Workshop: Finding Pathways from NSF-Funded Basic Research to DOE-Funded Applied Research on Additive Manufacturing; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; June 3, 2015

该项目支持一个研讨会，将由国家科学基金会和能源部资助的添加剂制造研究人员聚集在一起，并确定项目之间的协同效应。国家科学基金会通常为具有长期意义的基础研究提供资金。加法制造是指在计算机控制下，不使用昂贵的工具或模具，一层一层地制造零件的制造工艺的集合。该行业目前的销售额超过40亿美元，预计到2021年将增长到近110亿美元，但加法制造预计将从根本上改变21世纪先进制造的性质。研讨会的主要目标是：(1)审查和审查添加剂制造设备、材料和工艺技术的最新水平；(2)确定基础研究过渡到应用研究和相关资助机制的途径；以及(3)为推进添加剂制造技术的下一步制定建议。研讨会将在田纳西州橡树岭的橡树岭国家实验室设施举行。该研讨会将促进添加剂制造领域的持续研究发展。认识到由国家科学基金会资助的研究被恰当地定性为基础研究，而能源部资助的项目一般侧重于更多的应用研究，存在显著的协同效应和有限的重叠。随着基础研究的开展，重点自然会转移到应用研究上，就像能源部资助的那样。这两个研究群体相互依赖，才能产生影响。这次研讨会的一个主要重点是确定途径和资助机会，使基础研究人员(由国家科学基金会资助)开发的技术得到能源部的确认、资助和继续。各机构及其资助的研究人员缺乏协调和接触，阻碍了这种项目的转移。这次研讨会将提供一个论坛，以促进这种技术发展途径。

This project supports a workshop to bring together Additive Manufacturing researchers funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, and to identify synergisms between programs. The National Science Foundation typically funds basic research that has a long-term significance. Additive manufacturing describes a collection of manufacturing processes that manufacture parts layer-by-layer, controlled by a computer, and without the use of expensive tools or dies. The industry currently has sales in excess of $4 billion, and is expected to grow to nearly $11 billion by 2021, but additive manufacturing is expected to fundamentally change the nature of advanced manufacturing in the 21st Century. The main objectives of the workshop are to: (1) examine and review the state-of-the-art in additive manufacturing equipment, materials, and process technologies; (2) identify pathways for basic research to transition to applied research and associated funding mechanisms; and (3) formulate recommendations for the next steps to advance additive manufacturing technologies. The workshop will be held at the Oak Ridge National Laboratories facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This workshop will promote continued research developments in additive manufacturing. Recognizing research funded by the National Science Foundation is properly characterized as basic research, and Department of Energy-funded programs generally focus on more applied research, there is significant synergy and limited overlap. As basic research is conducted, the focus naturally progresses to applied research as is funded at the Department of Energy. Both communities of researchers depend on each other in order to have impact. One main focus of this workshop is to identify pathways and funding opportunities to have technologies developed by basic researchers (with National Science Foundation funding) be identified, funded and continued by the Department of Energy. Such transfer of projects is hindered by a lack of coordination and exposure of the agencies and their funded researchers. This workshop will provide a forum to promote such technology development pathways.