Virtual Institute - Polymer Process Structuring

虚拟研究所-聚合物工艺结构，VIPps，将建立在聚合物IRC的聚合物工程平台上-为了保持重点，VIPps将强调我们IRC研究组合的聚合物工程方面，特别是聚合物加工和结构之间的相互作用（主要是将聚合物工程和聚合物物理联系起来，适当的聚合物化学联系，例如反应加工）。提出了一系列途径，以提高对技能、设施和研究优势的认识，以期通过布拉德福德和利兹的聚合物IRC工作人员（加上谢菲尔德和达勒姆的一些潜在人员）与主要来自中国和日本的研究人员之间的加工，促进聚合物结构方面的持续研究合作。我们还将利用该计划吸引其他人-我们将领导和推动该计划，但我们将包括英国聚合物社区的相关团体（例如，我们在英国聚合物展示会上所做的）以及相关的海外团体。这将有助于将来自聚合物工程-聚合物物理领域的一些团体和研究领域的研究人员聚集在一起，实现互利共赢，同时进一步促进英国聚合物IRC成为聚合物相关研究的国际焦点。为了获得适当的关注感，同时包括适当的相关学科领域，我们提出了两层方法。该提议的核心（第一级）包括环太平洋地区的合作，它们构成了资源的大部分使用——其中包括北京中国科学院、四川和上海Jaio Tao大学、东京工业大学以及东京和山形大学的关键团体。第2层由全球范围内更广泛的团体组成，其中一些团体已经参与了我们的特定活动。我们的目标是帮助这两个层次相互作用，作为我们方案的一部分/这将使用所需资源的较小比例，但将提高我们拟议的结构在世界舞台上的地位。

The Virtual Institute - Polymer Process Structuring, VIPps, will build on the Polymer Engineering platform of the Polymer IRC - in order to maintain focus, VIPps will emphasise the polymer engineering aspect of our IRC research portfolio, in particular the interaction between processing and structuring of polymers (linking polymer engineering and polymer physics, mainly, with appropriate polymer chemistry links, for example in reactive processing). A range of routes is proposed to develop awareness of skills, facilities and research strengths, with a view to promoting sustained research collaborations in structuring of polymers by processing between the Polymer IRC staff at Bradford and Leeds (plus some potentially from Sheffield and Durham) and researchers primarily in China and Japan.We will also use the programme to draw in others - we will lead and drive the programme but we will include associated groups in the UK polymer community (as we do, for example, in the UK Polymer Showcase) together with relevant overseas groups. This will help to bring researchers together from a selection of groups and research areas in the polymer engineering-polymer physics arena, to mutual benefit whilst further promoting the UK Polymer IRC as an international focal point for polymer-related research. In order to achieve a proper sense of focus yet including appropriate connected discipline areas, we propose a two tier approach. The core of the proposal (Tier 1) consists of Pacific rim co-operations, which forms the majority of the use of resources - this includes key groups at Beijing Chinese Academy of Science, Sichuan and Shanghai Jaio Tao Universities, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo and Yamagata Universities. Tier 2 consists of a wider range of groups worldwide, some of whom are already involved with us in particular activities. We would aim to help the two tiers interact, as a part of our programme / this would use a smaller proportion of the resources requested, but would enhance the standing of our proposed structure on the world stage.