Planning Grant: Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced Manufacturing

拟建的中心计划创造一种新的材料加工技术，从而将材料的设计、分析和合成整合在一起，以生产出所需性能的材料、设备和系统。该中心的使命是通过以下方式发展对激光辅助智能制造的基本了解，以减少美国工业从“概念到产品”制造的周期；建立激光材料加工的科学基地；使用经济的加工方法生产具有新性能的材料和设备；通过提供试验台将这项技术转移到工业，在这里可以开发最优的制造工艺和应用，而不需要工业的大量初始投资；教育大学生和工业人员基础和跨学科科学和最新技术。该中心的技术方法将是开发和部署原子级的工业应用激光材料加工的科学理解。该中心的更广泛影响是提高美国工业的竞争力，并通过接触未被充分代表的少数族裔；美国的人力基础将得到显著增强。

The proposed center plans to create a new technology for materials processing whereby design, analysis and synthesis of materials are integrated to produce material, devices and systems of desired performance. The mission of the center is to develop a fundamental understanding of laser aided intelligent manufacturing to reduce lead-time for "concept to product" manufacturing for U.S. industries by; establishing the science base for laser materials processing; producing materials and devices with novel properties using economical processing methods; transferring this technology to industry by providing a test bed where optimal manufacturing processes and applications can be developed without heavy initial investment by industry; educating university students and industrial personnel in both the basic and cross-disciplinary science and latest technology.The technical approach of the center will be to develop and deploy atomistic level scientific understanding of laser materials processing for industrial applications. The broader impact of the center is to improve the competitiveness of U.S. industries and by reaching out to the underrepresented minorities; the manpower base of the nation will be significantly enhanced.