U.S.-Greece Workshop: Past, Present, and Future of Materials and Processes for Load Bearing

该项目为2007年秋季在希腊举行的研讨会提供支持，以发展来自学术界，政府和工业界的国际材料专家之间关于承重结构工艺的未来研究合作。美国首席调查员是特拉华大学的埃里克·卡勒和体验教育发展运营管理研究基金会（FREEDOM）的詹姆斯·塞弗里斯。希腊队的领队是来自帕特雷大学的George Papanicolaou、雅典国立技术大学的Nikos Andreanopoulos和雅典大学的Danis Papadoupoulos。本次研讨会将讨论的主题包括(1)与航空、医学、建筑和造船中承重结构的材料和工艺相关的跨学科研究；(2)生态建筑施工的材料和工艺；(3)纳米结构在大型大型建筑开发中的应用。研讨会将组织一系列讨论，然后是分组会议，以促进合作和后续研究活动。几名美国初级研究人员和学生将被支持参加。本次研讨会将利用美国和国际参与者的专业知识，同时加强研究联系。此外，研讨会参与者将通过分析展出的飞机尾翼来改进先进的复合材料部件，探索将博物馆作为新业务孵化器的概念。

0738600KalerThis project provides support for a workshop in Greece in Fall 2007 to develop future research collaborations between international materials experts from academia, government and industry relating to processes used for load-bearing structures. The U.S. lead investigators are Eric Kaler of the University of Delaware and James Seferis from the Foundation for Research, Experiential Educational Developmental Operational Management (FREEDOM). The Greek team leads are George Papanicolaou from the University of Patras, Nikos Andreanopoulos from National Technical University of Athens, and Danis Papadoupoulos from University of Athens. The topics to be addressed at this workshop include (1) transdisciplinary research relating to materials and processes of load-bearing structures in aviation, medicine, building construction, and ship building, (2) materials and processes for ecological building construction, (3) the application of nano-structures towards the development of larger megastructures. The workshop will be organized as a series of discussions followed by break-out sessions to facilitate collaborations and follow-on research activities. Several U.S. junior researchers and students will be supported to attend.This workshop will leverage the expertise of the U.S. and international participants while strengthening research ties. Furthermore, the workshop participants will explore the concept of using museums as incubators for new businesses by analyzing an exhibited plane's tail fin to improve advanced composite components.