Collaborative Research Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel

将举行一次规划会议，以确定密歇根理工大学和犹他州大学是否可以建立一个先进的可持续钢铁基础研究的工业/大学合作研究中心。 该中心将利用在仪器、材料表征和反应建模方面取得的巨大进步，促进对氧化铁还原反应的理解。 拟建的中心将促进研究，提高对铁还原和炼钢过程中发生的事情的理解。拟议中的中心将专注于钢铁，这既是因为铁占美国生产的所有金属的约85%，为铁生产开发的技术也将广泛适用于提高还原其他贱金属氧化物的工艺的效率和可持续性。 该中心将研究与教育相结合，涉及大学预科，本科生和研究生的各种群体在实质性的研究活动。

A planning meeting will be held to determine if the Michigan Technological University and the University of Utah can establish an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel. This proposed center will take advantage of the tremendous strides that have been made in instrumentation, materials characterization, and reaction modeling to advance the understanding of iron oxide reduction reactions. The proposed center will promote research that will improve understanding of what is happening in the iron reduction and steelmaking process. The proposed center will focus on iron and steel, both because iron accounts for approximately 85% of all the metals produced in the U.S., and techniques developed for iron production will also be broadly adaptable to improving the efficiency and sustainability of processes for reducing oxides of other based metals. The center will integrate research with education, involving a diverse group of pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students in substantive research activities.