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

IRES 轨道 1：能源、环境和未来电力运输系统 (E-FETS)

• 批准号: 1854185
• 负责人: Nicole Sanderlin
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-15 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1854185&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Energy; Environment; Future

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.

今天，世界上大约95%的陆地、海上和空中交通工具依靠石油在当地和国际上运送乘客和货物。这种运输燃料组合产生的温室气体排放量占所有温室气体排放量的25%左右，预计随着发展中国家的现代化，未来还会增加。国际能源机构指出，如果交通运输要有助于减少二氧化碳排放，以实现全球平均气温2摄氏度的目标，未来必须增加使用混合动力和全电动交通等技术。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动跨学科技术的发展，以开发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）的未来电动交通系统（FETS）IRES合作伙伴关系，扩大范围并加强与行业和英国政府的合作，以建立能源，环境和未来电动交通系统（E-FETS）IRES计划。每年约9个E-FETS队列将调查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;车辆结构的轻量化;以及伴随其使用和采用的人为因素问题。该IRES计划的更广泛影响之一是促进国际研究合作，培养能够创造并有效整合电动交通系统的创新技术领导者，以解决能源利用效率问题。 E-FETS将为本科生和研究生提供为期十周的密集研究体验，其中包括诺丁汉大学五个国际公认的研究小组。这些领域包括电力电子、人为因素、地球能源、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，加上三个星期的导师和研究准备在VT引导学生的经验和项目范围。这个出发前的准备工作旨在建立E-FETS学生队列团队，为他们单独和共同的工作做准备。第二阶段包括7周在UoN从事集中研究与UoN教师导师和设施。除了VT和Uo N教职员工的监督外，学生还将作为包括教职员工、博士在内的大型研究团队的一部分进行协作学生和博士后研究员。为了促进额外的专业发展，学生还将与一位行业导师相匹配，该导师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吗？具有国际职业探索、专业发展和在其领域和行业中建立网络的经验。在计划的每个阶段，计划举办研讨会，重点关注E-FETS研究目标的范围，为学生提供机会，将他们的个人研究项目与E-FETS的统一研究主题联系起来，并展示和获得他们的IRES经验反馈。E-FETS IRES通过与行业合作伙伴共同参与IRES项目，旨在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发展奠定基础。该奖项反映了NSF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。