NSERC CREATE in Quantum Electronic Science and Technology

量子在今天的材料中很重要。 随着电子设备的不断小型化，以及对太阳能转换和量子计算等新应用的需求，我们需要探索和理解量子效应产生的新材料。 这一领域的进步需要基本的理解和技术创新，并将来自那些谁拥有材料设计的知识，表征它们的能力，并从理论上描述其内部工作。材料开发方面的进展对高科技部门至关重要，从通信和信息技术到保持加拿大在需要清洁替代品的能源市场上的竞争力。 培养未来的材料领导者将需要比传统研究生教育提供更广泛的方法。量子电子科学与技术（QuEST）培训计划的目的是为学生提供广泛的技术基础和全面的视角，了解他们的发现如何能够并将通过技术转让，创业，公共传播和政策制定影响社会。 这将通过交流和实习经验，开放的研究环境，创新的课程和研讨会来实现。 我们的学生还将获得高度可转移的实践技能，以及对未来雇主有吸引力的专业技能。 我们的本地和国际合作者，行业和创业指导和网络的机会，以及学生丰富的经验将使他们在竞争激烈的就业市场中领先一步，拥有成功的工具，证书和网络。 对新材料和新器件技术的追求将需要更多有才华的研究人员。 需要向公众宣传这一领域突破的重要性和影响，并将其置于合理决策的背景下。 在研究实验室中发现的新材料需要转化为产品，这需要了解手头的科学和技术业务。 QuEST将使学生成为这个快节奏领域的创新者，企业家和领导者。

Quantum matters in today's materials. With continued miniaturization of electronic devices, and demand for new applications such as solar energy conversion and quantum computing on the horizon, we need to explore and understand new materials where properties arise from quantum effects. Advances in this area require fundamental understanding and technological innovation, and will come from those who have knowledge of materials design, the ability to characterize them and to describe their inner workings theoretically. Progress in materials development is essential for high technology sectors ranging from communications and information technologies to keeping Canada competitive in an energy market that demands clean alternatives. Training tomorrow's leaders in materials will require a broader approach than a traditional graduate education provides. The aim of the Quantum Electronic Science and Technology (QuEST) training program is to give students a broad technical basis and a well-rounded perspective of how their discoveries can and will impact society through technology transfer, entrepreneurship, public communications and policy making. This will be accomplished through exchange and internship experiences, an open research environment, innovative coursework, and workshops. Our students will also acquire highly transferrable practical skills, and professional skills that will be attractive to future employers. Our local and international collaborators, opportunities for industry and entrepreneurial mentoring and networking, and students' enriched experiences will give them a head-start in a competitive job market with the tools, credentials and network to succeed. The quest for new materials and novel device technologies will require more than talented researchers. The importance and impact of breakthroughs in this area need to be communicated with the public, and placed in context for sound policy decisions. New materials discovered in research labs need to be transformed into products, requiring an understanding both of the science at hand and the business of technology. QuEST will equip students to be innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in this fast-paced field.