I/UCRC Planning Grant: Integrative Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications

计划中的田纳西大学诺克斯维尔分校I/UCRC能源应用综合材料连接基地有可能加速能源应用混合材料系统的开发和部署，并将重点放在与汽车、航空航天和能源应用相关的成熟实验室开发的规模上。这项研究有可能使这些组成材料之间界面的热-机械-化学性质的科学发现得以实现。先进的原位和非原位表征技术将应用于理解诸如循环热应力加载、残余应力发展和微观结构演变等问题。这个新基地计划在连接和增材制造的十字路口进行基础研究。该基地的重点是先进材料的连接和增材制造，这对汽车、航空航天和能源部门的竞争力至关重要。计划中的新基地计划与哈丁谷小学（HVES）合作，招募学生组成并指导独立的FIRST LEGOfi联盟（FLL）团队，帮助他们解决现实世界的工程挑战。这种与小学生的互动可能是他们第一次向他们介绍和鼓励他们在未来的学术生涯中考虑STEM选择。此外，拟议中的CIMJSEA将与田纳西州的非营利组织和工程学院多样性项目办公室合作，以促进与广泛年龄的未被充分代表的群体的互动。

The planned University of Tennessee, Knoxville site of the I/UCRC for Integrative Materials Joining for Energy Applications has the potential to allow accelerated development and deployment of hybrid material systems for energy applications and will be focused on the scale-up of proven laboratory developments relevant to automotive, aerospace, and energy applications. The research has the potential to enable scientific discoveries related to the thermo-mechanical-chemical properties of interfaces between these constituent materials to be achieved. Advanced in-situ and ex-situ characterization techniques will be applied to understand issues such as cyclic thermal and stress loading, residual stress development, and microstructural evolution. This new site plans to produce fundamental research at the crossroads of joining and additive manufacturing. The focus of the planned site on joining and additive manufacturing of advanced materials is of central importance to the competitiveness of the automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors. The planned new site plans to work with Hardin Valley Elementary School (HVES) to recruit students for forming and mentoring independent FIRST LEGOfi League (FLL) team(s) as they tackle real-world engineering challenges. This interaction with elementary school children might be their first towards introducing and encouraging them to consider STEM choices in their future academic careers. Additionally, the proposed site of CIMJSEA will collaborate with non-profit organizations in Tennessee and the College of Engineering Office of Diversity Programs in order to foster interaction with underrepresented groups over a wide range of ages.