U.S.-Greece Workshop: Past, Present, and Future of Materials and Processes for Load Bearing

0738600Kaler该项目为2007年秋季在希腊举办的研讨会提供支持，以促进来自学术界、政府和工业界的国际材料专家未来在承重结构工艺方面的研究合作。美国的首席调查人员是特拉华大学的埃里克·卡勒和来自研究基金会的詹姆斯·塞菲里斯，体验式教育发展运营管理(FREE)。希腊队的领头羊是帕特拉斯大学的乔治·帕帕尼科拉，雅典国立技术大学的尼科斯·安德烈亚诺普洛斯，以及雅典大学的丹尼斯·帕帕杜普洛斯。本次研讨会的主题包括(1)与航空、医学、建筑和造船承重结构的材料和工艺有关的跨学科研究；(2)生态建筑建造的材料和工艺；(3)纳米结构在大型巨型结构开发中的应用。讲习班将以一系列讨论的形式组织，随后将举行分组会议，以促进协作和后续研究活动。几名美国初级研究人员和学生将得到支持参加。这次研讨会将利用美国和国际参与者的专业知识，同时加强研究联系。此外，工作坊的参与者将通过分析展出飞机的尾翼来改进先进的复合材料部件，探索利用博物馆作为新企业孵化器的概念。

0738600KalerThis project provides support for a workshop in Greece in Fall 2007 to develop future research collaborations between international materials experts from academia, government and industry relating to processes used for load-bearing structures. The U.S. lead investigators are Eric Kaler of the University of Delaware and James Seferis from the Foundation for Research, Experiential Educational Developmental Operational Management (FREEDOM). The Greek team leads are George Papanicolaou from the University of Patras, Nikos Andreanopoulos from National Technical University of Athens, and Danis Papadoupoulos from University of Athens. The topics to be addressed at this workshop include (1) transdisciplinary research relating to materials and processes of load-bearing structures in aviation, medicine, building construction, and ship building, (2) materials and processes for ecological building construction, (3) the application of nano-structures towards the development of larger megastructures. The workshop will be organized as a series of discussions followed by break-out sessions to facilitate collaborations and follow-on research activities. Several U.S. junior researchers and students will be supported to attend.This workshop will leverage the expertise of the U.S. and international participants while strengthening research ties. Furthermore, the workshop participants will explore the concept of using museums as incubators for new businesses by analyzing an exhibited plane's tail fin to improve advanced composite components.