Workshop: Magnesium Alloys Science and Technology - Fundamental Research Issues; Arlington, Virginia; May 19-20, 2011

这笔赠款为为期两天的研讨会提供资金，该研讨会将汇集不同的科学家和工程师群体，以确定阻碍镁合金在结构(包括生物医学)应用中更广泛应用的悬而未决的基础科学问题。汽车行业开启了MG应用和研发的复兴，主要驱动力是减轻车辆质量，以提高车辆的效率和性能。随着大量制造商选择压铸或触变模压镁合金用于手持工具和便携式电子产品的外壳，人们的兴趣已扩展到消费品部门。现在，航空航天、国防和生物医学部门都对开发利用元素周期表中最轻的结构金属的战略产生了兴趣。研讨会将为来自学术界、政府实验室和工业界的约50名研究人员提供一个论坛，为未来的研究制定战略愿景，使社会从更广泛的高性能镁合金中受益。约10位受邀演讲者将发表演讲，为小组讨论定下基调。讲师将介绍通过应用最先进的实验技术和计算方法而取得的最新进展。分组讨论将涉及三个战略领域：合金设计和计算建模、制造和加工以及性能和耐用性。奖学金将颁发给少数对学术或研究密集型职业感兴趣的优秀研究生。最后，将为主办方编写一份执行摘要和综合报告，以记录研讨会的成果。该报告还将通过一个网站散发，供讲习班参与者和提交人和赞助者选择与之分享的其他人查阅。

This grant provides funding for a 2-day workshop that will bring together a diverse group of scientists and engineers to identify the outstanding fundamental science issues which inhibit broader application of Mg alloys in structural (including biomedical) applications. A renaissance in Mg application and R&D was initiated by the automotive industry, with the primary driver being vehicle mass reduction for improved vehicle efficiency and performance. Interest has expanded into the consumer goods sectors with a large number of manufacturers selecting die cast or thixomolded Mg alloys for the cases of handheld tools and portable electronic goods. Now, the aerospace, defense, and biomedical sectors are all developing interest in developing strategies to exploit the lightest structural metal in the periodic table of elements.The workshop will provide a forum for approximately 50 researchers from academia, government laboratories, and industry to develop a strategic vision for future research to enable society to benefit from more widespread use of high performance Mg alloys. Approximately 10 invited speakers will present lectures to set the tone for the smaller group discussions. The lecturers will describe recent advances made possible by the application of the most advanced experimental techniques and computational methods. Break-out sessions will address three strategic areas: alloy design & computational modeling, manufacturing & processing, and performance & durability. Fellowships will be issued to a small number of exceptional graduate students, who are interested in academic or research-intensive careers. Finally, an executive summary and comprehensive report will be prepared for the sponsor to document the outcomes of the workshop. The report will also be disseminated via a web site made accessible to workshop participants and others with whom the author and sponsor choose to share it.