Planning Visit for Collaborative Efforts in Research and Education in Advanced Manufacturing between Northern Illinois University and the CSIR in South Africa

北伊利诺伊大学与南非CSIR在先进制造研究和教育方面的合作计划访问

• 批准号: 0968534
• 负责人: Federico Sciammarella
• 金额: $ 1.61万
• 依托单位: Northern Illinois University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-01 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0968534&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Visit; Collaborative; Efforts; Research

This proposal is for Dr. F.M. Sciammarella (PI) to travel to South Africa in June of 2010 with an NIU postdoctoral student to visit the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). This visit will help solidify the existing relationship that the PI cultivated with the CSIR and strengthen their laser materials processing research proposals for future NSF funded projects. Dr. Sciammarella's research in laser assisted machining is just one of the research efforts that he will present to the National Laser Center (NLC) of the CSIR. The NLC conducts research on the laser deposition of advanced alloys, under the guidance of Herman Burger, director of the NLC's laser materials processing group. The PI will present micromanufacturing research results from NIU to other CSIR divisions. CSIR will make presentations on their research in laser cladding and host round table discussions on current trends in advanced manufacturing capabilities available in South Africa. This type of exchange will facilitate the discussion on how to proceed with future collaborative efforts and facilitate the exchange of research approaches and goals.Thus, the goals of this visit are to 1) discuss a model that can be used to create an international, interdisciplinary experience for both undergraduates and graduates; 2) work on generating at least two proposals to NSF in laser materials processing to the Materials Processing and Manufacturing (MPM) Division; 3) make available any initiatives and/or outcomes generated during this planning visit to the manufacturing industry in the US and South Africa.INTELLECTUAL MERIT: Creating three dimensional structures (i.e. biomedical implants, gears, turbine blades) using lasers for all aspects of manufacturing is relatively new. The main advantage of laser processing is that it is possible to make the properties of the new parts better than the original ones. One drawback to laser technologies is that repeatable properties even within the same batch are often times difficult to obtain. This is attributed to the lack of a comprehensive analysis on laser/materials interactions. This planning visit would establish an international collaborative effort to resolving this and other issues related with laser materials processing. With the wide range of experience between Dr. Sciammarella in laser assisted machining using diode fiber lasers and Mr. Burger's in laser cladding usingCO2 and Nd: YAG lasers a great deal of laser materials interactions can be put into a comprehensive research effort. One such interaction that is important to understand is net power absorbed in laser material processing. This net energy determines a majority of the metallurgical and mechanical properties of the material undergoing laser treatment.BROADER IMPACTS: This planning visit will result in a series of research proposals that will enable continued growth in laser materials processing. This will benefit the U.S. and South African manufacturing industry, as they will be able to build very intricate components with relative ease at lower costs. Furthermore, new channels of communication between these two continents will create more opportunities for industrial growth. The educational component will have a high impact since a postdoctoral student will be involved for this planning visit. With this trip, the postdoctoral student will gain the necessary experience to work on future collaborations with the CSIR. This project will also have a direct impact on younger African American students from Chicago's Austin Polytechnical Academy a public engineering high school. The PI has done volunteer work with them in the past and served as mentor.This award is funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering, with co-funding from the Engineering Directorate's Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation.

这份提案是给F. M.博士的。Sciammarella（PI）将于2010年6月与NIU博士后学生一起前往南非访问南非科学和工业研究理事会（CSIR）。这次访问将有助于巩固PI与CSIR的现有关系，并加强他们对未来NSF资助项目的激光材料加工研究提案。Sciammarella博士在激光辅助加工方面的研究只是他将向CSIR国家激光中心（NLC）展示的研究成果之一。NLC在NLC激光材料加工组主任赫尔曼伯格的指导下，对先进合金的激光沉积进行研究。PI将向其他CSIR部门展示NIU的微制造研究成果。CSIR将介绍他们在激光熔覆方面的研究，并主持关于南非先进制造能力当前趋势的圆桌讨论。这种交流将有助于讨论如何进行未来的合作努力，并促进研究方法和目标的交流。因此，此次访问的目标是：1）讨论可以用于为本科生和研究生创造国际跨学科经验的模式; 2）为NSF材料加工和制造（MPM）部门提供至少两份激光材料加工方面的建议书;（3）向美国和南非的制造业提供本次规划访问期间产生的任何倡议和/或成果。使用激光为制造的所有方面创建三维结构（即生物医学植入物、齿轮、涡轮机叶片）是相对较新的。激光加工的主要优点是可以使新零件的性能优于原来的零件。激光技术的一个缺点是，即使在同一批次中也往往难以获得可重复的特性。这是由于缺乏对激光/材料相互作用的全面分析。这次规划访问将建立一个国际合作努力，以解决这一问题和其他与激光材料加工有关的问题。由于Sciammarella博士在使用二极管光纤激光器的激光辅助加工方面的广泛经验以及Burger先生在使用CO2和Nd：YAG激光器的激光熔覆方面的广泛经验，大量的激光材料相互作用可以投入到全面的研究工作中。其中一个重要的相互作用是激光材料加工中吸收的净功率。这一净能量决定了材料在激光处理过程中的大部分冶金和机械性能。更广泛的重要性：此次计划访问将带来一系列研究建议，这些建议将使激光材料加工领域持续增长。这将有利于美国和南非的制造业，因为他们将能够以较低的成本相对轻松地制造非常复杂的部件。此外，这两个大陆之间新的交流渠道将为工业增长创造更多的机会。教育部分将产生很大的影响，因为博士后学生将参与这次规划访问。通过这次旅行，博士后学生将获得与CSIR未来合作的必要经验。该项目还将对来自芝加哥奥斯汀理工学院（一所公立工程高中）的年轻非洲裔美国学生产生直接影响。PI过去曾与他们一起做过志愿者工作并担任导师。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室资助，并由工程理事会土木、机械和制造创新部门共同资助。