Research Chair in Advanced Forming and Forging

斯特拉斯克莱德大学建立了先进成形研究中心(AFRC)，以支持成形和锻造相关领域的世界领先研究。该中心将与领先的工业公司合作，支持基础和应用研究，有效地提供一条能力管道，将成熟度较低的研究概念和技术开发到可以随时部署到工业中的水平。AFRC将解决成形和锻造领域的关键制造工艺挑战。这些挑战包括：-经济和环境效益的材料利用-具有更好冶金性能的新材料-需要更精确和更可重复的成形部件的新产品设计-大规模定制需要适应性和灵活的工艺-研究将在格拉斯哥机场附近正在建设的新的专门建造的设施(2500平方米)中进行，该设施将容纳最先进的设备和专门的支持人员。该设施将容纳多达50名工作人员。该中心打算成为一个跨部门的合作伙伴关系，包括主要的工业公司和政府的研究和知识交流支助机构。到目前为止，罗尔斯-罗伊斯、波音、梅蒂斯航空航天和Timet四家公司已经签订了作为一级合作伙伴的合同，并将在未来5年为核心研究计划提供资金支持(价值400万美元)。此外，已有七家公司承诺建立第二级合作伙伴关系，承诺以现金和实物支持AFRC。它打算在5年内将合作伙伴关系扩大到至少8个Tier 1合作伙伴。AFRC将于2009年8月1日开始全面研究业务，并将于2010年5月迁至新设施。苏格兰企业正在为该中心的建筑和初始设备采购提供财政支持。该申请是为领导该中心的研究活动而任命的明星教授职位。被任命的人将是在成形和锻造领域具有世界领先地位的研究人员--这对于确保AFRC迅速成为全球成形和锻造研究的卓越中心至关重要。作为AFRC的研究主任，被任命的人将负责领导核心研究计划(由工业合作伙伴资助)，确保获得资助的研究项目组合，并建立该中心的全球研究声誉。劳斯莱斯作为AFRC的初始创始合作伙伴，将为这一立场提供具体支持。

The University of Strathclyde has established the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) to support world leading research in the cognate area of forming and forging. The Centre will work with leading edge industrial companies to support fundamental and applied research, effectively providing a capability pipeline which develops low maturity research concepts and technologies through to a level where they can be readily deployed in industry. The AFRC will address key manufacturing process challenges in the forming and forging field. These challenges include:- Materials utilisation for economic and environmental benefit- New materials with improved metallurgical properties- New product designs demanding ever more accurate and repeatable formed components- Mass customisation requiring adaptable and flexible processesResearch will be undertaken in a new purpose built facility (2500sqm) currently being contructed near Glasgow airport that will house state of the art equipment and dedicated support staff. The facility will accommodate up to 50 staff members. The Centre intends to be a cross sectoral collaborative partnership involving leading industrial companies and government research and knowledge exchange support agencies. To date four companies, Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Mettis Aerospace and Timet have concluded contracts as Tier 1 partners and will provide financial support for the core research programme over the next 5 years (value 4m). Additionally seven companies have committed to Tier 2 partnership committing support to the AFRC in cash and in kind. It is the intention to grow the partnership to at least 8 Tier 1 partners within 5 years. AFRC will commence full research operations on 1 August 2009 and will move to the new facility in May 2010. Financial support for the building and initial equipment procurement is being provided by Scottish Enterpise.This application is for a STAR Professorship appointment to lead the research activities of the Centre. The appointee will be a researcher of world leading research standing in the forming and forging field - essential to ensure that the AFRC rapidly establishes itself as a global centre of excellence in forming and forging research. As research director of the AFRC the appointee will be responsible for leading the core research programme (funded by industrial partners), securing a portfolio of funded research projects and building the global research reputation of the Centre. Rolls-Royce, as the initial founding partner of the AFRC will provide specific support for this position.