Mathematical Sciences: Research Briefing on the MathematicalSciences Applied to Materials Science

该项目支持由美国国家科学院举办的关于数学科学和材料研究之间的研究界面的研讨会和简报。这份简报将用于国家科学基金会的规划，并将分发给其他资助数学科学和材料科学研究的联邦机构和工业集团。该项目特别承诺在数学科学和材料科学之间的界面确定研究机会。材料科学将化学和物理技术应用于实际材料。目前的研究依赖于通过详尽的实验室实验和模拟得出的相关性。复合材料的数学模型有望在不进行大量测试的情况下预测所提出的复合材料的强度、柔韧性和电阻。

This project supports a workshop and briefing paper to be done by the National Academy of Sciences on the research interface between the mathematical sciences and materials research. The briefing paper will be used in planning at the National Science Foundation and will be distributed to other Federal agencies and industrial groups that fund research in the mathematical sciences and materials science. The project has particular promise for identifying research opportunities at the interface between the mathematical sciences and materials science. Materials science applies techniques of chemistry and physics to real materials. Current research depends upon correlations that have been arrived at through exhaustive laboratory experiments and simulations. Mathematical models of composite materials hold the promise of predicting strength, flexibility, and electrical resistance of a proposed composite without conducting extensive testing.