CAREER: Theoretical Studies of Morphological Instabilities and Evolution in Thin Solid Films

这是对路易斯安那州立大学一名年轻教职员工的职业奖励。PI计划研究薄膜和陶瓷中的形态不稳定性和微结构的演变。第二个项目是在材料A和B的两个平行薄膜之间扩散控制生长复合相ANB。此外，根据路易斯安那州立大学对启动材料科学和工程方面的教育和研究计划的兴趣，PI提议在互联网上发起一个虚拟材料中心。该虚拟中心将用于：(1)介绍和吸引本科生学习材料科学和工程；(2)为本科生实验室教学提供教学工具；(3)协调路易斯安那州的教育和研究工作；(4)安排路易斯安那州的设备使用情况。PI还计划为研究生和本科生开设两门课程，重点是应用于实际材料相关问题的分析和数值技术。%薄膜是当前高科技的组成部分。有许多问题与缺陷在薄膜加工中的作用有关。这些缺陷是如何形成的，它们是如何生长的。这些对许多与材料相关的过程至关重要，例如电子材料的制备、陶瓷裂纹的修复以及烧结过程中涉及的致密化。这个PI计划发展一项由这笔职业补助金支持的学术事业，并包括这些领域的研究。教育计划包括两门课程，每门课程都将数学和计算机巧妙地结合在一起，面向材料专业的本科生和研究生。此外，PI还提议建立一个网页，通知并吸引年轻本科生参加路易斯安那州立大学的材料项目。

This is a CAREER award to a young member of the faculty at the Louisiana State University. The PI plans to study morphological instabilities and evolution of microstructures in thin films and ceramics. There is a second project on diffusion controlled growth of a compound phase AnB between two parallel thin films of material A and B. Furthermore, following LSU's interest in starting an education and research program in materials science and engineering, the PI proposes to intiate a virtual Materials Center on Internet. The virtual center will serve to: (1) Introduce and attract undergraduate students to materials science and engineering, (2) Provide a teaching tool for undergraduate laboratory instruction, (3) Coordinate education and research efforts in the state of Louisiana and (4) Schedule equipment use at LSU. The PI is also planning to introduce two courses, focusing on analytical and numerical techniques applied to real materials related problems, for graduate and undergraduate students.%%%Thin films are an integral part of the current high technology. There are a number of issues related to the role of defects in the processing of thin films. How are the defects formed and how do they grow. These are critical to a number of materials related precesses such as preparation of electronic materials, healing of cracks in ceramics and the compacting involved during sintering. This PI plans to develop an academic career supported by this CAREER grant and consisting of research on these areas. The education plan includes two courses, each involving a judicious mix of mathematics and computers for undergraduate and graduate students in materials. In addition the PI has proposed to setup a webpage to inform and attract young undergraduates to LSU's materials program.***