IRES: Cooperative for Advanced Materials in Energy-Related Applications (CAMERA)

IRES：能源相关应用先进材料合作项目（CAMERA）该项目的总体目标是参与和培训来自UCSB和其他不同科学，学术和国际场所的本科生和研究生研究人员，以培养一支高技能，多样化和全球参与的劳动力队伍，他们能够应对当今和未来的能源挑战。每年将有三名本科生和四名研究生前往查尔姆斯理工大学（瑞典哥德堡）进行为期8-10周的研究体验。参加查尔默斯研究项目的UCSB研究生将根据合作研究课题进行招募，在能源转换和存储的材料化学领域进行广泛的工作。将从美国高校招募本科生参加夏季本科IRES项目，特别注重招募女性和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。研究和项目的国际组成部分将为学生提供文化视角和发展全球科学网络的机会。这个IRES项目的科学挑战是设计、创造和理解能够捕获、转换和存储能量的新型材料和材料系统。这将通过UCSB、查尔姆斯理工大学和瑞典多用户x射线和中子设施在最先进的合成、模拟、表征和测试方面的资源和专业知识的协同和互补耦合来实现。IRES学生将通过对电池材料的国际研究访问，参与UCSB和Chalmers大学之间的合作研究；用于能量捕获的磁热学、热电学和动态聚合物；以及用于电催化和电化学储能的碳基和氧化物基材料。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

IRES: Cooperative for Advanced Materials in Energy-Related Applications (CAMERA)The overarching goal of this project is to involve and train undergraduate and graduate student researchers from UCSB and other institutions in different scientific, academic, and international venues to develop a highly skilled, diverse and globally engaged workforce who can address energy challenges of today and the future. Three undergraduate students and four graduate students will travel to Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden) each year for 8-10 week long research experiences. UCSB graduate students taking part in the research experiences at Chalmers will be recruited based on collaborative research topics, working broadly in the area of materials chemistry for energy conversion and storage. Undergraduate students will be recruited from US colleges and universities to participate in the summer undergraduate IRES program, with particular focus on recruiting participation by women and underrepresented minorities. The international component of the research and program will provide students with cultural perspectives and the opportunity to develop a global network in science.The scientific challenge of this IRES project is to design, create, and understand novel materials and materials systems that can capture, convert, and store energy. This will be accomplished through synergistic and complementary coupling of resources and expertise in state-of-the-art synthesis, simulation, characterization, and testing at UCSB, Chalmers University of Technology, and multi-user x-ray and neutron facilities in Sweden. IRES students will participate in collaborative research between UCSB and Chalmers University through international research visits focused on battery materials; magnetocalorics, thermoelectrics, and dynamic polymers for energy capture; and carbon and oxide-based materials for electrocatalysis and electrochemical energy storage.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.