Clemson University – School of Materials Science and Engineering

K. RichardsonSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, COMSET,

Clemson University, SC 29634, USA

www.atlantis-milmi.org

MILMI workshopUniversity of Bordeaux 1, 15 June 2010

General information Within the state of

South Carolina Longstanding track

record with UB1 >50 students

exchanged since 1998/2005 Intl REU, co-tutelle

Dual degree programs Co-tutelle: PhD

program (2006) MILMI program (2008)

first graduates - 2010

General information Clemson’s School of Materials Science and

Engineering within the College of Engineering and Science

FY 2009-2010 ~75 Graduate students

12 PhDs/year graduated 118 undergraduate students

Ceramic and Materials Engineering Polymer Fiber Chemistry

15 faculty Research expenditures of ~$8M

Activities span inorganic and organic materials Materials chemistry Materials physics Strong based in optical materials

Clemson’s MILMI participation – info site Dual program with UB1 Chemistry

http://lpl.creol.ucf.edu/atlantis/aep.html All information on program

Application rules Timeline Details of housing and medical insurance, etc

Life in Clemson poster – general aspects Cinta Pepin and Guillaume Guery

www.clemson.edu/mse Full information on faculty, coursework,

research areas and opportunities for students

Comments on a few research areas Interdisciplinary

Cross boundary of organic/inorganic Bulk, thin films, fibers

Processing, characterization and manufacturing (prototype)

Centers and Institutes COMSET (optical materials) National Brick Research Center Clemson Apparel Research Center Center for Advanced Engineered Fibers and

Films (CAEFF) CURI

Clemson Conservation Center

Clemson University Restoration InstituteClemson University Restoration Institute

Focus AreasEnergy

Environment

Materials

Interdisciplinary Program Areas

Renewable energy

Restoration ecology

Advanced materials, processes & systems

Community revitalization

Resilient infrastructure

Historic preservation & conservation

CURI objectives•Attract world-class faculty, students and staff

•Build public/private partnerships

•Create knowledge-based, export-oriented industry clusters

•Improve quality of life for South Carolina and the nation and the globe

Advanced Sensors Advanced Sensors – integrated on-chip optical platforms – integrated on-chip optical platforms

Waveguide integrated Si-Ge detector

Compact and robust device structure Evanescent coupling efficiency > 90% Reduced dark noise and improved SNR

Molecular imprinted functional surface

Combined chemical & geometrical recognition for high specificity Superior durability and robustness compared to their natural counterparts

Ultra-high-Q resonator sensorDoped glass ring laser

Monolithic structure on Si Co-planar coupling with low-loss glass waveguides

Atomically smooth surface for reduced scattering loss Enhanced photon-molecule interaction for high sensitivity

CMOS circuitry

Microfluidic channel

Vincent Blouin - Structural analysisGoalsEstimate structural integrity of corroded structuresCharacterize materials and corrosion impact on physical properties Predict structural failureDevelop sets of protocols for applying conservation planProvide engineering support to conservators and archaeologists

MethodsNumerical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulationNon-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniquesSpectroscopyExperimental corrosion studies