NSF/CONACyT: Collaborative Research: US-Mexico Virtual Laboratory for Electronics Manufacturing

这笔赠款是一项为期一年的NSF/CONACyT合作研究奖，旨在设计、开发和形成一个致力于电子制造领域研究和教育项目的美国和墨西哥大学网络。其目的是通过来自美国和墨西哥的具有互补人才和利益的研究人员利用网络基础设施的联合研究努力促进科学和工程知识的发展。合作的大学是：亚利桑那州立大学、德克萨斯农工大学和瓜达拉哈拉大学)。重点将放在建立制造网络(MANET)上。预计拟议的网络将成为后来推广到美国和墨西哥的其他大学的模式。还预计，MANET的形成可以成为美国西南部和墨西哥北部发展综合电子制造业的催化剂，从而为两国带来经济利益。一旦在制造业研究项目中很好地建立了网络，自然会将其扩展到其他技术领域和行业。项目活动包括：(1)获得实验室设备和学生支持，以实现大学之间的远程连接(TAMU)；(2)提供2D和3D灵活检查系统的访问和学生支持，以实现大学之间的远程连接(ASU)。

This grant is a one year NSF/CONACyT collaborative research award to design, develop and form a network of US and Mexican universities working on research and educational projects in the area of electronics manufacturing. The objective is to advance scientific and engineering knowledge through joint research efforts of investigators from the United States and Mexico having complementary talents and interests taking advantage of Network infrastructures. The collaborating universities are: Arizona State University, Texas A&M University, and Universidad de Guadalajara). Emphasis will be on the establishment of a MANufacturing NETwork (MANET). It is expected that the proposed network will serve as a model to be extended later to other universities in both the United States and Mexico. It is also envisioned that the formation of MANET can be a catalyst for development of an integrated electronics manufacturing industry in the Southwest US and Northern Mexico, with consequent economic benefits to both countries. Once the network is well established in manufacturing research projects, it will be natural to extend it to other technological areas and industries. The project activities include: (1) access to laboratory equipment and student support to implement remote connection among the universities (TAMU), and (2) provide access to 2D and 3D flexible inspection systems and student support to implement the remote connection among the universities (ASU).