Bulletin of the American Physical Society
80th Annual Meeting of the APS Southeastern Section
Volume 58, Number 17
Wednesday–Saturday, November 20–23, 2013; Bowling Green, Kentucky
Session GA: Partnering With Industrial Physicists: Opportunities in the Southeast |
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Chair: John Rumble, R&R Data Services Room: Ballroom A |
Friday, November 22, 2013 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
GA.00001: Industrial Research at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Invited Speaker: Adam Rondinone The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) integrates nanoscience with neutron science, synthesis science, and theory and simulation. CNMS research focuses on understanding and controlling the physical processes that underpin functionality of nanoscale materials, systems, and architectures. Major CNMS capabilities include synthesis of specialized nanomaterials, nanoscale measurements and characterization, theory and simulation, and a 10,000 ft$^{2}$ nanofabrication laboratory. Operating as a national user facility, CNMS hosts scientists from around the world and across the research spectrum from basic exploratory research to applied science. Access to the Center is granted at no cost to researchers with intent to publish, and after competitive peer review of the scientific proposal. Proprietary access may also be arranged with cost recovery. This talk will focus on the capabilities of the center, and access strategies pertinent to industrial users. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, November 22, 2013 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
GA.00002: NSF Research Triangle MRSEC: Opportunities for Industrial Collaboration Invited Speaker: Gabriel Lopez This talk will present the mission and capabilities of the NSF' Research Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), with particular emphasis on collaboration opportunities for physicists in companies across the Southeastern United States. The Research Triangle MRSEC includes participants and facilities in the four major universities of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina: Duke, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC Central University. The thematic focus of the Center is in programmable assembly of soft matter. The Center, based at Duke University, houses and provides a clearinghouse for a wealth of expertise and state-of-the-art instrumentation for research and innovation in the area of soft matter in general. This talk will provide a detailed account of these capabilities and will describe how industrial researchers can take advantage of them. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, November 22, 2013 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
GA.00003: The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and its Industrial Interactions Invited Speaker: Eric Palm The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is an NSF funded multi-disciplinary, multi-user facility for research using high magnetic fields. The MagLab is the largest laboratory of its kind in the world, holding world records for its magnets across a broad range of categories. These unique magnets, which are designed and built in-house, range from a 100T non-destructive short pulse magnet, a 45 T DC hybrid magnet, 35 T DC resistive magnets, to a 900 MHz (21.5T) ultra-wide bore magnet for MRI research. Over 1400 users per year use the facility at its three sites in Tallahassee FL, Gainesville FL and Los Alamos NM. The MagLab's unique magnets and measurement capabilities enable a wide variety of interactions with industrial partners. These range from efforts to develop new high strength materials, create high field permanent magnets that use less rare earth elements, and interactions to improve, develop and test new high temperature superconducting wires and cables. In addition, measurement capabilities are used to analyze complex mixtures such as crude oil, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. These capabilities have led to partnerships with petroleum companies seeking solutions to problems ranging from pipeline clogs to refining high sulfur oils efficiently. These capabilities have also enabled research efforts with aircraft manufactures that solved fuel system problems as well as research to create more sustainable fuels. In addition, unique NMR / MRI capabilities have led to innovative research on batteries and improved materials for catalysis and fuel cells. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, November 22, 2013 3:18PM - 3:54PM |
GA.00004: NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Program Invited Speaker: Phillip Wadsworth The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) works with small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers to help them create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money. The nationwide network provides a variety of services, from innovation strategies to process improvements to green manufacturing. MEP also works with partners at the state and federal levels on programs that put manufacturers in position to develop new customers, expand into new markets and create new products. MEP field staff has over 1,300 technical experts -- located in every state -- serving as trusted business advisors, focused on solving manufacturers' challenges and identifying opportunities for growth. As a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce, MEP offers its clients a wealth of unique and effective resources centered on five critical areas: Technology Acceleration, Supplier Development, Sustainability, Workforce Continuous Improvement. Innovation is at the core of what MEP does. Manufacturers that accelerate innovation are far more successful and realize greater opportunities to participate in the global economy. By placing innovations developed through research at federal laboratories, educational institutions and corporations directly in the hands of U.S. manufacturers, MEP serves an essential role sustaining and growing America's manufacturing base. The MEP program has 60 Centers that work with manufacturing clients to help bring innovative products to the marketplace. Industrial physicists can access this national system as they develop new ideas and explore how best to bring these opportunities into manufacturing applications. Many of the MEP Centers are partnered with universities and other institutions that provide leverage to the resources available within the MEP Center. This leveraging of resources provide clients with expanded opportunities in market development, technology development and supplier identification. [Preview Abstract] |
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