Collaborative Research Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel

美国密歇根工业大学和美国犹他大学将举行计划会议，决定是否成立“先进可持续钢铁基础研究产学合作研究中心”。该中心将利用在仪器、材料表征和反应建模方面取得的巨大进步来推进对氧化铁还原反应的理解。拟议中的中心将促进研究，以提高对铁还原和炼钢过程中发生的事情的理解。拟议中的中心将重点关注铁和钢铁，因为铁约占美国生产的所有金属的85%，而且为铁生产开发的技术也将广泛适用于提高其他基金属氧化物还原工艺的效率和可持续性。该中心将把研究与教育结合起来，让不同群体的大学预科生、本科生和研究生参与实质性的研究活动。

A planning meeting will be held to determine if the Michigan Technological University and the University of Utah can establish an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel. This proposed center will take advantage of the tremendous strides that have been made in instrumentation, materials characterization, and reaction modeling to advance the understanding of iron oxide reduction reactions. The proposed center will promote research that will improve understanding of what is happening in the iron reduction and steelmaking process. The proposed center will focus on iron and steel, both because iron accounts for approximately 85% of all the metals produced in the U.S., and techniques developed for iron production will also be broadly adaptable to improving the efficiency and sustainability of processes for reducing oxides of other based metals. The center will integrate research with education, involving a diverse group of pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students in substantive research activities.