Collaborative Research: Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Metamaterials

超材料I/UCRC规划补助金0934369 CUNY城市学院;大卫克劳斯0934365克拉克森大学; S。北卡罗来纳州夏洛特大学;迈克尔·菲迪;西卡罗莱纳大学;肯尼思·伯班克 纽约市立大学城市学院、克拉克森大学（CU）、北卡罗来纳州夏洛特大学（UNCC）和西卡罗莱纳大学（WCU）正在合作建立超材料中心，纽约市立大学是牵头机构。 该建议是基于一个规划战略，以制定一个I/UCRC计划，其中研发工作将集中在超材料。 该计划涉及四个具有不同优势的机构，可以补充各种超材料概念的理论理解，设备制造和表征。 超材料中心将为设计、制造和测试各种超材料提供一站式服务，这些超材料可用于从微波到电磁波谱的光学部分的任何地方。 拟议的中心还将解决与利用这些新特性相关的许多制造挑战，当已知小程度的无序调节特性和性能时。规划补助金将使一个论坛得以建立，届时战略研究计划将与完全形成的I/UCRC的潜在工业成员相匹配。 超材料将极大地扩展所有电磁设备和系统的设计工具包，并将提高无线和光子产品所有领域的技术能力。 拟议的中心将包括大学，为包括代表性不足的少数群体在内的多元化学生提供服务，并计划为本科生，研究生和继续教育学生开发广泛的超材料教育和实习计划，以及基于网络的远程学习课程。 拟议中的中心可能会对国家产生重大影响，因为新材料有可能创造出可能产生巨大经济成果的新技术。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC for Metamaterials 0934369 CUNY City College; David Crouse 0934365 Clarkson University; S. V. Babu0934356 University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Fiddy0934353 Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank CUNY City College, Clarkson University (CU), University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), and Western Carolina University (WCU) are collaborating to establish the Center for Metamaterials, with CUNY as the lead institution. This proposal is based around a planning strategy to develop an I/UCRC program where the R&D effort will be focused around metamaterials. The program involves four institutions with various strengths that can supplement theoretical understanding, device manufacturing, and characterization of a variety of metamaterial concepts. The Center for Metamaterials will essentially provide a one-stop shop for design, fabrication and test of wide range of metamaterials for use anywhere from the microwave to optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The proposed Center will also address the many fabrication challenges associated with exploiting these novel properties when small degrees of disorder are known to modulate properties and performance. The planning grant will enable a forum to be established whereupon strategic research programs will be matched to potential industrial members of a fully-formed I/UCRC. Metamaterials will greatly extend the design tool-kit for all electromagnetic devices and systems; and will advance the technological capabilities in all areas of wireless and photonics products. The proposed Center will include universities serving a diverse student body that includes under-represented minority groups, and plans to develop extensive metamaterials education and internship programs for undergraduate, graduate and continuing-education students, as well as web-based distance learning courses. The proposed Center could have a significant impact on the nation because the novel materials have the potential to create new technologies that could have huge economic outcomes.