Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Nanostructural Materials Research

北得克萨斯大学提议建立一个材料表征的产业/大学合作研究中心。该中心的工业基地主要在航空航天、电子和石化行业。达拉斯/沃斯堡地区是德克萨斯州的主要高科技地区，是全国第三大和增长最快的地区。该中心建议进行基础和应用研究，以在原子水平上表征和/或修改材料的纳米结构。该中心的工作人员将与航空航天、电子、能源运输和冶金行业合作，研究纳米结构与场强、变形动力学、蠕变和疲劳等力学性能之间的关系。它还将研究电子、冶金和聚合物材料表面的污染和扩散，以了解粘合、腐蚀和电性能。

The University of North Texas proposes to establish an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Materials Characterization. The industrial base for this center is primarily within the aerospace, electronics, and petro chemical industries. The Dallas/Ft Worth area is major high technology region in Texas, the third largest and fastest growing in the nation. The center proposes to perform fundamental and applied research to characterize and/or modify the nanostructure of materials at the atomic level. The center personnel will collaborate with aerospace, electronic, energy transportation and metallurgical industries to study the relationship between nanostructure and mechanical properties such as field strength, deformation kinetics, creep and fatigue. It will also study contamination and diffusion at the surfaces of electronic, metallurgical and polymeric materials to understand adhesion, corrosion, and electrical properties.