CAREER: A Systems Approach to Materials Processing

该CAREER补助金将研究和教育活动结合起来，开发材料加工的系统方法，特别是处理原子尺度动力学的系统方法。研究：研究计划侧重于通过沉积或去除材料在表面发生的材料加工。 具体的研究目标是：（1）开发一个多尺度的界面模型，由原子尺度模型通知;（2）设计一个估计和控制策略，解释有限的传感器数据使用原子尺度模型;和（3）演示一个系统的方法，在实验中的材料处理，金属有机化学气相沉积（MOCVD）的氧化钇稳定的氧化锆，使用发射率校正高温。 该研究计划将展示一种系统的表面处理方法，该方法应适用于各种材料和工艺，使新材料的工艺设计具有优化的性能，并提高制造的可重复性和效率。 除了材料处理，PI还计划展示一种复杂原子尺度系统的工程方法，从量子计算到代谢工程。广泛影响：PI致力于向高中生展示数学在日常生活中的重要性，这是对研究计划的补充。 她正在为玛丽埃塔高中开发课程模块。 她还在研究一门名为“控制的新兴应用”的大学课程，以教育大学生控制概念的广泛适用性及其在科学中的相关性。

This CAREER grant combines research and educational initiatives in the area of developing a systematic approach to materials processing, specifically, a systems approach for dealing with atomic scale dynamics.Research:The research program focuses on materials processing that occurs at a surface, through deposition or removal of material. The specific research goals are: (1) develop a multiscale interface model that is informed by atomic scale models; (2) design an estimation and control strategy that interprets limited sensor data using atomic scale models; and (3) demonstrate a systems approach to materials processing in experiments, with metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of yttria-stabilized zirconia, using emissivity-correcting pyrometry. The research program will demonstrate a systems approach to surface processing that should be applicable to a wide range of materials and processes, enabling process design for new materials with optimized properties, as well as improvements in manufacturing repeatability and efficiency. Beyond materials processing the PI plans to demonstrate a methodology for engineering complex atomic scale systems, from quantum computation to metabolic engineering.Broad Impact:Complementing the research plan is the PI's commitment to demonstrating the importance of mathematics in everyday life to high school students. She is developing course modules for Marietta High School. She is also working on a college-level course titled "Emerging Applications of Control" to educate college students in the broad applicability of control concepts and their relevance in the sciences.