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

这是颁发给路易斯安那州立大学一位年轻教员的终身成就奖。PI计划研究薄膜和陶瓷中微观结构的形态不稳定性和进化。第二个项目是关于材料a和b的两个平行薄膜之间的化合物相AnB的扩散控制生长。此外，随着路易斯安那州立大学对启动材料科学与工程教育和研究项目的兴趣，PI提议在互联网上启动一个虚拟材料中心。虚拟中心将服务于：(1)介绍和吸引材料科学与工程专业的本科生，(2)为本科生实验室教学提供教学工具，(3)协调路易斯安那州的教育和研究工作，(4)安排路易斯安那州立大学的设备使用。PI还计划为研究生和本科生开设两门课程，重点是应用于实际材料相关问题的分析和数值技术。薄膜是当今高科技不可分割的一部分。在薄膜的加工过程中，有许多问题与缺陷的作用有关。缺陷是如何形成的，又是如何增长的。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，陶瓷裂纹的愈合以及烧结过程中涉及的压实。该PI计划在此职业补助金的支持下发展学术生涯，并包括对这些领域的研究。该教育计划包括两门课程，每门课程都涉及数学和计算机的明智组合，为本科生和研究生提供材料。此外，PI还提议建立一个网页，向路易斯安那州立大学的材料项目宣传和吸引年轻本科生

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.***