U.S. - France - Finland Planning Visit: Collaboration in Plasma-Aided Processing of Nanoscale Materials

该奖项将支持来自阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校的Pi Andrei Stanishevsky博士和研究生Michael Walock访问法国艺术和Métiers ParisTech-Cluny中心的Corinne Nouveau博士、法国里昂天主教艺术和Métiers学院的Philippe Jacquet博士以及芬兰埃斯波阿尔托大学科学与技术学院的Jari Koskinen博士，以规划材料研究方面的合作项目。这次访问是由缔约方在表面等离子体处理领域日益增长的互动推动的，预计将在等离子体辅助制造具有受控微结构和表面形貌的多相纳米复合材料的过程中启动新的联合研究和学生培训活动，并了解与其形成相关的现象。此次计划访问的具体任务包括：(I)协调基础和应用研究活动，以了解与在等离子体辅助工艺中合成坚硬和坚韧的多相纳米复合材料相关的现象；(Ii)通过优化界面的成分、微观结构、表面形态和智能设计，合作研究此类材料的机械性能、长期摩擦学性能、腐蚀和热稳定性；以及(Iii)讨论上述领域的国际学生研究和培训视角，并建立多边学生培训计划。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室和材料研究部陶瓷项目联合主办。

This award will support the PI Dr. Andrei Stanishevsky and graduate student Michael Walock from the University of Alabama at Birmingham to visit Dr. Corinne Nouveau in the Arts et Métiers ParisTech - Cluny Center, France; Dr. Philippe Jacquet in École Catholique d'Arts et Métiers, Lyon, France; and Dr. Jari Koskinen in Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Espoo, Finland to plan collaborative projects in materials research. This visit is driven by the growing interaction of parties in the area of surface plasma processing, and it is expected to initiate new joint research and student training activities in plasma-assisted processes of fabrication of multiphase nanocomposite materials with controlled microstructure and surface morphologies and understanding the phenomena associated with their formation. Specific tasks of this planning visit include: (i) coordination of basic and applied research activities to understand the phenomena associated with the synthesis of hard and tough multiphase nanocomposite materials in plasma-assisted processes; (ii) collaborative studies of the mechanical properties, long-term tribological performance, corrosion and thermal stability of such materials through the optimization of the composition, microstructure, surface morphology, and smart design of the interfaces; and (iii) discussion of international student research and training perspectives and establishment of multilateral student training programs in the areas above.This award is sponsored jointly by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Ceramics program in the Division of Materials Research.