IRES Track 1: Energy, Environment, and Future Electric Transportation Systems (E-FETS)

当今世界上大约95%的陆地、海洋和空中交通工具依靠石油在本地和国际上运送乘客和货物。这种交通燃料组合产生了约25%的温室气体排放，并预计在未来随着发展中国家的现代化而增长。国际能源机构指出，如果交通运输要为二氧化碳减排做出贡献，以达到全球平均温度2摄氏度的目标，那么混合动力和全电动交通等技术的使用将不得不在未来增加。因此，运输技术的进步显然是一个国家和国际问题，需要具有全球意识的工程师和科学家推进跨学科技术，以发展更清洁的区域和全球运输系统。弗吉尼亚理工大学（VT）提议扩大与诺丁汉大学（UoN）的未来电力运输系统（FETS） IRES合作伙伴关系，扩大范围，加强与工业界和英国政府的合作，建立能源，环境和未来电力运输系统（e - fts） IRES项目。每年约9个e - fet小组将研究下一代电力系统的环保燃料和提取方法；节能、混合动力传动车辆和系统；车辆结构轻量化；以及伴随着它们的使用和采用的人为因素问题。在这个IRES项目的更广泛的影响是促进国际研究合作，培养创新的技术领导者，有能力创造和有效地将电力运输系统整合到我们的社会中，作为解决高效能源使用的一种手段。e - fet将为本科生和研究生提供为期十周的密集研究体验，与诺丁汉大学的五个国际公认的研究小组合作。其中包括电力电子、人为因素、地能源、复合材料和制造、航空航天推进和先进诊断。该计划将包括两个阶段。第一阶段包括三个出发前的研讨会，加上三周在VT的指导和研究准备，以使学生适应经验和项目范围。这项出发前的准备工作旨在建立e- fet学生团队，为他们单独或共同的工作做好准备。第二阶段包括在联合国大学进行为期7周的集中研究，与联合国大学的教师导师和设施合作。除了来自VT和unon教师的监督外，学生还将作为包括教师，博士生和博士后研究人员在内的大型研究团队的一部分协同工作。为了促进学生的专业发展，学生还将获得一名行业导师，他将在学生的研究经历之前、期间和之后与学生会面。这些导师会提高学生的能力。具有国际职业探索、专业发展和所在领域和行业网络的经验。在项目的每个阶段都计划了关于e - fet研究目标范围的研讨会，为学生提供将他们的个人研究项目与e - fet的统一研究主题联系起来的机会，并展示他们的IRES经验并获得反馈。通过与IRES项目的行业合作伙伴合作，e - fts IRES寻求利用行业和英国政府来发展IRES项目，并为资助之外的可持续性发展奠定基础。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。

Approximately 95% of all land, sea and air vehicles in the world today rely on petroleum to move passengers and freight both locally and internationally. This transportation fuel mix produces ~25% of all greenhouse gas emissions and is projected to grow in the future with modernization of developing countries. International energy agencies note that if transport is to contribute to CO2 reductions to meet the 2 degree C global average temperature target, use of technologies such as hybrid electric and all electric transportation will have to increase in the future. Thus, advances in transportation technologies are clearly a national and international issue, and require globally-minded engineers and scientists to advance interdisciplinary technologies to develop cleaner regional and global transportation systems. Virginia Tech (VT) proposes to expand upon the Future Electric Transportation Systems ( FETS) IRES partnership with the University of Nottingham (UoN), with a broadened scope and stronger engagement with industry and the UK government to establish the Energy, Environment, and Future Electric Transportation Systems (E-FETS) IRES program. E-FETS cohorts of ~9 per year will investigate next generation electrical power systems for environmentally-friendly fuels and extraction methods; energy-efficient, hybridized power train vehicles and systems; light-weighting of vehicle structures; and the human factors issues that accompany their use and adoption. Among the broader impacts of this IRES program are the promotion of international research collaborations that foster innovative technical leaders capable of creating and effectively integrating electric transportation systems into our society as a means to address efficient energy use. E-FETS will provide an intensive ten-week research experience to undergraduates and graduate students with five of the University of Nottingham's internationally recognized research groups. These include power electronics, human factors, geo-energy, composites and manufacturing, and aerospace propulsion and advanced diagnostics. The program will consist of two phases. The first phase includes three pre-departure workshops plus three weeks of mentorship and research preparation at VT to orient students to the experience and the project scope. This pre-departure preparation aims to build the E-FETS student cohort team in preparation for their work individually and together. The second phase consists of 7 weeks at the UoN engaged in concentrated research with UoN faculty mentors and facilities. In addition to supervision from a VT and UoN faculty member, students will work collaboratively as part of a large research team including faculty, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral research fellows. To facilitate additional professional development, students will also be matched with an industry mentor who will meet with the student before, during and after their research experience. These mentors will enhance the students? experience with international career exploration, professional development, and networking in their field and industry. Seminars focused on the scope of E-FETS research goals are planned during each phase of the program, providing students with the opportunity to connect their individual research projects with the unified research theme of E-FETS, and present and get feedback on their IRES experience. By engaging industry partners with IRES projects, the E-FETS IRES seeks to leverage industry and UK government to grow the IRES program and develop a basis for sustainability beyond the grant.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.