| 电子化学和表面催化领域研究 -- 国际研究和教育合作团队 |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION |
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The context in which science, technology and high-tech economic activity is evolving is increasingly global in character. The next generation of scientists and engineers, regardless of whether they establish careers in basic research, launch high-tech start-up companies, or become technical and business leaders for major US firms, will face an array of international as well as technological challenges. These range from cultural differences that affect interpersonal interactions, to language barriers, to the need to navigate through unfamiliar foreign regulations. The primary goal of the PIRE-ECCI is to expose young scientists- and engineers-in-training to an interdisciplinary, advanced research experience in an international context. They will emerge with the technical skills to lead basic or applied research efforts and, in addition, possess the confidence and experience to become future leaders in the international science or business landscape. Greatly improved employment prospects in multinational firms engaged in high technology enterprise are a major potential benefit for student participants in the proposed Partnership. |
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Another objective of the PIRE-ECCI is to establish a long term partnership between University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the Dalian Institute for Chemical Physics (DICP) based on mutually shared scientific interests and educational objectives. The focus area for research is modern heterogeneous catalysis and our approach to the study of this field is a multidisciplinary one which seeks to increase contacts between the fields of surface science and catalysis to strive for first principles understanding of technologically important catalytic systems. Members of the multidisciplinary team represent diverse scientific viewpoints, from surface chemical dynamics, to theoretical simulations of surface chemistry to engineering applications of catalysis. The program seeks to provide technical training within a multidisciplinary context that involves profound intercultural experiences. Furthermore, the nature of the international partnership springs from a well-conceived research and education plan. A major part of this plan involves support for graduate students and post-doctors to pursue research in Chemistry on joint projects carried out collaboratively between professors at the UCSB and the DICP. Research visits to DICP, located in Dalian, PRC, by UCSB graduate students and post-docs is an essential aspect of the research training experience. Chinese language and cultural sensitivity training is provided for UCSB students participating in this program. DICP provides symmetrical support to send Chinese students, post-docs and senior scientists to UCSB for extended research visits. An institutional Memorandum of Understanding facilitating this program has been expedited through the Education Abroad Program, integrating into the graduate course curriculum. With help of the UCSB MultiCultural Center, efforts to support cross-cultural interactions on the UCSB campus are also a part of this project. Two summer schools on catalysis at UCSB will be co-organized with the International Center for Materials Research (ICMR). A bi-annual scientific workshop in Dalian, China will form another part of the partnership. Special educational opportunities concerning the issue of technology transfer in international high-tech business will be organized and provided by the UCSB Technology Management Program. |