Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Laser & Plasma for Advanced Manufacturing (LPAM)

在德雷克塞尔大学规划的场地将突出两个基本挑战：1）推进对等离子体如何与周围环境相互作用的理解，无论是通过面向等离子体的表面上的化学和物理过程，还是通过它们与电磁场的相互作用，2）推进对等离子体与外部机制的基本相互作用的理解和建模（电气或机械）驱动它们，从而提供了一种手段，以工程这些系统的基础上预测的最佳条件，从一个完整的了解等离子体工艺。规划的网站打算提供科学的见解，一类等离子体工程工艺是至关重要的建立和不断增长的市场，并支持多个领域的等离子体工程技术的进步。通过提供一个专注于对这些系统的基本理解的环境，结合通过合作研究，行业驻地和合作机会的行业参与，计划中的网站旨在填补人力空缺，并加速国内高科技行业低成本，可重复解决方案的增长。跨学科的培训环境等离子体研究跨越6个学院在德雷克塞尔将支持这一目标。

The site to be planned at Drexel University will highlight in its efforts two fundamental challenges are 1) advancing the understanding of how plasmas interact with their surroundings, either through chemical and physical processes on plasma facing surfaces or through their interaction with electromagnetic fields, and 2) advancing the understanding of and modeling the fundamental interactions of plasmas with the external mechanisms (electrical or mechanical) that drive them, thereby providing a means to engineer these systems based on the optimal conditions predicted from a complete understanding of plasma processes.The planned site intends to provide scientific insight to a class of plasma engineering processes that are vital to established and growing markets, and support advancement of plasma engineering technologies in multiple fields. By providing an environment that focuses on fundamental understanding of these systems, combined with industry engagement through collaborative research, industry residencies, and co-operative opportunities, the planned site intends to contribute to filling a manpower void and accelerating the growth of low cost, repeatable solutions for the domestic high-tech industry. The interdisciplinary training environment for plasma research spanning 6 colleges at Drexel will support this end.