Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Laser & Plasma for Advanced Manufacturing (LPAM)

在德雷塞尔大学规划的场地将突出其努力中的两个基本挑战：1)推进对等离子体如何与周围环境相互作用的理解，无论是通过等离子体表面的化学和物理过程，还是通过它们与电磁场的相互作用；2)推进对等离子体与驱动它们的外部机制（电或机械）的基本相互作用的理解和建模。因此，提供了一种方法来设计这些系统的基础上，从一个完整的等离子体过程的理解预测的最佳条件。计划中的站点旨在为一类等离子体工程过程提供科学见解，这些过程对已建立和不断增长的市场至关重要，并支持等离子体工程技术在多个领域的进步。通过提供一个专注于对这些系统的基本理解的环境，结合通过合作研究、工业驻地和合作机会进行的工业参与，计划中的场地旨在填补人力空白，加速低成本、可重复的解决方案的增长，为国内高科技产业。德雷塞尔大学6所学院的等离子体研究跨学科培训环境将支持这一目标。

The site to be planned at Drexel University will highlight in its efforts two fundamental challenges are 1) advancing the understanding of how plasmas interact with their surroundings, either through chemical and physical processes on plasma facing surfaces or through their interaction with electromagnetic fields, and 2) advancing the understanding of and modeling the fundamental interactions of plasmas with the external mechanisms (electrical or mechanical) that drive them, thereby providing a means to engineer these systems based on the optimal conditions predicted from a complete understanding of plasma processes.The planned site intends to provide scientific insight to a class of plasma engineering processes that are vital to established and growing markets, and support advancement of plasma engineering technologies in multiple fields. By providing an environment that focuses on fundamental understanding of these systems, combined with industry engagement through collaborative research, industry residencies, and co-operative opportunities, the planned site intends to contribute to filling a manpower void and accelerating the growth of low cost, repeatable solutions for the domestic high-tech industry. The interdisciplinary training environment for plasma research spanning 6 colleges at Drexel will support this end.