IUCRC Phase III Colorado School of Mines: Manufacturing and Materials Joining Innovation Center (Ma2JIC)

制造和材料连接创新中心(Ma2JIC)是一个由多所大学组成的联合体，通过促进科学发现并将其转化为应用，领导材料连接和金属添加剂制造研究。该中心还培养下一代科学家和工程师，他们将开发新的先进制造技术和工艺创新，以重建美国国内制造业的竞争力。鉴于材料的加入对于制造对健康、安全、国家安全和多个行业的连续性至关重要的产品的重要性，Ma2JIC为美国经济和国防的多个国家利益部门提供服务。该中心为政府合作伙伴、产业界和大学师生提供了一个高度协作的研究环境，以促进材料连接和添加剂制造方面基础知识的发展和应用。该中心还为培训训练有素和多样化的科学和工程劳动力提供了一个平台。Ma2JIC对研发的主要关注转化为行业成员和消费者的利益。所有地点的协调努力提高了公众意识、科学素养和多样化的STEM渠道。根据其庞大和多样化的工业成员的需求，Ma2JIC支持以下三个主要领域的研究：(1)材料和接头性能，(2)添加剂制造、工艺开发和控制，以及(3)材料、微结构和可焊性以及可印性。材料和接头性能重点关注材料和制造工艺对制造或印刷部件的机械、功能和环境性能的影响，特别是在提高可靠性、降低成本和延长关键基础设施的使用寿命方面。加法制造、工艺开发和控制推力领域解决加入和加法制造(AM)工艺、机器人和控制方面的基本挑战，以及用于加入和AM的集成计算材料工程(ICME)框架最后，材料、微结构和焊接性及印刷适宜性领域致力于发展基本的理解和测试能力，以便能够评估和开发更符合先进连接和制造工艺的材料。科罗拉多矿业学院(CSM)的场地拥有专业知识和设施，可以直接补充合作伙伴场地的焊接冶金和加工专业，特别是在使用基于多尺度物理模型的填充金属/原料设计、填充物的中试制造、计算密集型人工智能和机器人技术，以及具有过程中传感能力的最先进的AM设备方面。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Manufacturing and Materials Joining Innovation Center (Ma2JIC) is a multi-university consortium leading materials joining and metal additive manufacturing research by fostering and translating scientific discovery to application. The Center also educates the next generation of scientists and engineers that will develop new advanced manufacturing technologies and process innovations to rebuild the competitiveness of U.S. domestic manufacturing. Given the importance of materials joining for the manufacturing of products that are critical to health, safety, national security, and the continuity of multiple industries, Ma2JIC serves multiple sectors of national interest for the U.S. economy and defense. The center provides a highly collaborative research environment among government partners, industry, and university faculty and students to promote the development and application of fundamental knowledge in materials joining and additive manufacturing. The Center also serves as a platform for the education of a well-trained and diverse scientific and engineering workforce. Ma2JIC’s primary focus on research and development translates into industry members' and consumers' benefit. The coordinated effort across all sites increases public awareness, scientific literacy and a diverse STEM pipeline. Based on the needs of its large and diverse industrial membership, Ma2JIC supports research in the following three thrust areas: (1) Materials & Joints Performance, (2) Additive Manufacturing, Process Development & Control, and (3) Materials, Microstructure & Weldability & Printability. The Materials & Joints Performance thrust focuses on the effect of materials and manufacturing processes on the mechanical, functional and environmental performance of manufactured or printed components, especially with regard to improved reliability, cost reduction and extension of service life of critical infrastructure. The Additive Manufacturing, Process Development & Control thrust area addresses fundamental challenges in joining and additive manufacturing (AM) processes, robotics, and control, as well as integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) frameworks for joining and AM. Finally, the Materials, Microstructure & Weldability & Printability thrust area seeks to develop fundamental understanding and testing capabilities to enable evaluation and development of materials more amenable to advanced joining and manufacturing processes. The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) site has expertise and facilities that directly complement the welding metallurgy and processing specialties of partner sites, especially in the design of filler metals/feedstocks using multi-scale physics-based models, pilot-scale manufacturing of fillers, computing-intensive artificial intelligence and robotics, and state-of-the-art AM equipment with in-process sensing capabilities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.