Advanced Neutron Scattering Network for Education and Research with a Focus on Mechanical Behavior

用于教育和研究的先进中子散射网络，重点关注机械行为

• 批准号: 0231320
• 负责人: Peter Liaw
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-02-01 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231320&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advanced; Neutron; Scattering; Network; Education

The International Materials Institute [IMI] at the University of Tennessee, in a strong partnership with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, supports the international neutron-scattering community for innovative, multidisciplinary materials education and research in the area of mechanical behavior of advanced materials. The participants include 16 universities worldwide, 7 neutron user facilities worldwide, and 8 US industries.The objectives of the IMI are to: [1] develop an international network of researchers and educators who are actively involved in neutron-scattering materials research; [2] facilitate the exchange of scientific and educational information through collaborative research and curriculum-development projects; [3] develop a world-class work force in neutron science by providing US students, scientists, and engineers the training and access to research programs and facilities worldwide; [4] identify and lead innovative materials-research efforts; and [5] establish an international Internet-based virtual institute. The core research thrust areas include [1] in-situ studies of mechanical behavior; [2] real-time measurements of internal stresses; [3] in-situ studies of microstructures; and [4] theoretical modeling that complements the experimental studies.The broader impacts of the IMI activities are multi-faceted. Most importantly, IMI will train young scientists in the cutting-edge neutron research, instilling the ability and motivation to go beyond disciplinary and regional boundaries, and integrate knowledge from multiple areas to address global problems. Therefore, one of the major outcomes will be a world-class scientific work force in neutron science with a unique education and research background. %%%The International Materials Institute [IMI] at the University of Tennessee, in a strong partnership with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory [ORNL], supports an international neutron-scattering community for innovative, multidisciplinary materials education and research in the area of mechanical behavior of advanced materials. Neutron scattering is one of the most powerful characterization techniques available for materials research, and its proven capabilities and anticipated potential justify the 1.4 billion dollar construction of the Spallation Neutron Source [SNS] at ORNL as well as a number of multi-million dollar facility upgrades at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center [LANSCE], New Mexico, Intense Pulsed Neutron Source [IPNS], Illinois, and High Flux Isotope Reactor [HFIR], Tennessee. The international competition is fierce in the neutron-science arena, e.g., the European Union [EU], Japan, China, and Australia are also currently building or designing the next-generation neutron sources. Through the IMI, a group of the most active researchers in the neutron-scattering materials research field will form an international network to provide a synergistic effort in advancing the science, education, and training on the application of neutron scattering in materials research, specifically regarding the study of mechanical behavior of advanced materials. The main goals of the proposed IMI are to [1] accomplish the national agenda of advancing neutron science in the US to the leadership position in the world by providing international cooperative education and research opportunities to the neutron-scattering materials research community, and [2] train young scientists at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels to fully utilize the neutron facilities worldwide for dramatically expanding the development of new materials, and thereby, establish a global leadership in the neutron-science arena.

田纳西大学国际材料研究所（IMI）与橡树岭国家实验室建立了强有力的合作伙伴关系，支持国际中子散射社区在先进材料的机械行为领域进行创新，多学科材料教育和研究。IMI的目标是：[1]建立一个积极参与中子散射材料研究的研究人员和教育工作者的国际网络; [2]通过合作研究和实验室开发项目促进科学和教育信息的交流; [3]建立一个由16所大学、7个中子用户设施和8个美国工业部门组成的国际网络。[3]通过为美国学生、科学家和工程师提供培训和使用世界各地的研究项目和设施，发展世界一流的中子科学工作队伍; [4]确定并领导创新材料研究工作;[5]建立一个国际互联网虚拟研究所。核心研究重点领域包括[1]力学行为的原位研究; [2]内应力的实时测量; [3]微观结构的原位研究;以及[4]补充实验研究的理论建模。IMI活动的更广泛影响是多方面的。最重要的是，IMI将在尖端中子研究方面培养年轻科学家，培养他们超越学科和区域界限的能力和动力，并整合多个领域的知识以解决全球问题。因此，主要成果之一将是在中子科学方面拥有独特教育和研究背景的世界级科学工作队伍。田纳西大学的国际材料研究所（IMI）与橡树岭国家实验室（ORNL）建立了强有力的合作伙伴关系，支持国际中子散射社区在先进材料的机械行为领域进行创新，多学科的材料教育和研究。中子散射是可用于材料研究的最强大的表征技术之一，其经证实的能力和预期的潜力证明了在ORNL建造14亿美元的Sputtered中子源[SNS]以及在新墨西哥州的洛斯阿拉莫斯中子科学中心[LANSCE]、伊利诺斯州的强脉冲中子源[IPNS]、高通量同位素反应堆（High Flux Isotope Reactor，HFIR） 在中子科学竞技场中，国际竞争是激烈的，欧盟、日本、中国和澳大利亚目前也在建造或设计下一代中子源。通过IMI，中子散射材料研究领域最活跃的研究人员将形成一个国际网络，在推进中子散射在材料研究中应用的科学，教育和培训方面提供协同努力，特别是关于先进材料的机械行为的研究。拟议的IMI的主要目标是[1]通过为中子散射材料研究界提供国际合作教育和研究机会，实现将美国中子科学推向世界领先地位的国家议程，[2]培养本科生，研究生，和研究生水平，以充分利用世界各地的中子设施，大大扩大新材料的开发，从而建立在中子科学竞技场的全球领导地位。