U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Research: Development of Intermetallic Compounds

9901392考夫曼美国-巴西合作研究计划由佛罗里达州盖恩斯维尔的迈克尔·考夫曼大学的迈克尔·考夫曼博士和巴西圣保罗坎皮纳斯大学的保罗·罗伯托·梅博士共同提出，旨在对具有增强性能的耐火金属间化合物结构进行为期两年的研究，其中微观结构控制至关重要。美国的私募股权投资将受益于巴西同行的优势互补。例如，梅博士是材料加工领域的著名专家，拥有相当数量的专业设备，可以进行最先进的材料加工研究。科斯塔·席尔瓦教授在使用ThermoCalc进行化学冶金和相图计算方面拥有出色的技能。相反，美国PI将在透射电子显微镜领域向巴西提供相当多的专业知识，因为佛罗里达大学有很好的设备来促进这项研究。此外，这一合作将加强美国与巴西CAPINAS的机构联系，CAPINAS是一家以质量调查和分析而闻名的巴西研究机构。这项研究的主要目标是难熔金属间化合物的基本知识。本文概述的基础工作无疑将推动难熔金属研究的前沿。

9901392KaufmanA US-Brazil collaborative research proposal between Dr. Michael Kaufman University of Florida, Gainsville, FL and Dr. Paulo Roberto Mei, Universidade Estadual De Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil for a two-year study of refractory intermetallic-based structures having enhanced properties where microstructural control is of critical importance. The US PI will benefit from complementary strengths of his Brazilian counterparts. Dr. Mei, for example, is a noted expert in the area of materials processing and has considerable amount of specialized equipment which permits state of the art materials processing research. Professor Costa e Silva has outstanding skills in chemical metallurgy and phase diagram calculations using ThermoCalc. Conversely the US PI will offer Brazil considerable expertise in the area of transmission electron microscopy as the University of Florida is well equipped to facilitate this study. Further, this collaboration will strengthen US institutional ties with an CAPINAS, a Brazilian research institution noted for its quality investigations and analysis.The principle goal of this research is basic knowledge of refractory intermetallics. the fundamental work outlined here will undoubtedly push the frontiers of refractory metal research.