Planning Grant: Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced Manufacturing

该中心计划创建一种新的材料加工技术，将材料的设计，分析和合成集成在一起，以生产具有所需性能的材料，设备和系统。 该中心的使命是发展对激光辅助智能制造的基本理解，以减少美国工业的“概念到产品”制造的交货期;建立激光材料加工的科学基础;使用经济的加工方法生产具有新性能的材料和设备;通过提供试验平台，将这一技术转移到工业界，在这种试验平台上，工业界可以开发最佳的制造工艺和应用，而无需进行大量的初始投资;为大学生和工业人员提供基础和交叉学科科学以及最新技术方面的教育。该中心的技术方法将是开发和部署原子水平的激光材料加工的科学理解，用于工业应用。 该中心的更广泛影响是提高美国工业的竞争力，并通过接触代表性不足的少数民族;国家的人力资源基础将得到显着增强。

The proposed center plans to create a new technology for materials processing whereby design, analysis and synthesis of materials are integrated to produce material, devices and systems of desired performance. The mission of the center is to develop a fundamental understanding of laser aided intelligent manufacturing to reduce lead-time for "concept to product" manufacturing for U.S. industries by; establishing the science base for laser materials processing; producing materials and devices with novel properties using economical processing methods; transferring this technology to industry by providing a test bed where optimal manufacturing processes and applications can be developed without heavy initial investment by industry; educating university students and industrial personnel in both the basic and cross-disciplinary science and latest technology.The technical approach of the center will be to develop and deploy atomistic level scientific understanding of laser materials processing for industrial applications. The broader impact of the center is to improve the competitiveness of U.S. industries and by reaching out to the underrepresented minorities; the manpower base of the nation will be significantly enhanced.