U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Science Program: Collaboration in Condensed-Matter Theory

这项美国-巴西合作科学计划奖将支持以下五位凝聚态物质理论家的持续合作：两位来自美国——加州大学伯克利分校的利奥·法利科夫和约翰·霍普金斯大学的马克·罗宾斯；三位来自巴西——里约热内卢教皇天主教大学的贝利塔·科勒；米纳斯吉拉斯州联邦大学的Helio Chacham和巴西联邦大学的Roberto Os b>0。研究将集中在半导体合金、流体侵入多孔介质和压力诱导的电子相变。当Koiller在约翰霍普金斯大学休假时，该项目扩展了之前在美国的合作研究。美国国家科学基金会将通过资助美国方面三次前往巴西工作，使这种合作得到回报。该项目通过联合五个不同的机构来提高成本效益，其中两个在美国，三个在巴西。美国和巴西双方将为这一重要研究课题提供凝聚态物理理论应用方面的专业知识。

This U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Science Program award will support the continuing collaboration of five condensed-matter theorists: two from the U.S.--Leo Falicov of the University of California at Berkeley and Mark Robbins of Johns Hopkins University--and three from Brazil--Belita Koiller of the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Helio Chacham of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and Roberto Os>rio of the Federal University of Bras>lia. The research will focus on semiconductor alloys, fluid invasion of porous media, and pressure-induced electronic phase transitions. The project extends previous collaborative research in the U.S., while Koiller was on sabbatical at Johns Hopkins. NSF support will allow the reciprocation of this collaboration, by funding three trips by the U.S. side to work in Brazil. The project promotes cost- effectiveness by teaming a total of five different institutions, two in the U.S. and three in Brazil. Both the U.S. and Brazilian sides will contribute expertise in condensed-matter physics theory in application to this important research topic.