I/UCRC Planning Grant: Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications

计划中的田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校的I/UCRC能源应用集成材料联合项目有可能加速能源应用混合材料系统的开发和部署，并将专注于扩大与汽车、航空航天和能源应用相关的经过验证的实验室开发。这项研究有可能实现与这些组成材料之间的界面的热-机械-化学性质相关的科学发现。先进的原位和非原位表征技术将被应用于了解循环热和应力加载、残余应力发展和微观结构演变等问题。这个新的网站计划在联合和添加制造的十字路口生产基础研究。计划选址的重点是先进材料的加入和添加制造，这对汽车、航空航天和能源行业的竞争力至关重要。计划中的新址计划与哈丁谷小学(HVEs)合作，招收学生，组建和指导独立的第一乐高联盟(Fll)球队(S)，帮助他们应对现实世界的工程挑战。与小学生的这种互动可能是他们第一次向他们介绍和鼓励他们在未来的学术生涯中考虑STEM选择。此外，CIMJSEA的拟议选址将与田纳西州的非营利组织和工程学院多样性办公室方案合作，以促进与各年龄段代表性不足的群体的互动。

The planned University of Tennessee, Knoxville site of the I/UCRC for Integrative Materials Joining for Energy Applications has the potential to allow accelerated development and deployment of hybrid material systems for energy applications and will be focused on the scale-up of proven laboratory developments relevant to automotive, aerospace, and energy applications. The research has the potential to enable scientific discoveries related to the thermo-mechanical-chemical properties of interfaces between these constituent materials to be achieved. Advanced in-situ and ex-situ characterization techniques will be applied to understand issues such as cyclic thermal and stress loading, residual stress development, and microstructural evolution. This new site plans to produce fundamental research at the crossroads of joining and additive manufacturing. The focus of the planned site on joining and additive manufacturing of advanced materials is of central importance to the competitiveness of the automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors. The planned new site plans to work with Hardin Valley Elementary School (HVES) to recruit students for forming and mentoring independent FIRST LEGOfi League (FLL) team(s) as they tackle real-world engineering challenges. This interaction with elementary school children might be their first towards introducing and encouraging them to consider STEM choices in their future academic careers. Additionally, the proposed site of CIMJSEA will collaborate with non-profit organizations in Tennessee and the College of Engineering Office of Diversity Programs in order to foster interaction with underrepresented groups over a wide range of ages.