CAREER: A Systems Approach to Materials Processing

这项CAREER资助将研究和教育活动结合在一起，旨在开发一种系统的材料处理方法，特别是一种处理原子尺度动力学的系统方法。研究：研究项目侧重于材料加工，发生在表面，通过沉积或去除材料。具体的研究目标是：(1)建立以原子尺度模型为基础的多尺度界面模型；(2)设计一种估计和控制策略，使用原子尺度模型解释有限的传感器数据；(3)在实验中展示了一种系统的材料处理方法，利用发射率校正热分析法，对氧化钇稳定氧化锆进行金属有机化学气相沉积（MOCVD）。该研究项目将展示一种表面处理的系统方法，该方法应适用于广泛的材料和工艺，使工艺设计具有优化性能的新材料，以及提高制造的可重复性和效率。除了材料处理之外，PI计划展示一种复杂原子尺度系统的工程方法，从量子计算到代谢工程。广泛影响：作为研究计划的补充，PI致力于向高中生展示数学在日常生活中的重要性。她正在为玛丽埃塔高中开发课程模块。她还参与了一门名为“控制的新兴应用”的大学水平课程，旨在教育大学生控制概念的广泛适用性及其在科学中的相关性。

This CAREER grant combines research and educational initiatives in the area of developing a systematic approach to materials processing, specifically, a systems approach for dealing with atomic scale dynamics.Research:The research program focuses on materials processing that occurs at a surface, through deposition or removal of material. The specific research goals are: (1) develop a multiscale interface model that is informed by atomic scale models; (2) design an estimation and control strategy that interprets limited sensor data using atomic scale models; and (3) demonstrate a systems approach to materials processing in experiments, with metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) of yttria-stabilized zirconia, using emissivity-correcting pyrometry. The research program will demonstrate a systems approach to surface processing that should be applicable to a wide range of materials and processes, enabling process design for new materials with optimized properties, as well as improvements in manufacturing repeatability and efficiency. Beyond materials processing the PI plans to demonstrate a methodology for engineering complex atomic scale systems, from quantum computation to metabolic engineering.Broad Impact:Complementing the research plan is the PI's commitment to demonstrating the importance of mathematics in everyday life to high school students. She is developing course modules for Marietta High School. She is also working on a college-level course titled "Emerging Applications of Control" to educate college students in the broad applicability of control concepts and their relevance in the sciences.