[Neutron] IMI Fellowship

[Peter K. Liaw]

Dear Gentle Person:

	Could you please very kindly help out and circulate/publicize 
the NSF International Materials Institutes (IMI) Fellowship Program, 
"ADVANCED NEUTRON SCATTERING NETWORK FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 
(ANSWER): WITH A FOCUS ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR," as shown in the 
attached file and below.

	Thanx!  and  Best  Wishes!

NEUTRON MATERIALS SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS INSTITUTES [IMI]
ADVANCED NEUTRON SCATTERING NETWORK FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 
[ANSWER]: WITH A FOCUS ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS

BACKGROUND
A five-year International Materials Institutes [IMI] Program, 
Advanced Neutron Scattering netWork for Education and Research 
[ANSWER], proposed by the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory [ORNL], has been funded by the National Science 
Foundation [NSF] to create an international neutron-scattering 
network for innovative, multidisciplinary materials education and 
research in the area of "mechanical behavior of advanced materials."

GOALS
The goal is to use the Neutron Materials Science Fellowship Program 
to provide graduate students with international experience on neutron 
research.  The core research thrust areas include [1] in-situ studies 
of mechanical behavior; [2] real-time measurements of internal 
stresses; [3] in-situ studies of microstructures; and [4] theoretical 
modeling that complements the experimental studies.
We need more graduate students using neutron scattering as a key 
experimental tool for the study of materials.  Graduate students 
funded by this program are expected to make use of neutron-scattering 
facilities outside the US to enhance international experiences. 

FUNDING, OPERATION, AND BROAD IMPACT OF THE NEW PROGRAM
A $56K/year for five years will be provided to broaden and expand the 
neutron materials science research for international experiences, 
depending on the continual funding from NSF.  Eight fellowships 
[$7K/year for each fellowship] will be provided for using the neutron 
facilities outside the US to broaden international experiences. 
Preference will be given to graduate students who are US citizens 
and/or permanent residents.  Limited fellowships could be given to 
research associates or industrial participants who are US citizens 
and/or permanent residents.  The funded graduate students, research 
associates, or industrial participants are expected to give 
presentations at the IMI workshop, and provide yearly reports. Note 
that the first IMI workshop will be at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 
17-20, 2003.
To apply for the new Program funding, faculty members or industrial 
participants who are interested in neutron-scattering studies of 
materials should submit a proposal by July 20, 2003.  The proposal 
should include: [1] a brief proposal outlining the objectives, 
science, approaches, which neutron facilities outside the US will be 
used, and how this effort will expand the international experiences 
of graduate students, research associates, or industrial personnel, 
[2] the impact of the proposed work, including prospects for 
increasing external funding, and [3] the credentials of the graduate 
students, research associates, or industrial personnel, being 
proposed for funding.  Note that the proposal is limited to six 
pages. 
The funding will be awarded annually.  For continued funding, 
presentations of papers at the IMI workshops, international 
conferences, including neutron conferences, and publications in 
peer-reviewed journals are necessary.

Please email your proposals to Prof. Peter Liaw [865-974-6356 
(Phone), 865-974-4115 (Fax), or pliaw at utk.edu (Email)], Prof. Hahn 
Choo [865-974-3643(Phone), 865-974-4115 (Fax), or hchoo at utk.edu 
(Email)], or Prof. Raymond Buchanan [865-974-4858(Phone), 
865-974-4115 (Fax), or rab1 at utk.edu (Email)], Dept. of Materials 
Science & Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 
37996-2200.

-- 
Peter K. Liaw
Dept. of Materials Science and Eng.
Rm. 427-B Dougherty Eng. Bldg.
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2200
campus ext: 865-974-6356, fax: 865-974-4115
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