Thermal Analysis System for Characterization and Evaluation of High Performance Polymers & Ceramics

克拉克·亚特兰大大学(CAU)建立了高性能聚合物和陶瓷(HIPPAC)研究中心。该中心通过发展跨部门和跨机构的研究和教育集群，巩固和扩大现有的聚合物和陶瓷研究能力。为了在该中心提供高性能聚合物和陶瓷的基础和应用研究，需要主要的设备和仪器。在这项提案中，我们要求获得资金以购买热分析系统，以支持在HIPPAC中心进行的研究项目。该仪器将为HIPPAC中心的调查人员提供检查陶瓷材料向陶瓷材料的转化以及陶瓷材料的表征的能力，除了能够表征高性能聚合物之外。中国农业大学材料领域的研究和教育项目的增长。尤其是向陶瓷和陶瓷领域的扩张，有必要购买热分析系统-包括高温TG/DTA和DSC以及具有可编程温度控制的TMA，以适应低于环境条件和更高的操作条件并且能够实现高吞吐量和最先进的诊断能力。热分析系统将支持的研究项目是中国农业大学坚定承诺的一部分，以增强其研究能力的全面发展，加强少数族裔教师和学生的经验，与其他HBCU和主要研究型大学建立跨机构研究联盟，加强本科生和研究生科学学位课程。

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has established a High Performance Polymers And Ceramics (HiPPAC) Research Center. The center consolidates and expands existing polymer and ceramic research capabilities through the development of interdepartmental and interinstitutional research anbd education clusters. To donduct basic and applied research in high performancepolymers and ceramics in the Center, major equipment and instrumentation are required. In this proposal we request funds to acquire a thermal analysis system to support research projectrs conducted in the HiPPAC Center. This instrumentation will provide the HiPPAC Center investigators with the ability to examine th conversion of preceramic materials to ceramic materials, and the characterization of ceramic materials, in addition to the ability to characterize high performance polymers. The growth in research and education programs in the materials area at CAU. and in particular expansion into the preceramic and ceramic area, necessitates the acquisition of a thermal analysis system- that includes a high temperature TG/DTA and DSC and TMA with programmable temperature conteol for below ambient conditions and higher operating temperatures and is capable of high throughput and state of the art diagnostic capabilities. The research projects that the thermal analysis system will support are part of CAU's strong commitment to enhance its overall development of research capabilities, strengthening minority faculty and student experiences, establishing interinstitutional research alliances with other HBCUs and major research universities, and strengtrhening its undergraduate and graduate science degree programs.