RII Track-1: Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes

RII Track-1：未来技术和实现等离子工艺

• 批准号: 2148653
• 负责人: Gary Zank
• 金额: $ 2000万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama in Huntsville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-01 至 2027-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2148653&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RII; Track; Future; Technologies; Enabling

Plasma is the most abundant form of matter in the observable universe. Plasma Science and Engineering (PSE) translates advances in fundamental plasma science to technologies that address society’s needs. This Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) project will develop future transformational technologies enabled by PSE, including the design of novel materials, agricultural applications, sterilization, food safety, and space weather forecasting. The proposed foundational plasma research will incorporate the complexity of particle kinetics and energy flow into theory, models, and experiment. This will lead to better understanding, diagnosis, modeling, and control of these processes in pursuit of transformational technologies. The project integrates components of experimental and theoretical plasma research to create a diverse and skilled workforce to strengthen PSE capacity in the state. FTPP will be administered by the University of Alabama in Huntsville in collaboration with nine other institutions: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Alabama State University, Auburn University, Oakwood University, Tuskegee University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, and University of South Alabama. The Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Corporation will partner with the project to advance plasma technologies for materials processing, aerospace, electronics, and energy applications.The vision of the Future Technologies and Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) project is to: 1) develop transformative technologies in hard and soft (or bio-) materials, food safety and sterilization, and space-weather prediction; and 2) build capacity in Plasma Science and Engineering (PSE) research and its supporting workforce, making Alabama a world-renowned hub for PSE. Foundational plasma research will incorporate the complexity of particle kinetics and energy flow into theory, models, and experiment to understand: 1) energy transfer from electromagnetic fields to plasma species mediated by collisions and collective processes (e.g., turbulence, self-organization); and 2) the transfer of energy and momentum from large-scale flows and magnetic fields to the creation of highly energetic particles in laboratory, ionospheric, magnetospheric, solar, and heliospheric environments. These foundational research activities in PSE will enable future transformational technologies including: 1) data-driven approaches in plasma-synthesized, high-entropy, and quantum materials (addressing two of NSF’s 10 Big Ideas, “Harnessing the Data Revolution” and “Quantum Leap”); 2) plasma-processed polymer composites from waste materials; 3) surface-modified biomaterials with antimicrobial properties and plasma-treated seeds with increased yield potential; 4) food safety and sterilization; and 5) space-weather fore/nowcasting to predict the geospace radiation environment and protect space-based technologies. The requested resources and activities of the project will establish and strengthen collaborations among academic institutions and industries, thereby enhancing the research and education capacity for the advancement of low-temperature-plasma science and technology across the state. The core research program is well integrated with education, workforce development, and diversity plans that span academic, public, and private sectors.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

等离子体是可观测宇宙中最丰富的物质形式。 等离子科学与工程（PSE）将基础等离子科学的进步转化为满足社会需求的技术。 未来技术和等离子体工艺（FTPP）项目将开发PSE支持的未来转型技术，包括新材料设计、农业应用、灭菌、食品安全和空间天气预报。拟议的基础等离子体研究将把粒子动力学和能量流的复杂性纳入理论、模型和实验。 这将导致更好地理解，诊断，建模和控制这些过程，以追求转型技术。 该项目整合了实验和理论等离子体研究的组成部分，以创建一支多样化和熟练的劳动力队伍，以加强该州的PSE能力。 FTPP将由亨茨维尔的亚拉巴马大学与其他九所大学合作管理：亚拉巴马农业和机械大学、亚拉巴马州立大学、奥本大学、奥克伍德大学、塔斯基吉大学、伯明翰的亚拉巴马大学、亚拉巴马塔斯卡卢萨大学和南亚拉巴马大学。计算流体动力学研究公司将与该项目合作，推动等离子体技术在材料加工、航空航天、电子和能源应用方面的发展。未来技术和使能等离子体工艺（FTPP）项目的愿景是：1）开发软硬（或生物）材料、食品安全和灭菌以及空间天气预测方面的变革性技术;以及2）建立等离子体科学与工程（PSE）研究及其支持劳动力的能力，使亚拉巴马成为世界知名的PSE中心。 基础等离子体研究将把粒子动力学和能量流的复杂性纳入理论、模型和实验中，以理解：1）通过碰撞和集体过程（例如，湍流，自组织）; 2）能量和动量从大规模流动和磁场转移到实验室，电离层，磁层，太阳和日光层环境中的高能粒子的产生。 PSE的这些基础研究活动将使未来的转型技术，包括：1）等离子体合成，高熵和量子材料的数据驱动方法（解决NSF的10个大想法中的两个，“利用数据革命”和“量子飞跃”）; 2）从废料中等离子体处理的聚合物复合材料; 3）具有抗菌特性的表面改性生物材料和具有增加产量潜力的等离子体处理种子; 4）食品安全和灭菌;空间天气预报/临近预报，以预测地球空间辐射环境和保护天基技术。 该项目所要求的资源和活动将建立和加强学术机构和行业之间的合作，从而提高全州低温等离子体科学和技术进步的研究和教育能力。核心研究计划与教育、劳动力发展和跨越学术、公共和私营部门的多样性计划相结合。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Electromagnetic electron Kelvin–Helmholtz instability

• DOI: 10.1063/5.0150895
• 发表时间: 2023-06
• 期刊: Physics of Plasmas
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: H. Che;G. Zank

Impact of Magnetic Focusing on the Transport of Energetic Electrons in the Solar Corona

磁聚焦对日冕中高能电子传输的影响

• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2544/1/012004
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• 作者: Tang, Bofeng;Che, Haihong;Zank, Gary P.
• 通讯作者: Zank, Gary P.

Linear Mode Decomposition in Magnetohydrodynamics Revisited

重新审视磁流体动力学中的线性模式分解

• DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/acdf5d
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
• 作者: Zank, G. P.;Zhao, L. -L.;Adhikari, L.;Nakanotani, M.;Pitňa, A.;Telloni, D.;Che, H.
• 通讯作者: Che, H.

Patient-specific mechanical analysis of PCL periodontal membrane: Modeling and simulation

PCL 牙周膜的患者特异性力学分析：建模和模拟

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106397
• 发表时间: 2024
• 期刊: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: Pemmada, Rakesh;Telang, Vicky Subhash;Tandon, Puneet;Thomas, Vinoy
• 通讯作者: Thomas, Vinoy

Physics and applications of dusty plasmas: The Perspectives 2023

• DOI: 10.1063/5.0168088
• 发表时间: 2023-12-01
• 期刊: PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Beckers，J.;Berndt，J.;van de Kerkhof，M.
• 通讯作者: van de Kerkhof，M.