EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics

在Heriot-Watt与St Andrews、格拉斯哥、Strathclyde和邓迪领导的联盟中，该提案是为应用光子学的EPSRC CDT提出的，并响应了集成技术优先领域，但也影响了测量和传感、光子材料和创新生产工艺优先领域。集成光子学和电子学的技术在任何现代经济中都渗透到产品和服务中，使制造业的重要活动成为可能。安全、电信、医疗保健、零售、娱乐和运输。英国公司在这一技术领域的成功受到缺乏博士级研究人员的威胁，这些研究人员掌握了光子/电子工程设计，制造和系统集成，以及高水平的业务，管理和沟通技能。通过确保这些人才的供应，我们的CDT将对英国工业知识库产生广泛的影响，推动英国经济中高增长的出口导向型行业，这些行业的光子产品和服务对社会产生深远的影响，从消费技术和移动的计算设备到医疗保健和安全。拟议的数码贸易发展中心会再次设置为国际数据中心，但会加强我们现有的计划，以满足业界对工程师的需求，使他们能够整合光子和电子器件、电路和系统，以提供高价值的产品和工序。我们的建议是与业界合作制定的，他们的支持信显示，他们承诺赞助71-74个工程师和14-17个博士项目--比最低要求多40%--展示了非凡的工业参与。主要的利益相关者包括Fraunhofer UK、NPL、Renishaw、Thales、BAE Systems、Gooch和Housego以及Selex ES，还有一些中小企业也加入了进来。CDT遵循一种模式，即EPSRC（每年）资助7名EngD学生，另有3名由工业/大学捐款支持。在我们的工业合作伙伴的支持下，我们将在适当的情况下将大学资助的博士项目与该计划相结合，以利用该联盟中博士研究的更多行业参与。CDT的重点对应于该联盟的卓越研究领域，该联盟由89名学术导师组成，自2008年以来，他们在所有光学期刊上发表的论文共计584篇，在Science / Nature / PRL中有111个，其EPSRC PI光子学基金为4090万英镑。所有学者都是经验丰富的导师，平均每人指导过超过6名博士生，其中许多人以前担任过IDC导师。自2008年以来，参与大学在相关领域招聘了29名新的学术人员（包括9名教授），这证明了参与大学的战略承诺。在圣安德鲁斯和格拉斯哥为期8个月的前期住宿阶段将确保这批学生紧密团结在一起，并将在学生开始工业研究项目之前为他们提供所需的技术知识和技能。业务模块（x3）将使每个队列回到赫瑞瓦特为期1周的时间，周末技能研讨会将用于定期团聚队列，进一步巩固它，创造机会，为同行互动。授课课程将总共120学分，并将由我们的行业合作伙伴提供新的计算方法，系统集成和研究技能研讨会作为补充，以及由格拉斯哥科学中心领导的公众参与培训。另一项创新是一个国际顾问委员会，由领先的学者/工业家组成，他们将对我们的表现进行基准测试和建议。EPSRC要求的450万英镑的支持由280万英镑的工业/学术现金补充，用于支付每个10人队列中3名学生的费用。工业/学术界的实物捐助价值540万英镑，提供了非凡的价值。

In a consortium led by Heriot-Watt with St Andrews, Glasgow, Strathclyde and Dundee, this proposal is for an EPSRC CDT in Applied Photonics and responds to the Integrative Technologies priority area, but also impacts on the Measurement and Sensing, Photonic Materials and Innovative Production Processes priorities.Technologies integrating photonics and electronics pervade products and services in any modern economy, enabling vital activities in manufacturing, security, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, entertainment and transport. The success of UK companies in this technology space is threatened by a lack of doctoral-level researchers with a grasp of photonic- / electronic-engineering design, fabrication and systems integration, coupled with high-level business, management and communication skills. By ensuring a supply of these individuals, our CDT will deliver broad-ranging impacts on the UK industrial knowledge base, driving the high-growth export-led sectors of the UK economy whose photonics-enabled products and services have far-reaching impacts on society, from consumer technology and mobile computing devices to healthcare and security.Building on the success of our current IDC in Optics and Photonics Technologies, the proposed CDT will again be configured as an IDC but will enhance our existing programme to meet industry's need for engineers able to integrate photonic and electronic devices, circuits and systems to deliver high value products and processes.Our proposal was developed in partnership with industry, whose letters of support show a commitment to sponsoring 71-74 EngD and 14-17 PhD projects -- 40% more than the minimum required -- demonstrating exceptional industrial engagement. Major stakeholders include Fraunhofer UK, NPL, Renishaw, Thales, BAE Systems, Gooch and Housego and Selex ES, who are joined by a number of SMEs.The CDT follows a model in which (annually) EPSRC funds 7 EngD students, with 3 more supported by industrial / university contributions. In a progressive strategy supported by our industrial partners, we will, where appropriate, align university-funded PhD projects to the programme to leverage greater industry engagement with PhD research in the consortium.The focus of the CDT corresponds to areas of research excellence in the consortium, which comprises 89 academic supervisors, whose papers since 2008 total 584 in all optics journals , with 111 in Science / Nature / PRL, and whose active EPSRC PI photonics funding is £40.9M. All academics are experienced supervisors, having each supervised on average >6 doctoral students, with many previously acting as IDC supervisors. The strategic commitment by the participating universities is evidenced by their recruitment since 2008 of 29 new academic staff in relevant areas (including 9 professors).An 8-month frontloaded residential phase in St Andrews and Glasgow will ensure the cohort strongly gels together, and will equip students with the technical knowledge and skills they need before they begin their industrial research project. Business modules (x3) will bring each cohort back to Heriot-Watt for 1-week periods, and weekend skills workshops will be used to regularly reunite the cohort, further consolidating it to create opportunities for peer-to-peer interactions.Taught courses will total 120 credits, and will be supplemented by new Computational Methods, Systems Integration and Research Skills workshops delivered by our industry partners, as well as public-engagement training led by Glasgow Science Centre.Another innovation is an International Advisory Board, comprising leading academics / industrialists , who will benchmark and advise on our performance.The requested EPSRC support of £4.5M is complemented by £2.8M of industrial / academic cash, covering the cost of 3 students in each cohort of 10. In-kind industrial / academic contributions are worth a further £5.4M, providing exceptional value.