Materials
Microcharacterization Collaboratory (MMC)
Materials Science is a blend of a multitude of disciplines ranging from
basic science to applied engineering, from physics and chemistry
through metallurgy and ceramics, in which researchers combine their
expertise with state-of-the-art instrumentation to push forward the
frontiers of materials technology. Regardless of the substance being
investigated, or the property being studied there is a universal
procedure common to this field, -namely the characterization of the
subject material. The team members of this project (ANL, LBNL, NIST,
ORNL, and the Univ. of Illinois) collectively house virtually every
characterization technique which employs electrons, ions, photons,
x-rays, neutrons, mechanical and/or electromagnetic radiation to
elucidate the microstructure matter.
In the Materials
Microcharacterization Collaboratory we will join these Centers of
Excellence into a single on-line interactive virtual laboratory. In it,
we will give creative scientists, educators, and even students access
to a new environment. One in which convenient, rapid
and dynamic interactions will be allowed to flow unencumbered by the
limits of time, space and location. In this manner, we will not only
foster but enhance their ability to conceive and execute new science in
the area of materials research.
Security is required to protect the online devices as well as
the data being collected and analyzed. The security plan for the MMC
is outlined in this PowerPoint presentation.
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