NSERC CREATE DREAMS Training Program - Dalhousie Research in Energy, Advanced Materials and Sustainability

这一名为DREAMS(达尔豪西能源、先进材料和可持续发展研究)的培训计划将支持一批研究受训人员，他们将研究能源生产/储存和可持续发展的重要方面。研究人员将在可再生能源生产和储存以及可持续生产环境可接受或可重复使用的材料方面发挥关键作用。梦想团队将通过先进的材料研究来解决一些最重要的问题。通过一种新颖的培训方法，该计划将促进新的研究人员从受训人员转变为加拿大经济界的生产性参与者。 拟议的培训计划涉及对加拿大具有战略重要性的两个目标领域--自然资源和能源，以及环境科学和技术。对这两个重要领域的方法是通过高级材料研究培训，如下所述。 毕业实习生将学习三门新课程：a)可再生能源生产材料(太阳能、热电、能量收集等)；b)储能材料(电池、燃料电池、超级电容器)；c)可持续材料方法以及重要的专业技能培训。硕士和博士生实习生将在合作实验室度过实习期，重点关注能源生产和储存或可持续发展。合作伙伴包括3M公司(美国)、3M加拿大公司、Axion电力国际公司、DRDC-大西洋公司、东芝公司(日本)、Scotian Windfield公司、独联体科学公司、魁北克水电公司和Helix科学公司。大多数合作伙伴参与了与申请团队的资助研究合作，所有合作伙伴都为DREAMS提案写了热情的信，强调了对这样的学员的需求。

This training program, DREAMS (Dalhousie Research in Energy, Advanced Materials and Sustainability) will support a cohort of research trainees who will address important aspects of energy production/storage and sustainability. Researchers will play a pivotal role in renewable energy production and storage as well as the sustainable production of environmentally acceptable or re-usable materials. The DREAMS cohort will tackle some of the most important problems through advanced materials research. By a novel training approach, this program will facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive participants in the Canadian economic community. The proposed training program addresses two target areas of strategic importance to Canada -- Natural resources and energy, and Environmental science and technologies. The approach to both important areas is through advanced materials research training, as detailed below. Graduate trainees will take three new courses in: a) materials for renewable energy production (solar, thermoelectric, energy harvesting, etc.); b) materials for energy storage (batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors); c) sustainable materials approaches, as well as significant professional skills training. Masters and PhD student trainees will spend internships periods at partner laboratories focusing on energy production and storage or sustainability. Partners include 3M Co. (USA), 3M Canada, Axion Power International, DRDC-Atlantic, Toshiba (Japan), Scotian Windfields Inc., CIS Scientific, Hydro-Québec and Helix Scientific. Most of the partners are involved in funded research collaborations with the applicant team, and all the partners have written enthusiastic letters for the DREAMS proposal, highlighting the need for such trainees.