CAREER: Theoretical Studies of Morphological Instabilities and Evolution in Thin Solid Films

这是路易斯安那州立大学一位年轻教师的职业奖。 PI计划研究薄膜和陶瓷中微观结构的形态不稳定性和演变。 第二个项目是在材料A和B的两个平行薄膜之间扩散控制化合物相An B的生长。 此外，继路易斯安那州立大学的兴趣，开始在材料科学和工程的教育和研究计划，PI建议在互联网上发起一个虚拟材料中心。 该虚拟中心将服务于：（1）介绍和吸引本科生材料科学与工程，（2）提供本科实验室教学的教学工具，（3）协调路易斯安那州的教育和研究工作，（4）在路易斯安那州立大学安排设备使用。 PI还计划为研究生和本科生开设两门课程，重点是应用于真实的材料相关问题的分析和数值技术。薄膜是当今高科技的一个组成部分。 存在许多与缺陷在薄膜加工中的作用相关的问题。 缺陷是如何形成的，又是如何生长的。 这些对于许多与材料相关的工艺至关重要，例如电子材料的制备，陶瓷中裂纹的愈合以及烧结过程中涉及的压实。 这个PI计划发展由这个职业资助支持的学术生涯，并包括对这些领域的研究。 该教育计划包括两门课程，每门课程都为本科生和研究生提供数学和计算机的明智组合。 此外，PI还建议建立一个网页，以通知和吸引年轻的本科生到路易斯安那州立大学的材料计划。

This is a CAREER award to a young member of the faculty at the Louisiana State University. The PI plans to study morphological instabilities and evolution of microstructures in thin films and ceramics. There is a second project on diffusion controlled growth of a compound phase AnB between two parallel thin films of material A and B. Furthermore, following LSU's interest in starting an education and research program in materials science and engineering, the PI proposes to intiate a virtual Materials Center on Internet. The virtual center will serve to: (1) Introduce and attract undergraduate students to materials science and engineering, (2) Provide a teaching tool for undergraduate laboratory instruction, (3) Coordinate education and research efforts in the state of Louisiana and (4) Schedule equipment use at LSU. The PI is also planning to introduce two courses, focusing on analytical and numerical techniques applied to real materials related problems, for graduate and undergraduate students.%%%Thin films are an integral part of the current high technology. There are a number of issues related to the role of defects in the processing of thin films. How are the defects formed and how do they grow. These are critical to a number of materials related precesses such as preparation of electronic materials, healing of cracks in ceramics and the compacting involved during sintering. This PI plans to develop an academic career supported by this CAREER grant and consisting of research on these areas. The education plan includes two courses, each involving a judicious mix of mathematics and computers for undergraduate and graduate students in materials. In addition the PI has proposed to setup a webpage to inform and attract young undergraduates to LSU's materials program.***