IRES: US-Germany Collaborative Research on Novel Fabrication Techniques for Enhanced Properties of Nanostructured Materials

第一部分：美国-德国合作研究计划在南加州大学（USC）准备研究生和本科生，特别是代表性不足的学生，全球研究的重点是材料加工和性能之间的关系在纳米级。总体而言，15名（6名博士和9名本科生）学生将在3年内参加该计划。学生们还将参与该计划的传播，预计将接触到大量的美国和德国学生。这个IRES：美国-德国合作研究计划将提高目前已经在材料相关领域工作的研究生的技能，并使他们能够获得世界上最新的工具和技术。 对于本科生来说，这个项目将是他们第一次接触材料科学，并将提高他们作为工程专业学生的技能。 此外，它将使他们能够在各自的领域发展关键的解决问题的技能，因为几乎所有的工程问题都涉及材料相关的问题。 总的来说，参与的学生将有机会亲身体验与工业应用密切相关的精英国际研究中心。 第二部分寻找具有优异力学性能和机械及热稳定性的先进工程材料，仍然是当前材料研究的目标。 纳米结构金属是一个特别有前途的例子，因为这些材料表现出极高的强度，即使稳定性和延展性阻碍了它们的潜力。 该计划的研究主题是增强纳米结构材料性能的新型制造技术。这一主题通过与两位精英纳米结构科学家的合作得到了加强。卡尔斯鲁厄理工学院（KIT）的霍斯特·哈恩和奥利弗·卡夫，他们将担任参与学生的主持人和技术导师。

Part 1This IRES: US-Germany Collaborative Research program at the University of Southern California (USC) prepares both graduate and undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented students, for global research with a focus on the relationship between materials processing and properties at the nanoscale. Overall, fifteen (6 PhD and 9 undergraduate) students will participate in the program over a 3-year period. The students will also participate in the dissemination of the program, which is expected to reach a wide number of US and German students. This IRES: US-Germany Collaborative Research program will enhance the skills of current graduate students who are already working in a materials related field and will give them access to the latest tools and technologies available in the world. For the undergraduate students, this program will be one of their first exposures to materials science and will enhance their skills as engineering students. Furthermore, it will allow them to develop critical problem-solving skills in their respective fields since almost all engineering problems involve materials-related issues. Overall, the participating students will have the opportunity to experience first-hand an elite international research center with a strong connection to industrial applications. Part 2The search for advanced engineering materials with excellent mechanical properties and mechanical and thermal stability, remains a goal of current materials research. Nanostructured metals are a particularly promising example, as these materials exhibit extremely high strength even though stability and ductility have hindered their potential. The program's research theme is novel fabrication techniques for enhanced properties of nanostructured materials. This theme is strengthened by collaboration with two elite nanostructure scientists, Profs. Horst Hahn and Oliver Kraft at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), who will serve as hosts and technical mentors to the participating students.