Materials Science Center
organizer - Paul Russo
 50 attendees spent an entire Saturday brainstorming about LSUs program in materials science and engineering. |
Intelligent MEMS, Roy Goodrich
Environment, Frank Cartledge
Nanophase Materials, Greg Griffin
Enhanced Properties, Stathis Melitis
Catalysis, Kerry Dooley
Cement & Concrete, Roger Seals
Polymers/Biomaterials, Bill Daly
Fluid Flow, Jeff Nunn
Tools For Materials Science and Engineering, including CAMD, SNS, characterization facility, modeling simulation, and validation - John DiTusa, champion
 Workshop organizers Paul Russo, Bill Metcalf, Stathis Melitis, and John DiTusa. |
Issues to be considered:
- Who are our customers?
- Who are our competitors?
- What is the economic focus of the state?
- Collaborations with other centers at LSU
- Collaborations with Southern University
- Make ourselves visible
- Define an interdisciplinary degree across colleges (perhaps using the Engineering Science degree as an umbrella)
- Change the name from Materials Science Center to Materials Technology Center or Materials Science and Engineering Center?
- How will faculty members be elected to the center?
- Long-term vision --- a building
 Prof. Anupam Madhukar of the University of Southern California describes experiments and simulations on nanotechnology. |
 Prof. Reza Abbaschian, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, describes the organization, funding, and students in his department. |
 Good conversation during the breaks. |
Attendees Group Photo
