IRES Track 1:International Research Experience in Functional Nanomaterials in Japan

IRES Track 1：日本功能纳米材料的国际研究经验

• 批准号: 2246252
• 负责人: Lynn Rathbun
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2246252&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; International; Research; Experience

Research in the 21st century is a global enterprise. Whether collaborating internationally in academia or managing a team of engineers as part of a global research or manufacturing operation, the ability to communicate and collaborate across cultures is critical. The skills and confidence necessary to succeed in this multicultural environment are not taught in any undergraduate or graduate science/engineering curriculum. Here, communication is much more that language. English is the universal language of science, but even within that context, there are considerable cultural aspects to effective interaction and collaboration. To be effective contributors in this global scientific enterprise, students must add these additional dimensions to their education. This program addresses the need to expose US undergraduate science and technology students to the international nature of modern research at a critical early stage in their careers. This is accomplished through a focused summer research program in an international setting, with the goal of developing Globally Aware Scientists. Over the course of this program, fifteen students will be supported for an immersive research experience focused on functional nanomaterials at the National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba, Japan. This program is built on the base of a very successful program that has been conducted in various forms since 2008. Prior programs have been demonstrated to be extremely effective in developing the Globally Aware Scientists that are needed for successful international research collaboration.This program supports summer research experiences in nanotechnology for five U.S. undergraduates each summer for an advanced international research experience. Student participants will be working with senior scientists at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba, Japan. The program is a cooperative effort between the U.S. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), represented by Cornell, and the Advanced Research Infrastructure for Materials and Nanotechnology (ARIM) represented by NIMS. These are, respectively, the national networks of advanced university nanotechnology laboratories in each country, making them natural partners. These research projects will be drawn from the ongoing research portfolio within the Research Center for Functional Materials of the National Institute for Materials Science, one of the leading materials research facilities in the world. Specific projects include development of improved thermoelectric materials (Dr. Mori), and development and characterization of new oxide and nitride materials for sensors and electronics (Dr. Ohsawa). Within the area of chemistry/sensor technology, students will explore micromechanical structures for artificial olfaction (Dr. Yoshikawa) and photonic crystals as chemical sensors (Dr. Iwanaga). Within the Life Sciences area, participants will develop nano-textured surfaces as scaffolds for stem cell growth (Dr. Guoping Chen) and study the effect of surface structure and chemistry on cell function and differentiation (Dr. Nakanishi).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.

21世纪的研究是一项全球性的事业。无论是在学术界进行国际合作，还是在全球研究或制造业务中管理一个工程师团队，跨文化沟通和合作的能力都至关重要。在这个多元文化环境中取得成功所需的技能和信心在任何本科或研究生科学/工程课程中都没有教授。在这里，沟通更多的是语言。英语是科学的通用语言，但即使在这种情况下，有效的互动和合作也有相当多的文化方面。为了在这个全球科学事业的有效贡献者，学生必须增加这些额外的层面，他们的教育。该计划解决了让美国本科科学和技术学生在职业生涯的关键早期阶段接触现代研究的国际性的需求。这是通过在国际环境中集中的夏季研究计划来实现的，其目标是培养具有全球意识的科学家。在该计划的过程中，将支持15名学生在日本筑波的国家材料科学研究所进行专注于功能纳米材料的沉浸式研究体验。该计划建立在自2008年以来以各种形式进行的非常成功的计划的基础上。先前的计划已被证明是非常有效的发展全球意识的科学家，需要成功的国际研究合作。这个计划支持在纳米技术的夏季研究经验，为五个美国本科生每年夏天先进的国际研究经验。学生参与者将与日本筑波国家材料科学研究所（NIMS）的高级科学家一起工作。该计划是由康奈尔大学代表的美国国家纳米技术协调基础设施（NNCI）和由NIMS代表的材料和纳米技术高级研究基础设施（ARIM）之间的合作努力。这些分别是每个国家的先进大学纳米技术实验室的国家网络，使它们成为天然的合作伙伴。这些研究项目将来自国家材料科学研究所功能材料研究中心正在进行的研究组合，该研究中心是世界领先的材料研究机构之一。具体项目包括改进热电材料的开发（Mori博士），以及用于传感器和电子产品的新型氧化物和氮化物材料的开发和表征（Ohsawa博士）。在化学/传感器技术领域，学生将探索人工嗅觉（吉川博士）和光子晶体作为化学传感器（岩永博士）的微机械结构。在生命科学领域，参与者将开发纳米纹理表面作为干细胞生长的支架（陈国平博士），并研究表面结构和化学对细胞功能和分化的影响（Nakanishi博士）。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。