In den kommenden fünf Jahren sollen diese zur Entwicklung neuer technologischer Plattformen beitragen, die sich auf die prioritären nationalen Herausforderungen im Gesundheitswesen und der nachhaltigen Energieversorgung konzentrieren werden. Die NSF-Direktorin France Córdova erklärte dazu in der Pressemitteilung: "For over 30 years, NSF Engineering Research Centers have promoted innovation, helped to maintain our competitive edge, and added billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. They bring together talented innovators and entrepreneurs with resources from academia, industry and government to produce engineers and engineering systems that solve real-world problems."
Die vier neuen Forschungszentren sind:
- NSF Engineering Research Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
- NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)
- NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials (CELL-MET)
- NSF Engineering Research Center for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)
Zum Nachlesen:
- Pressemitteilung der National Science Foundation (12.09.2017): Four new NSF Engineering Research Centers will advance US health, energy sustainability
- Green Car Congress (16.09.2017): NSF launches $20M engineering research center aimed at converting natural gas into transportation fuels: CISTAR
- National Science Foundation: Award Abstract NSF Engineering Research Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
- National Science Foundation: Award Abstract NSF Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)
- National Science Foundation: Award Abstract NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials (CELL-MET)
- National Science Foundation: Award Abstract NSF Engineering Research Center for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)
