NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing a materials innovation ecosystem for manufacturing sustainability in upstate New York (NY)

该区域创新引擎发展奖的重点是通过应用材料创新和采用来提高可持续性，特别是在医疗器械和基础设施材料领域。这两个重点领域利用了几所区域研究型大学和许多中小型制造公司的深厚材料科学专业知识，以解决几个主要的材料可持续性挑战，包括：缺乏可生物降解的高密度聚乙烯;泡沫绝缘氢氟碳化合物排放;缺乏经济上可行的低碳/高强度混凝土;以及其他。FuzeHub Inc.，作为牵头组织，NIST是NIST制造业扩展合作伙伴关系和帝国发展部科学、技术和创新部门的一部分，帝国发展部是纽约州的经济发展部门。区域联盟包括一系列额外的合作伙伴，与学术机构，如克拉克森大学，康奈尔大学材料研究中心，布法罗大学和宾厄姆顿州立大学。该联盟还包括Launch NY、布法罗制造厂、MedTech协会和其他非营利组织以及行业联盟。材料创新和制造业可持续性是及时的，具有社会重要性。该团队正在绘制使用启发研究的翻译和劳动力发展方向，以刺激该地区内外的经济发展。该地区在材料科学方面拥有成熟的专业知识水平，并拥有推动该领域创新的研究人才。该项目旨在通过该奖项建立一个强大而多样化的合作伙伴网络，为未来的材料创新生态系统奠定基础。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。

This Regional Innovation Engines Development Award focuses on improving sustainability through applied materials innovation and adoption, specifically in the medical device and infrastructure materials sectors. These twin focus areas leverage deep materials science expertise present in several regional research universities and a host of small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms to address several major materials sustainability challenges, including: the lack of biodegradable high density polyethylene; foam insulation hydrofluorocarbon emissions; lack of low-carbon/high-strength concrete that is economically feasible; and others. FuzeHub Inc., the lead organization, is a part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation – the economic development arm of the State of New York. The regional coalition includes a range of additional partners, with academic institutions like Clarkson University, Cornell's Center for Materials Research, the University at Buffalo, and SUNY at Binghamton. The coalition also includes Launch NY, Buffalo Manufacturing Works, MedTech Association, and other non-profit organizations, and industry coalitions.Materials innovation and manufacturing sustainability are timely and of societal importance. This team is mapping the directions for translation and workforce development of use-inspired research that can stimulate economic development within the region and beyond. The region has an established level of expertise in materials science and has the research talent to drive innovation in the sector. The project seeks to build the foundations of a future materials innovation ecosystem by developing a robust and diverse network of partners through this award.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.