Scalable 2D-Materials Architectures (2D-MATURE): Synthesis and Processing, Characterization and Functionality, Implementation and Demonstrations (Inter. Collabor. - DFG-IRTG)

原子是所有材料的基石；在大多数固体中，它们以三维结构排列。诺贝尔奖获得者的发现是，原子只能以二维形式排列，就像扁平的原子薄片一样，开辟了一个具有难以想象的性质的令人兴奋的材料世界。加拿大和海外越来越多的公司都在寻求利用这些可能性，但迫切需要拥有多学科技能的员工，以充分利用2D材料的独特特性。考虑到这一点，2D-成熟将在这一战略领域建立一个专业知识中心，这将使加拿大公司能够在国际舞台上竞争。学员将参加课程，并在独特的跨学科环境中获得实践经验。每个受训人员将由一名滑铁卢大学的研究人员和一家世界级德国机构的研究人员共同监督，并将参加在德国的交流。这将使受训人员具备在日益全球化的社会中蓬勃发展所需的技术技能和国际经验。2D-MERGE的一个关键目标是向学员传授所需的知识和技能，以将实验室突破转化为工业规模制造的材料/设备，同时考虑到技术、技术经济和社会层面。技术技能将通过商业化、知识产权和可制造性方面的专门课程来增强。生命周期分析课程将使学员了解可持续性，特别是自然资源开采如何影响土著人民，从而提供以负责任的方式发展二维材料产业所需的视角。其他课程将培养专业技能，如技术沟通和项目管理，学员还将通过帮助管理2D-成熟以及通过在会议和研讨会上展示自己的研究来获得这些技能。国际顶尖研究人员和行业代表将举办研讨会，并与学员进行一对一的互动，建立他们的专业网络。这一增值经验将培养出能够改变加拿大2D材料行业的准备工作的实习生。

Atoms are the building blocks of all materials; in most solids they are arranged in three-dimensional structures. The Nobel Prize winning discovery that atoms could be arranged in only two-dimensions, like flat, atomically-thin sheets, has opened up an exciting world of materials with unimaginable properties. A growing number of companies in Canada and abroad are looking to leverage these possibilities, but urgently need employees with a multidisciplinary skillset to fully exploit the unique properties of 2D-materials. With this in mind, 2D-MATURE will establish a hub of expertise in this strategic area, which will allow Canadian companies to compete on the international stage. Trainees will take courses and gain hands-on experience in a uniquely interdisciplinary environment. Each trainee will be co-supervised by a researcher at UWaterloo as well as a counterpart at a world-class German institution, and will participate in exchanges in Germany. This will equip trainees with the technical skills and international experience required to thrive in an increasingly globalized society. A key objective of 2D-MATURE is to impart trainees with the knowledge and skills needed to translate laboratory breakthroughs into materials/devices manufactured at industrial scales, considering technical, techno-economics, and social dimensions. Technical skills will be augmented with specialized courses in commercialization, intellectual property, and manufacturability. Courses on life-cycle analysis will trainees about sustainability and, in particular, how natural resource extraction impacts Indigenous Peoples, thereby providing the perspectives necessary to grow the 2D-materials industry in a responsible manner. Additional courses will develop professional skills, like technical communication and project management, which the trainees will also acquire by helping to manage 2D-MATURE and by presenting their own research at conferences and seminars. Top international researchers and industry representatives will present seminars and interact one-on-one with the trainees, building their professional networks. This value-added experience will produce job-ready trainees capable of transforming the 2D-materials industry in Canada.