Considering these advances and their importance for future developments, this IRES program aims to provide the tools for students to develop the skills required to face an internationally competitive job market linked to chemical analysis. This proposal aims to boost education and training in a creative, multidisciplinary, and culturally-rich environment. A focus on minority recruiting, combined with the involvement of graduate students as mentors, will provide the support mechanisms required to expand and strengthen the pool of participants as well as the research experience. Recent developments in nanotechnology and microfluidics have allowed the understanding and rational utilization of a series of micro total analysis systems (uTAS). The existing links between these two fields have enabled crossing the traditional borders and the development of unique training opportunities for students in science and engineering tracks. Furthermore, the interest in analytical applications combining microfluidics and nanomaterials has grown exponentially in the last years. Although this integration has enhanced sensing, separation, and extraction procedures, the applicability of specific nanomaterials for chemical analysis depends mainly on the chemical composition, structure, size, morphology, and preparation method. Considering these characteristics and their importance for future developments, this IRES program aims to provide students an enriching research experience and link chemical properties with a real-world analytical problem.

这个合作项目将促进为STEM学科主修的美国大学生的三年国际研究经验。来自不同地区人口的学生将作为夏季同伙招募，与巴西科学技术走廊的研究人员一起参加研究项目（Sao Paulo- Campinas -Sao Carlos）。 在过去的几年中，对结合微流体和纳米材料结合的分析应用的兴趣已成倍增长。考虑到这些进步及其对未来发展的重要性，该IRES计划旨在为学生提供工具，以开发面对与化学分析相关的国际竞争性就业市场所需的技能。该建议旨在在创造性，多学科和文化丰富的环境中促进教育和培训。 关注少数族裔招聘的重点，再加上研究生作为导师的参与，将提供扩展和加强参与者库以及研究经验所需的支持机制。 纳米技术和微流体学方面的最新发展允许对一系列微型总分析系统（UTA）的理解和合理利用。这两个领域之间的现有链接使得跨越了传统边界，并为科学和工程学的学生开发了独特的培训机会。此外，在过去几年中，对将微流体和纳米材料结合的分析应用的兴趣呈指数增长。尽管这种整合增强了感测，分离和提取程序，但特定纳米材料在化学分析中的适用性主要取决于化学成分，结构，大小，形态和制备方法。考虑到这些特征及其对未来发展的重要性，该IRES计划旨在为学生提供丰富的研究经验，并将化学特性与现实世界中的分析问题联系起来。