EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Science and Applications of Graphene and Related Nanomaterials (GrapheneNOWNANO)

EPSRC 石墨烯及相关纳米材料科学与应用博士培训中心 (GrapheneNOWNANO)

• 批准号: EP/L01548X/1
• 金额: $ 577.53万
• 依托单位: University of Manchester
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FL01548X%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Centre; Doctoral; Training; Science

The proposed EPSRC CDT in the Science and Applications of Graphene and Related Nanomaterials will respond to the UK need to train specialists with the skills to manipulate new strictly two-dimensional (2D) materials, in particular graphene, and work effectively across the necessary interdisciplinary boundaries. Graphene has been dubbed a miracle material due to the unique combination of superior electronic, mechanical, optical, chemical and biocompatible properties suitable for a large number of realistic applications. The potential of other 2D materials (e.g. boron nitride, transition metal and gallium dichalcogenides) has become clear more recently and already led to developing 'materials on demand'. The proposed CDT will build on the world-leading research in graphene and other 2D nanomaterials at the Universities of Manchester (UoM) and Lancaster (LU). In the last few years this research has undergone huge expansion from fundamental physics into chemistry, materials science, characterization, engineering, and life sciences. The importance of developing graphene-based technology has been recognized by recent large-scale investments from UK and European governments, including the establishment of the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at UoM and the award of 'Graphene Flagship' funding by the European Commission within the framework of the Future and Emerging Technologies (Euro1 billion over the next 10 years), aiming to support UK and European industries.Tailored training of young researchers in these areas has now become urgent as numerous companies and spin-offs specializing in electronics, energy storage, composites, sensors, displays, packaging and separation techniques have joined the race and are investing heavily in development of graphene-based technologies.Given these developments, it is of national importance that we establish a CDT that will train the next generation of scientists and engineers who will able to realise the huge potential of graphene and related 2D materials, driving innovation in the UK, Europe and beyond. The CDT will work with industrial partners to translate the results of academic research into real-world applications in the framework of the NGI and support the highly successful research base at UoM and LU. The new CDT will build directly on the structures and training framework developed for the highly successful North-West Nanoscience DTC (NOWNANO). The central achievement of NOWNANO has been creating a wide ranging interdisciplinary PhD programme, educating a new type of specialist capable of thinking and working across traditional discipline boundaries. The close involvement of the medical/life sciences with the physical sciences was another prominent and successful feature of NOWNANO and one we will continue in the new CDT. In addition to interdisciplinarity, an important feature of the new CDT will be the engagement with a broad network of users in industry and society, nationally and internationally. The students will start their 4-year PhD with a rigorous, bespoke 6-month programme of taught and assessed courses covering a broad range of nanoscience and nanotechnology, extending beyond graphene to other nanomaterials and their applications. This will be followed by challenging, interdisciplinary research projects and a programme of CDT-wide events (annual conferences, regular seminars, training in transferable skills, commercialization training, outreach activities). International experience will be provided by visiting academics and secondments to overseas partners. Training in knowledge transfer will be a prominent feature of the proposed programme, including a bespoke course 'Innovation and Commercialisation of Research' to which our many industrial partners will contribute, and industrial experience in the form of 3 to 6 months secondments that each CDT student will undertake in the course of their PhD.

在石墨烯和相关纳米材料的科学和应用中提出的EPSRC CDT将响应英国需要培训具有操作新的严格二维（2D）材料，特别是石墨烯的技能的专家，并有效地跨越必要的跨学科边界。石墨烯因其独特的上级电子、机械、光学、化学和生物相容性的优异组合而被称为奇迹材料，适用于大量的实际应用。其他2D材料（例如氮化硼、过渡金属和二硫属镓化物）的潜力最近变得更加清晰，并且已经导致开发“按需材料”。拟议的CDT将建立在曼彻斯特大学（UoM）和兰开斯特大学（LU）的石墨烯和其他2D纳米材料的世界领先研究基础上。在过去的几年里，这项研究经历了从基础物理到化学，材料科学，表征，工程和生命科学的巨大扩展。开发石墨烯技术的重要性已经得到了英国和欧洲政府最近大规模投资的认可，包括在UoM建立国家石墨烯研究所（NGI）以及欧盟委员会在未来和新兴技术框架内授予“石墨烯旗舰”资金。（未来10年10亿欧元），旨在支持英国和欧洲的工业。随着众多专门从事电子、储能、复合材料、传感器、显示器、封装和分离技术也加入了这场竞赛，并在石墨烯技术的开发上投入了大量资金。鉴于这些发展，我们建立一个CDT具有国家重要性，该CDT将培养下一代科学家和工程师，他们将能够实现石墨烯和相关2D材料的巨大潜力，推动英国、欧洲和其他地区的创新。CDT将与工业合作伙伴合作，在NGI框架内将学术研究成果转化为现实应用，并支持UoM和LU非常成功的研究基地。新的CDT将直接建立在为非常成功的西北纳米科学DTC（NOWNANO）开发的结构和培训框架上。NOWNANO的核心成就是创建了一个广泛的跨学科博士课程，培养了一种能够跨越传统学科界限思考和工作的新型专家。医学/生命科学与物理科学的密切参与是NOWNANO的另一个突出和成功的特点，我们将在新的CDT中继续。除了跨学科性，新的CDT的一个重要特点将是与行业和社会的广泛用户网络，国内和国际的参与。学生们将开始他们的4年博士学位，一个严格的，定制的6个月的教学和评估课程计划，涵盖广泛的纳米科学和纳米技术，从石墨烯延伸到其他纳米材料及其应用。随后将开展具有挑战性的跨学科研究项目和一个全CDT活动方案（年度会议、定期研讨会、可转移技能培训、商业化培训、外联活动）。国际经验将通过访问学者和借调给海外合作伙伴提供。知识转移培训将是拟议计划的一个突出特点，包括定制课程“研究的创新和商业化”，我们的许多工业合作伙伴将为之做出贡献，以及每个CDT学生将在博士课程中进行的3至6个月借调形式的工业经验。