NSERC CREATE in Quantum Electronic Science and Technology

今天材料中的量子物质。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即将出现，我们需要探索和了解新材料的性质源于量子效应。这一领域的进步需要基本的理解和技术创新，并将来自那些拥有材料设计知识、表征材料和从理论上描述其内部工作原理的能力的人。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中的竞争力，材料开发方面的进展对高科技行业至关重要。 与传统的研究生教育相比，培养未来的领导者需要更广泛的方法。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，让他们了解他们的发现能够并将如何通过技术转让、创业、公共传播和政策制定来影响社会。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用技能，以及对未来雇主具有吸引力的专业技能。我们的本地和国际合作伙伴、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抢占先机，拥有成功的工具、资历和网络。 对新材料和新设备技术的追求需要的不仅仅是有才华的研究人员。需要与公众沟通这一领域的突破的重要性和影响，并将其置于合理的政策决策的背景下。在研究实验室中发现的新材料需要转化为产品，这需要对手头的科学和技术业务都有所了解。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.