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UK Acoustics Network

英国声学网络

基本信息

批准号：
EP/R005001/1
负责人：
Kirill Horoshenkov
金额：
$ 71.59万
依托单位：
University of Sheffield
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2017 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FR005001%2F1
关键词：
UK Acoustics Network

项目摘要

This network grant is focused on acoustics and pursues two main aims: (i) transfer new experimental techniques, models and scientific insights; (ii) promote mobility between universities, industry and other non-academic beneficiaries. In this respect, the UK has a critical mass and international reputation in acoustics which needs to be maintained and enhanced. Acoustics-related research in the UK is internationally leading and underpins key technological areas such as healthcare, manufacturing, defense, energy, digital communications and transport. However, the knowledge transfer and adoption of recent developments in physical acoustics, signal processing and numerical methods by industry and other end users (e.g. consultants and government bodies) needs improving. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, there is no existing single point of access network/central hub in the UK which brings the key academic and industry players together. Acoustics-related research in the UK's universities is fragmented, often applied to specific topics and length scales and suffers from inadvertent duplication. As a result, it is difficult for industry to engage with, or understand what is happening in, academia, how acoustics research relates more widely to industry needs and who in academia is the right person or which organisation to engage with in order to solve a particular industry need. Secondly, academia is clearly failing to demonstrate to the end users the value of their acoustics-related research in applications, thus failing to overcome the sector inertia for their research to have a stronger non-academic impact. Thirdly, there is no network/central hub for the coordination of the acoustics-related research through which a university can engage beyond their very specific, parochial partners, disseminate their work more widely and efficiently to the sector and generate a future road map of research which bears support from a majority of end users.We will establish a network for the wider coordination of acoustics-related research to enable better communication with industry and multiple avenues of research and innovation. It will support the EPSRC/UKRI Delivery Plan to promote the success of the UK's industry and academia through top quality research. This Acoustics Network aligns with the EPSRC expectation for a research network, which is "... expected to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research proposals and some may develop into virtual centres of excellence, providing critical mass of analytical expertise." The current RCUK/UKRI funding of acoustics-related research amounts to £94M which includes £62M support from the EPSRC. This funding covers research in general acoustics, audio engineering, ultrasonics and noise. Unlike other research disciplines, acoustics related research is not currently directly supported by an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). However, there are several CDTs which can directly benefit from acoustics related research. Therefore, there is a clear need for better coordination for the activities in acoustics to reduce fragmentation and overlap, and to use existing and future funding streams more efficiently. This is important to ensure that the quality of the critical mass of the acoustics-related research in the UK continues to stay internationally leading in the foreseeable future. Given the importance of acoustics and the value of the research funding in this area, the Acoustics Network will serve to promote this research discipline and to communicate the ongoing work beyond the acoustics research community and to the general public. In this respect, the network will be able to establish a website, software depository, hold workshops and conferences, produce newsletters, use publications by Learned Societies and Trade Associations and social media to communicate their work much more widely that is currently done.

这一网络赠款侧重于声学，并追求两个主要目标：(I)转让新的实验技术、模型和科学见解；(Ii)促进大学、行业和其他非学术受益者之间的流动。在这方面，英国在声学方面拥有临界质量和国际声誉，需要保持和提高。英国的声学相关研究在国际上处于领先地位，并支撑着医疗保健、制造、国防、能源、数字通信和交通等关键技术领域。然而，工业界和其他最终用户(如顾问和政府机构)对物理声学、信号处理和数值方法的最新发展的知识传授和采用需要改进。这有几个原因。首先，英国没有现有的单一接入网络/中央枢纽将关键的学术界和产业界参与者聚集在一起。英国大学的声学相关研究是零散的，经常应用于特定的主题和长度尺度，并存在无意中的重复。因此，工业界很难接触或理解学术界正在发生的事情，声学研究如何与行业需求更广泛地联系在一起，以及学术界中谁是解决特定行业需求的合适人选或组织。其次，学术界显然未能向最终用户展示与声学相关的研究在应用中的价值，因此未能克服行业惯性，使他们的研究产生更强的非学术影响。第三，没有协调声学相关研究的网络/中央枢纽，大学可以通过它来参与非常具体、狭隘的合作伙伴之外的工作，更广泛和有效地向该部门传播他们的工作，并制定得到大多数最终用户支持的未来研究路线图。我们将建立一个更广泛协调与声学相关研究的网络，以便更好地与产业界和多个研究和创新途径进行沟通。它将支持EPSRC/UKRI交付计划，通过高质量的研究促进英国工业界和学术界的成功。这个声学网络与EPSRC对研究网络的期望一致，该网络“……预计将导致新的多学科合作研究提案，其中一些可能发展成为虚拟的卓越中心，提供大量的分析专业知识。”目前RCUK/UKRI对声学相关研究的资助总额为9400万GB，其中包括EPSRC提供的6200万GB的资助。这笔资金包括普通声学、音频工程、超声波和噪声方面的研究。与其他研究学科不同，声学相关研究目前没有得到EPSRC博士培训中心(CDT)的直接支持。然而，有几种CDT可以直接受益于声学相关的研究。因此，显然需要更好地协调声学方面的活动，以减少分散和重叠，并更有效地利用现有和未来的资金流。这对于确保英国声学相关研究的临界质量在可预见的未来继续保持国际领先地位至关重要。鉴于声学的重要性和这一领域研究资金的价值，声学网络将促进这一研究学科，并将正在进行的工作交流到声学研究界和普通公众之外。在这方面，该网络将能够建立一个网站、软件储存库、举办讲习班和会议、制作通讯、利用学会和行业协会的出版物以及社交媒体更广泛地传播他们目前正在进行的工作。