CENTER FOR

MATERIALS

PROCESSING

The College of Engineering

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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What is the Center for Materials Processing?

The Center for Materials Processing at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville was initiated as a Center of Excellence in 1985 through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The Center's objective is to develop significant research and academic programs that address the specific needs of American industry in the field of materials processing.
The Center's activities are directed by Dr. Carl J. McHargue.

Research Activities

The Center's Research Activities Focus on:

The development of desirable material properties through the control of composition, molecular structure, and microstructure;
The measurement of process variables;
The control of variables to ensure proper processing and to produce materials with desired properties that can be reproduced economically and efficiently on an industrial scale.

The major thrust areas of current research include:

Structure and Properties of Surfaces
          Techniques
                    Ion Implantation and Ion Beam Mixing
                    Plasma Treatments
                    Laser Irradiation and Coating Deposition
                    UV-VUV Irradiation
                    Gamma-and Electron-Beam Irradiation
          Materials
                    Metals and Alloys
                    Ceramics
                    Polymers
          Properties
                    Corrosion and Erosion
                    Mechanical Properties by Nanoindentation Techniques
                    Wettability
                    Sterilization
                    Cleaning
                    Optical/Magnetic Properties
Composites
          Metal, Ceramic and Polymer Matrices
          Processing
          Mechanical Properties
High Temperature Alloys
         Ordered Intermetallic Alloys
         Advanced Metallic Alloys
Polymer Science and Engineering
Textiles and Nonwoven Development Center (TANDEC)
Welding and Joining
Biomedical Materials

Interdisciplinary Approach

The accomplishment of this spectrum of activities and research requires an interdisciplinary approach to many areas of investigation. Faculty and staff in the Materials Science and Engineering and Textile, Retail & consumer Science departments are central to the support of the Center, yet participating researchers come from all engineering disciplines, including Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science, and Nuclear Engineering.
Faculty from other colleges and schools and from The University ofTennessee take part in Center activities.

Industry Benefits

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites you to join the top scientists and engineers at the Center for Materials Processing. Together we can develop the research and academic programs needed to address the needs of American industry in the important field of materials processing.

By participation and being a member, your company will benefit in the following ways:

Shared-cost research;
Opportunity to work with Center staff;
Influence on the direction of research activities;
Pre-publication access to Center reports;
Direct and early access to trained engineering graduates involved in Center research activities.

Center Support

Support of the Center is obtained from THEC, industry and government memberships, and individual contracts. The University "cost-shares" in the amount of indirect charges for Center Memberships.

For more information, contact:

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
College of Engineering
Center for Materials Processing
100 Estabrook Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-2350
Telephone (423) 974-0816
Fax (423) 974-4995
crl@utk.edu (Dr. Carl J. McHargue)
jewell@utk.edu (Ms. Jewell Johnson)

Please report all bugs to:

Ms. Jewell Johnson
jewell@utk.edu

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