CREATE Program in Materials for Enhanced Energy Technologies

我们正面临着一场全球能源危机，这场危机是由我们对化石燃料的依赖和我们的低效消费导致的。材料是避免这场危机的关键因素。通过将材料的性能控制在纳米级，我们可以提高能源应用的性能，降低总体成本。强化能源技术材料(MeET)研究生培训计划将培养具有开发新一代能源技术技能的高素质人才。MEET将教授燃料电池、太阳能电池、生物燃料和温度控制系统之间的密切联系，为学员提供广泛的能源技术观点，同时提供推动创新的基础材料性能方面的专业知识。Meet创建的两门独特的团队授课课程将在科学层面(例如，燃料电池和太阳能电池中的纳米级电荷传输)和技术层面(例如，用于制氢的光伏技术、燃料电池的高效冷却)建立联系。在课堂上、在选定的研讨会上和在实习中的专业培训将为受训人员的未来职业生涯做好准备。行业合作伙伴将通过实习、研究和课程交付在培训中发挥积极作用。这项Create计划得到了学术界和工业界的大力支持。长期以来，能源和材料一直是NSERC和参与计划的大学的优先领域，所有这些大学都为该计划提供了大量现金和实物承诺，并对该计划的可持续性做出了长期承诺。实习生已获得实习生的工业实习机会，工业合作伙伴已提供大量现金和实物支持该计划。

We are facing a global energy crisis led by our reliance on fossil fuels and our inefficient consumption. Materials are a key component to averting this crisis. By controlling the properties of materials down to the nanometer scale, we can improve performance in energy applications and reduce overall cost. This CREATE graduate training program in Materials for Enhanced Energy Technologies (MEET) will produce highly qualified personnel with skills to develop future generation energy technologies.MEET will teach the intimate connections between fuel cells, solar cells, biofuels, and temperature control systems to provide trainees with a broad view of energy technologies, while giving expertise in the foundational material properties that drive innovation. Two unique team-taught courses created by MEET will make connections both at the scientific level (e.g., nanoscale charge transport in fuel cells and solar cells), and at the technological level (e.g., photovoltaics for hydrogen production, efficient cooling in fuel cells). Professional training, in the classroom, at selected seminars, and in internships, will prepare trainees for their future careers. Industrial partners will play an active role in the training, through internships, as well as in the research and the course delivery.This CREATE program comes with strong support from academia and industry. Energy and Materials have long been priority areas for NSERC, and for the participating universities, all of which are providing significant cash and in-kind commitments to this program with a long-term commitment to the program's sustainability. Industrial internship placements have been secured for the trainees, and the industrial partners have offered significant cash and in-kind commitments to support the program.