U.S. Australia International Research Experiences for Students (IRES): Materials for Energy Technologies

1129412Jones这项国际学生研究经验奖（IRES）授予盖恩斯维尔佛罗里达大学材料科学与工程系的Jacob Jones教授和Juan Nino教授。15名参与的美国本科生将在三年的时间里，每年与澳大利亚悉尼新南威尔士大学材料科学与工程学院的研究人员合作10周。他们在学院的外国合作者是Mark Hoffman教授和他在学院许多实验室的同事。该计划将教育和培训与能源技术材料相关的本科学生。能源生产、储存、转换和效率是美国和世界的关键战略领域。学生将涉及的领域包括用于热能转换的热电材料，用于能量转换的压电材料，用于能量存储的金属氢化物和电池材料，以及用于能源效率的轻质金属。的学生吗?S个人项目将加强个人的责任感，而整体研究主题将培养团队经验。拟议的工作将开发可持续能源部门的人力资本，并将开展国际合作，促进可持续能源解决方案的进展。美国和澳大利亚的研究人员之间有足够的兴趣重叠，表明他们可以成功地开展所提议的活动，并且这种互动将使双方受益。新南威尔士大学是澳大利亚的大学之一。美国领先的研究和教学机构，在国际大学排名中一直名列前茅。学生们还将使用附近澳大利亚核科学与技术组织（ANSTO）提供的中子衍射仪器。这个IRES项目将为学生提供额外的学术和文化体验，并促进教学，培训和学习。预计学生将与澳大利亚合作者保持联系，以便在未来进行更多的研究项目。在每年挑选学生时，代表性不足的群体将被包括在内。

1129412JonesThis International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) award is made to Professors Jacob Jones and Juan Nino in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The 15 participating U.S. undergraduate students will collaborate for 10 weeks each year over a period of three years with researchers in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia. Their foreign collaborators at the School are Professor Mark Hoffman and his colleagues at the many labs within the School. The proposed program will educate and train the undergraduate students on topics related to materials for energy technologies. Energy production, storage, conversion, and efficiency are key strategic areas for the U.S. and the World. Examples of the areas the students will be involved in include thermoelectric materials for thermal energy conversion, piezoelectrics for energy transduction, metal hydrides and battery materials for energy storage, and lightweight metals for energy efficiency. The student?s individual projects will reinforce personal responsibility while the group experience is fostered by the overall research theme. The proposed work will develop human capital in the sustainable energy sector and will engage international collaboration to promote progress on sustainable energy solutions. There is sufficient overlap of interests between researchers in the U.S and Australia to indicate that they can successfully pursue the activities proposed, and that the interaction will benefit both sides. The University of New South Wales is one of Australia?s leading research and teaching institutions and consistently ranks high in international university rankings. The students will also have use of the neutron diffraction instruments available at the nearby Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). This IRES project will provide the students with additional academic and cultural experiences, and also promote teaching, training, and learning. It is anticipated that the students will maintain contact with the Australian collaborators for additional research projects in the future. Underrepresented groups will be included when the selection of students is made each year.