IRES Track I: US-Germany Research Experience for Students on Materials for Energy and Sustainability

材料研究和开发正在推动新技术的发展，并实现有竞争力的能源解决方案，这对可持续发展的未来至关重要。特别是，对材料的研究有助于清洁能源生产，能源储存和碳封存。拟议的工作围绕着与Forschungszentrum Jülich（FZJ）科学家的强有力的国际合作，允许基于可持续能源技术材料的实验和计算研究的创新研究。这项研究将结合联合收割机先进的合成和表征技术与新的机械测试和模拟。这项拟议的研究将提供一个特殊的国际研究经验，以参与学生的三个主要目标为指导：（1）介绍一个国际研究环境，研究生和本科美国科学和工程专业的学生;（2）扩大全球研究的参与和传播;（3）提高美国-通过国际合作，为能源和可持续性材料进行基础研究和创新。通过招聘工作，来自南加州大学（USC）和少数民族服务合作伙伴机构的代表性不足的学生将被鼓励申请并参加该计划。德国南加州大学和德国FZJ的能源和可持续发展材料学生研究经验为研究生和本科生，特别是代表性不足的科学和工程专业的学生，进行全球研究做好准备。该项目的重点是气候和环境保护框架内的能源技术材料。总体目标是开发具有增强性能和行为的新型工程材料，以实现高效和可持续的能源解决方案。在全球气候和环境保护的背景下，用于高温应用、电化学存储和清洁能源产生的材料的设计-加工-性能关系尤其重要。该提案的长期科学目标是开发和优化用于高效能源技术的新材料。该计划的研究主题“能源和可持续发展材料”通过与FZJ的两个精英研究所的合作得到加强：“能源和气候研究所”和“高级模拟研究所”。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

Materials research and development is empowering novel technologies and enabling competitive energy solutions, which are essential for a sustainable future. In particular, research on materials is contributing to efforts in clean energy generation, energy storage, and carbon sequestration. The proposed work is centered around a strong international collaboration with Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) scientists, allowing for innovative research based on both experimental and computational studies of materials for sustainable energy technologies. The research will combine advanced synthesis and characterization techniques with novel mechanical testing and simulations. This proposed research will deliver an exceptional international research experience to the participating students guided by three main objectives: (1) to introduce an international research environment to graduate and undergraduate U.S. science and engineering students; (2) to broaden the participation and dissemination of global research; (3) to enhance U.S.-based research and innovation for materials in energy and sustainability through international collaborations. Through recruitment efforts, underrepresented students from the University of Southern California (USC) and from minority serving partner institutions will be encouraged to apply and participate in the program.This IRES Track I: U.S.-Germany Research Experience for Students on Materials for Energy and Sustainability at USC and FZJ in Germany prepares both graduates and undergraduates, particularly underrepresented science and engineering students, for global research. The project focus is on materials for energy technologies within the framework of climate and environmental protection. The overarching goal is the development of novel engineered materials with enhanced properties and behaviors to empower efficient and sustainable energy solutions. Design-processing-property relationships of materials for high temperature applications, electrochemical storage, and clean energy generation are particularly important in the context of global climate and environmental protection. A long-term scientific goal of this proposal is the development and optimization of new materials for efficient energy technologies. The research theme of the program “Materials for Energy and Sustainability” is strengthened by the collaboration with two elite Institutes at FZJ: “Institute of Energy and Climate Research” and “Institute for Advanced Simulation.”This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.