IRES Track I: US-Germany Research Experience for Students on Materials for Energy and Sustainability

材料研究和开发正在增强新技术的能力，并使具有竞争力的能源解决方案成为可能，这对可持续的未来至关重要。特别是，对材料的研究正在为清洁能源发电、能源储存和碳封存方面的努力做出贡献。拟议的工作围绕着与FZJ(FZJ)科学家的强大国际合作，允许在可持续能源技术材料的实验和计算研究的基础上进行创新研究。这项研究将把先进的合成和表征技术与新的机械测试和模拟相结合。这项拟议的研究将以三个主要目标为指导，为参与研究的学生提供非凡的国际研究体验：(1)向美国科学和工程专业的研究生和本科生介绍国际研究环境；(2)扩大全球研究的参与和传播；(3)通过国际合作，加强美国在能源和可持续发展领域的材料研究和创新。通过招生工作，将鼓励来自南加州大学(USC)和少数族裔合作伙伴机构的代表性不足的学生申请并参与该计划。IRES Track I：为德国南加州大学和FZJ的能源和可持续材料学生提供的美德研究经验，为毕业生和本科生，特别是代表性不足的科学和工程专业的学生，为全球研究做准备。该项目的重点是气候和环境保护框架内的能源技术材料。总体目标是开发具有增强性能和行为的新型工程材料，以实现高效和可持续的能源解决方案。在全球气候和环境保护的背景下，高温应用、电化学储存和清洁能源发电材料的设计-加工-性能关系尤为重要。这项提议的一个长期科学目标是开发和优化高效能源技术的新材料。“能源与可持续材料”项目的研究主题通过与FZJ的两个精英研究所：“能源与气候研究所”和“高级模拟研究所”的合作得到加强。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Materials research and development is empowering novel technologies and enabling competitive energy solutions, which are essential for a sustainable future. In particular, research on materials is contributing to efforts in clean energy generation, energy storage, and carbon sequestration. The proposed work is centered around a strong international collaboration with Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) scientists, allowing for innovative research based on both experimental and computational studies of materials for sustainable energy technologies. The research will combine advanced synthesis and characterization techniques with novel mechanical testing and simulations. This proposed research will deliver an exceptional international research experience to the participating students guided by three main objectives: (1) to introduce an international research environment to graduate and undergraduate U.S. science and engineering students; (2) to broaden the participation and dissemination of global research; (3) to enhance U.S.-based research and innovation for materials in energy and sustainability through international collaborations. Through recruitment efforts, underrepresented students from the University of Southern California (USC) and from minority serving partner institutions will be encouraged to apply and participate in the program.This IRES Track I: U.S.-Germany Research Experience for Students on Materials for Energy and Sustainability at USC and FZJ in Germany prepares both graduates and undergraduates, particularly underrepresented science and engineering students, for global research. The project focus is on materials for energy technologies within the framework of climate and environmental protection. The overarching goal is the development of novel engineered materials with enhanced properties and behaviors to empower efficient and sustainable energy solutions. Design-processing-property relationships of materials for high temperature applications, electrochemical storage, and clean energy generation are particularly important in the context of global climate and environmental protection. A long-term scientific goal of this proposal is the development and optimization of new materials for efficient energy technologies. The research theme of the program “Materials for Energy and Sustainability” is strengthened by the collaboration with two elite Institutes at FZJ: “Institute of Energy and Climate Research” and “Institute for Advanced Simulation.”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.