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CENTER/ INST ITU TE BUSINESS PLA N

Proposal for the Establishment of CENTER1: Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI)

at the University of New Hampshire, College of Engineering and Physical Science

Prepared by

Erik Berda Todd Gross

Brad Kinsey Yannis Korkolis David Lashmore

Glen Miller Xiaowei Teng John Tsavalas

1 This template was adapted from the Best Practices & Tool Kit prepared by the University of Michigan, Office of the Provost

UNH Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations ii

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ...........................................................................................................1 1.0 Strategic Vision ..................................................................................................................2

Mission .............................................................................................................................3 Goals .................................................................................................................................3 Focus.................................................................................................................................3

2.0 Center Initiatives/Programs ..............................................................................................5 3.0 Academic Peer Assessment .............................................................................................11 4.0 Administration, Governance, and Key Faculty ............................................................12 5.0 Milestones and Timeline ..................................................................................................13 6.0 Resources Required .........................................................................................................14 7.0 Financial Planning ...........................................................................................................16 8.0 Metrics of Sustainability and Success ............................................................................19 9.0 References .........................................................................................................................20

Appendix A: List of Key Faculty ....................................................................................21 Appendix B: List of Companies Providing Support Letters ........................................21 Appendix C: List of Existing Equipment ......................................................................22 Appendix D: Support Letters .........................................................................................24

UNH Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations 1

Executive Summary Background: The United States has long been considered a global hub of innovation and an economic leader based on the resulting prosperity. However, our trade balance in advanced technology products declined from a surplus in 2000 to a trade deficit of $17 billion in 2003, further widening to $81 billion by 2010 [1]. Since New Hampshire is in the top quartile of states in the union with respect to high-technology firms [2], and manufacturing is the largest sector of the NH economy, accounting for 19% of the state’s GDP [3], the State has been severely affected by this negative trend. A synergy exists between the development and commercialization of new materials and technologies, and the manufacturing that provides the accompanying economic prosperity. The University of New Hampshire is uniquely positioned to not only provide research to spur the next advanced materials and manufacturing innovations, but also to educate the next generation of technology leaders, inventors, employees, and entrepreneurs. Vision: Our vision is to create a Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI) within the College of Engineering and Physical Science (CEPS). As the flagship university in NH, we are obligated to be of value to high-technology firms throughout the State, both in terms of innovation and workforce development. The proposed Center (CAMMI) will engage not only with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but also large corporations across the state and beyond. Existing collaborations between industry and CAMMI faculty members will be leveraged. UNH has already invested significant resources into this effort through cluster hires in advanced manufacturing and flexible electronics. Other UNH entities will also be leveraged by CAMMI to strengthen their efforts. For example, the University Instrumentation Center (UIC) can become an analytical powerhouse by engaging with industrial partners who need access to instrumentation for their own research and development needs. CAMMI will also ensure that: (a) UNH is a part of the national goal to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world, and (b) the extensive resources already committed by the university (e.g., cluster hires, MRI purchases, etc.) are focused toward a common effort. CAMMI will initially focus on four material thrust areas, i.e., composites, lightweight metals nano-structured materials, and electronic materials due to the established strengths of existing faculty members in materials synthesis, characterization, modeling, and manufacturing. While these four materials systems are unique, there are synergies that can be exploited around the physical characterization; numerical and analytical modeling; and advanced manufacturing techniques. These efforts will enable new innovations and advancements in technologies. Sustainability: The focus on advanced materials and manufacturing at the national level (e.g., the Materials Genome Initiative and the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation) provide a solid foundation for continued CAMMI support. The initial focus will be on creating consortia around the material thrust areas through federal programs, such as the NSF Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC) and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), as well as state funding through the NH Innovation Research Center. The support requested from the SVPR’s office will provide seed funding to create CAMMI. The specific initiatives envisions are: (a) to purchase and upgrade analytical and physical characterization equipment to establish stronger ties with industry through shared instrumentation, (b) to engage with companies through Industry Days on campus and regionally, and (c) to create promotional material, including a website, for the Center. The sustainability of the Center will be achieved through consortium dues, research funding for specific projects (from private, public and industrial solicitations) as well as internal UNH support.


1.0 Strategic Vision Background: At the federal government level, there has been a realization of the substantial importance of materials development and manufacturing with respect to economic growth, jobs creation, and national security, as many of the advances in these areas play a prominent role in the defense industry. Advanced materials and manufacturing innovations that have enabled recent technological breakthroughs such as lithium ion batteries, solar cells, and flat panel displays were developed in the U.S. States. But the manufacturing, and thus the economic prosperity that accompanies the mass production of these components, is being gained elsewhere. Figure 1 shows the increasing trade deficit in advanced technology goods from 1998 through 2011. There is a clear synergy that exists between the development and commercialization of new materials and technologies, and the manufacturing that generates the economic growth and provides the foundation for the next associated innovation.

In response to this realization, federal research and development programs in advanced materials and manufacturing have been initiated, e.g., the Materials Genome Initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, Make it in America Challenge, and Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) program. The funding agencies involved in these solicitations include the Departments of Defense, Education, Energy, and Labor; the National Science Foundation; the National Institutes of Standards and Technology; and Economic Development Agency. The trend in Fig. 1 is obviously disconcerting, but the more recent upturn provides some hope for the future and coincides with the initiation of these R&D funding efforts. As a state with a significant percentage of companies in the high-tech sector (see Fig. 2), these trends are particularly disturbing for NH. Thus, investments in advanced materials and

manufacturing within the state to support these high-tech companies are essential for economy growth and job creation.

Along with R&D activities in these vital areas, the education of the next generation of researchers, scientists, and engineers, as well as the high skill workforce, is necessary to enable future advancements in technology in addition to the fabrication of products. The University of New Hampshire is uniquely positioned to not only provide research to spur the next

innovations in advanced materials and manufacturing processes, but also to educate the next generation of researchers, scientists, and engineers. Thus, we propose to create a Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations at UNH.

Figure 2. Percentage of companies in the high-tech sector.

Figure 1. U.S. Trade Balance for Advanced Technology Products


1. Center Mission: The Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations seeks to assure that UNH is a part of the national goal to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. The Center is dedicated to providing an environment where researchers (faculty members, industrial personnel, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, visiting scholars, and undergraduate students) can work collectively to conduct the fundamental research to realize the next technical breakthrough as well as transition these laboratory scale innovations to commercialized products. In addition to new innovations, the Center will work with industrial partners to solve current technical challenges in the fabrication of their high-technology products. Finally, the Center will provide the necessary interdisciplinary experiences to educate the next generation of technology leaders, inventors, employees, and entrepreneurs.

2. Center Goals: The goals of CAMMI will be to:

• Develop the next generation of advanced materials and manufacturing innovations through fundamental and applied R&D efforts.

• Collaborate with local, national, and international companies to enable such innovations through research projects (supported by public, private and industrial funds) and shared facilities.

• Educate the next generation of researchers, scientists, and engineers who will assure the next technological innovations are developed and manufactured in the U.S., particularly NH.

• Engage with other entities such as the NH Department for Resources and Economic Development, the NH High Tech Council, the NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the Community College System of NH to assure the research and educational objectives are achieved.

3. Center Focus: CAMMI will initially focus on four material thrust areas, i.e., composites, lightweight metals nano-structured materials, and electronic materials due to the established strengths of existing faculty members in these areas. With respect to electronic materials, this includes topics such as flexible electronics, fuel cells, and photovoltaics. Within these material systems, areas that build and rely on CAMMI faculty members’ strengths such as materials synthesis; physical characterization; numerical and analytical modeling; and advanced manufacturing techniques will be investigated. These topics transcend the four material thrust areas and thus provide synergies across the Center. Other areas of expertise will be included in Center activities as well, e.g., rapid prototyping, statistical data analysis, control systems, and robotics, thus providing breadth across company needs and enabling additional areas for new innovations and research to be explored. CAMMI will also remain flexible allowing new material and research thrust areas to be initiated based on technology trends and national interests.

4. Integration: There are no other centers or institutes at UNH which are focused on industrial innovations. Currently, many researchers across the campus conduct research related to advanced materials and manufacturing. However, they are distributed and without a unifying


focus. CAMMI will provide structure to these efforts and create synergies between the various groups. For example, modeling capabilities at the molecular level and materials characterization are ubiquitous across these materials systems. Through collaborations, innovations in these advanced material and manufacturing areas will be achieved.

CAMMI fits in well with current efforts within CEPS and UNH. For example, the University’s 2020 strategic initiatives with respect to “becoming a partner for life” with NH residence and business community and “commercializing UNH’s intellectual capital” are well aligned with our proposed external partner collaborations. Also, there is a goal of increasing the utilization of the University Instrumentation Center (UIC) by external entities. Through engagement with industrial partners, CAMMI will facilitate this and also increase the research being conducted on campus that will utilize this equipment.

Within CEPS, recent cluster hires in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing and Flexible Electronics are examples of significant investment in CAMMI activities that have already occurred. Flexible electronics is one of the electronic material focus areas in the proposed Center. Also, cost sharing for NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) proposals has been provided by both the CEPS and UNH. Most recently this lead to the acquisition of a new Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for the UIC which includes Electron beam Back-Scatter Diffraction (EBSD) and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) machining capabilities. Both of these features provide material characterization capabilities of interest to industrial partners.

In addition, an Application Engineer for the NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Mark Berry, is now located within CEPS with a goal of identifying and pursuing industry and university cooperative partners. This will strengthen and increase the industrial collaborations with UNH as well as provide technical expertise and employee training opportunities to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Also, Mark is assisting in identifying internship and co-op experiences for CEPS students and communicating UNH instrumentation resources to SMEs.

Finally, faculty members of the core CAMMI team have been a part of two National Network for Manufacturing Innovation proposals, one for the Department of Defense’s Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovation competition (lead by Draper Laboratory where we one of the final five teams but were not selected for the award) and another for the Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Composite Materials and Structures (lead by the University of Delaware where we are one of only two teams still vying for the award). CAMMI will provide structure for efforts to obtain such large scale funding. Key individuals have remained in communication with Draper Laboratory for future solicitations and to respond to Request for Information postings. CEPS and UNH provided significant cost share for both of these proposals.

5. Additional Manufacturing Statistics: • Is the largest sector of the NH economy (19%). Tourism comes in second at 15% [3] • Supports 77,000 jobs in NH (tourism: 52,000) [3] • Accounts for 60% of U.S. engineering and science jobs in the U.S. • Leads to 57% of U.S. Exports • Responsible for two-thirds of private sector research in the U.S.


2.0 Center Initiatives/Programs and Material Thrust Areas Overview of Overall Center Initiatives: CAMMI will focus on the following programs: (1) forming consortia in the material thrust areas through federal grant solicitations and industrial connections, (2) securing industrial focused research projects, with long and short durations, and from companies directly and federal funding agencies, (3) engaging with industry through Industry Days on campus, reciprocating visits, and promotional material, and (4) conducting faculty development activities through learning communities. These initiatives will build a strong and sustainable Center.

1. Forming Consortia i. Summary: To provide a steady revenue stream into the Center, consortia will be

established. This is deemed essential in order to secure a consistent flow of funds into the Center for its operation. This will assure a critical mass of Center resources is available for activities and to respond quickly to opportunities.

ii. Details: Established relationships between CAMMI faculty members and industrial partners will be used to initiate the consortia development with modest company investments requested. In addition, funding from federal programs such as the NSF Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC), NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) consortium, and NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) will be sought in order to further reduce the initial industrial requests and establish CAMMI. But as the value of Center participation is demonstrated, these consortium dues will be increased accordingly.

iii. Timing: Consortia will be created in the first three years after the Center is established for the composites and lightweight metals thrust areas. Additional consortia will be created once critical mass is established in other thrust areas. The structure and strengths of existing consortia will be leverage as these new ones are being created.

2. Securing Industrial Funded Research Projects i. Summary: Research collaborations with industry will be the hallmark of the Center. The

funding for these efforts will come from both industrial partners directly as well as government funding agencies through solicitations such as the NSF Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) and NH Innovation Research Center (NHIRC).

ii. Details: By achieving a critical mass with respect to resources in the Center, e.g., Research Engineers, facilities, etc., a variety of types and sizes of research projects will be enabled. This will range from the multiyear federally funded grants to quick turnaround requests which utilize Research Engineers and post-doctoral fellows. Faculty members will provide the technical area expertise but do not necessarily have the time to devote to such short term projects. Being able to respond to such quick turnaround requests with state-of-the-art equipment will demonstrate to industry the value of collaborations with the Center and lead to further opportunities to partner. Intellectual property agreements will be drawn up to protect both the University and Industry during such collaborations.

iii. Timing: With the creation of consortia, the ability to hire a Research Engineer and secure equipment of interest to industry will be achieved. However, a single Research Engineer may not have the required skill set for all potential projects. As the Center grows, additional personnel and facilities will be brought on-line to respond to a range of industry requests.


3. Engaging with Industry i. Summary: A key to the success of the Center will be engaging with Industry. Therefore

opportunities to facilitate interactions are planned and material to promote the Center will be created.

ii. Details: The Center will host Industry Days, both on campus and regionally, where potential partners and stakeholders are introduced to the Center’s strengths and capabilities. Faculty member and graduate students will present their research through poster presentations and short talks. These will be in conjunction with consortium meetings and events promoting other University resources such as the UIC facilities. In addition, the Center will host seminars in collaboration with the departments where the research needs of a given company and industry are described. Finally, promotional material, both web-based as well as in print form, will be created.

iii. Timing: Industry Days and promotional material will be developed as soon as the Center is established. As the Center grows and evolves, these will be modified accordingly.

4. Developing Strong Faculty i. Summary: Another key to the success of the Center will be the faculty members involved.

Therefore, professional development activities will be incorporated into the functioning of the Center. This will rely on the disciplinary expertise in the Center, coupled with the strategic support and experience of the Senior Vice Provost for Engagement and Academic Outreach office which provides faculty development to a range of interested groups.

ii. Details: We have requested, and the SVP office has agreed to, work in partnership with us to help foster the success of the faculty associated with CAMMI. This work will include: (a) developing and implementing a strategy to bring faculty together (via a learning community) through a series of focused meetings, (b) sharing scholarship, research and engagement ideas and larger opportunities among the faculty to help strengthen connections within and across departments and with external partners, (c) helping to support junior faculty—senior faculty teams to increase their readiness for larger scale grant submissions, and (d) planned visits to appropriate federal agencies so that faculty have insights about both current and future strategic directions of these agencies.

iii. Timing: A learning community will be established focused on the Advanced Manufacturing and Flexible Electronics cluster hires after searchers are completed this academic year. In addition, further faculty development opportunities will be sought into the future as needed.

Overview of Material Thrust Areas: The Center’s technical focus will be on four material thrust areas: (1) composites, (2) lightweight metals, (3) nano-structural materials, and (4) electronic materials. Below are more specifics regarding these material systems. 1. Composites i. Summary: Five UNH faculty members are involved in the federally-funded FIBERS consortium, a multi-university effort to roadmap the technical challenges that face the composites industry. UNH has invested in creating a unique facility for synthesizing extremely high strength fibers and that facility is producing early promising results in a short time. Three faculty members have active composite research programs and others are poised for interaction. ii. Objectives: UNH’s new facility to produce extremely high strength fibers is highly unique. It is likely that this facility can lead to a commercial product in a short period of time.


(The PI on the effort has already started a similar successful company). We need to ensure that this facility gets the short term support it needs to be successful in this world class effort.

We will enhance our current interactions with large NH composite companies and to strike up new interactions with regional and national large composite companies. Large companies such as Albany Engineered Composites, conduct high level research studies regarding complex modeling of woven fiber and their geometries, fiber matrix interactions, and interfacial engineering as well as performing state of the art characterization of the performance of their products. The value that UNH currently provides is primarily well-trained students. We want to improve our ability to interact with these large companies by having unique knowledge and developing unique capabilities.

Smaller companies typically do not have the ability to support long term research studies efforts and rely on UNH and others to provide them state-of-the-art knowledge. They are also often hampered by the lack of sophisticated characterization facilities. We want to provide an easy-to-engage characterization facility that benefits smaller companies and, as a result, have them recognize the benefit of engaging with UNH on a higher level. Short term: We will improve our ability to interact with small to medium sized enterprises (SME) by: (1) making them aware of our current capabilities though outreach from the UIC and the NHMEP, (2) improving our capabilities by purchasing key pieces of equipment that we determine are desirable to SME’s and to UNH researchers and (3) making these capabilities available through the UIC by streamlining the interaction process and by leveraging use of graduate and undergraduate students in the UIC. Long term: We will utilize the roadmap developed by the FIBERS consortium as well as the contacts obtained in the roadmap development to develop long term research programs that will make our capabilities attractive to larger firms. We will pursue several levels of interaction. The most desirable would be a direct, funded research interaction with the company. This has happened through the NHIRC but we will continue to pursue funding via with regional and national firms that have interest in our capabilities. The next level is to pursue NSF GOALI (Government Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) funding with a targeted large company. The third level is to identify large companies that would be willing and able to support Center activities through consortium dues. iii. Timing: We anticipate that once a center is approved a number of Tasks will be undertaken and these are summarized in the brief project chart provided below for the first year.

Project Chart Year I. Composites Task\Quarter 1 2 3 4

Kick off meeting among UNH faculty and recruit industry. Participate in FIBERS Roadmapping activity.

Industrial Seminar/Open house with UNH faculty and students. Identify UIC tools that need to be acquired.

DOD visits for proposal development Proposal Meeting to select subjects Draft proposals resulting from ongoing meetings. Industry to identify characterization needs.

Propose Center of Excellence for Composite property measurement to NSF. Identify potential industrial partners from roadmapping activity and propose collaborative research.

Recruit Faculty and Graduate Students


2. Lightweight Metals i. Summary: Lightweight metals are tied to aerospace, automotive, defense and energy applications. Faculty at UNH have unique expertise in numerical and analytical modeling (from molecular to continuum scales), material characterization, constitutive behavior modeling, and manufacturing innovations. The materials involved in past research efforts include well-known structure metals such as aluminum, titanium, and magnesium alloys as well as refractory metals such as molybdenum (Mo), tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb) and zirconium alloys which have unique irradiation applications. In addition, new efforts with respect to modeling the microstructure during selective laser sintering have initiated with Turbocam, a local company in Barrington, NH (see attached support letter). ii. Objective: To create a consortium based on the lightweight metals research at UNH with a particular focus on how the microstructural evolutions and deformation paths affect the formability of the material and final product properties. The companies involved in this consortium will include automotive companies as well as specialty metals companies. UNH has faculty members with unique expertise in these areas as well as custom experimental facilities to enable the research. The knowledge gained could also be used in new areas, for example the thermal management in electronic devices. This is an area of interest for Draper Laboratory and the topic of a NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) Consortium proposal in preparation. The experimental capabilities at UNH could be expanded to include measurement tools to help industry meet and certify properties to their customers, e.g., laser flash or a 3 Omega system to measure thermal conductivity. Short term: (1) Provide specific technical expertise and services through UNH faculty and facilities, (2) enable access to UNH characterization facilities and (3) host an Industry Day at UNH or regionally (e.g., in the Midwest for the automotive industry) to define expertise and explore possible collaborative projects. Long Term: Prepare proposals arising from industrial/UNH meetings, examples might include: (1) I/UCRC submission with a focus on effect of material and final product properties based on microstructural evolution and deformation path control, (2) contract research with industry, (3) and finally (4) design and implementation of new course materials to better educate our students in the needs of the industry. iii. Timing: Project Chart Year 1: Lightweight Metals

Task\Quarter 1 2 3 4 Kick off meeting Industry Day, Seminars with Industry Proposal Meeting Draft proposals resulting from meetings with industry Propose I/UCRC to NSF 3. Nanostructured Materials i. Summary: Nanostructured Materials are being studied in many departments and range from the boron-nitride nanotube fibers, Bucky Balls and CNTs all in Materials Science to nano-structured polymers (multi-phase polymer colloids or functional polymeric nanoparticles), thin films and metals studied in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering.


Focus areas include the design and synthesis of nanostructured materials, characterization and measurement of properties, and understanding of structure property relations. Of particular interest are the electronic properties, solar to electricity conversion, radiation shielding and radiation damage, and “smart” or stimulti-responsive materials (e.g. self-healing materials). These properties, which are tunable by manipulating nanostructure, are critical to NASA, NRO, DOD, DOE, and to our UNH-EOS Space Science Center. ii. Objective: To bring together all those faculty involved in nano related research and identify subject areas that we should be working on, also identify local industries that are in the nanomaterials area. Examples of a few local industries are Nanocomp (Carbon Nanotubes), Lonza (medical, carbon, waxes), BAE systems (a customer) and certainly others. Industry collaboration and involvement outside the local area, and internationally, is of course also targeted. Short term: (1) Provide specific technical services and though UNH faculty and graduate students, (2) enable access to UNH characterization facilities and (3) gather together UNH and relevant industry to define expertise and discover needs of industry in a Seminar/Open house at UNH. Long Term: (1) Write NSF proposals focus on establishment of a Sub-Center of Excellence for nanomaterials characterization consisting of: (High resolution TEM, TGA, RMA, 4 Color Raman, Solid State NMR, Cryostat with Hall probe and GMR capability, Favimet Tensile testing apparatus, UV-Vis.), (2) write specific proposals to help serve industry (local, but not exclusively) for example to increase conductivity of CNT wire to copper levels, to create and characterize thermal interface materials (BBNT forests) and others. iii. Timing: Project Chart Year 1: Nanomaterials

Task\Quarter 1 2 3 4 Kick off meeting Industry Day, Seminars with Industry Proposal Meeting Draft proposals resulting from meetings with industry Propose Center of Excellence for Nanomaterial property measurement to NSF as described above

4. Electronic Materials i. Summary: The focus of electronic materials program at UNH covers a broad area ranging from nanostructured materials, semiconductors and polymers. The objective of this program is to understand the fundamental physical and chemical characteristics of materials and interfaces at the atomic level, and implement these understanding into applications such as flexible electronics, energy conversion and harvest, and energy storage. Several UNH faculty members have active research projects in electronic materials program supported by DOE, NSF and DOD, especially in the area of energy conversion and harvest (e.g., photovoltaic, fuel cell, hydrogen generation), and energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors). Moreover, UNH has particular expertise in ultra-high frequency (HF) characterization (EE) and a broad understanding of electronic materials with expertise in Materials Science and in Physics. UNH already is the “go-to” place for HF measurements.


ii. Objective: One of the main objectives of the center is to enhance and seek interactions with energy technology companies in NH, MA and CT such as Conductive Compounds, GT Advanced Technologies, Ballard, and UTC Power for research projects in energy conversion, harvest and storage. UNH currently provides companies with a well-trained workforce (faculty, student, and staff) with expertise in material synthesis, characterization, and testing. The long-term collaboration between UNH faculty with national laboratory facilities, especially synchrotron X-ray resources at Brookhaven National laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, and neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated our capability to interact with these organizations by having unique knowledge and have access to these state-of-the-art facilities.

Short term: (1) Provide specific technical services through UNH faculty and graduate students, (2) facilitate testing of samples in UNH characterization facilities and (3) to gather together UNH and industry partners to define expertise and discover needs of industry in a Seminar/Open house at UNH and (4) design and implement new course materials to better educate our students in the area of electronic materials. Long Term: Prepare proposals arising from industrial/UNH meetings, examples might include: (1) Establishment of a UNH-NSF Sub-Center of excellence for electronics materials, (2) NHIRC or other joint UNH-industry proposals iii. Timing: Project Chart Year 1: Electronic materials

Task\Quarter 1 2 3 4 Kick off meeting Industry Day, Seminars with Industry Proposal Meeting Draft proposals resulting from meetings with industry Propose Center of Excellence for Electronic Materials to NSF


3.0 Academic Peer Assessment Other universities across the region and nation have embraced the concept of engaging with local industries and beyond with respect to advanced technology products. These have included technology parks and incubation centers where the next scientific breakthroughs are not only conceive but also the “valley of death” between basic research and industrial implementation is bridged (see Fig. 3). Some examples include the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell (84,000 square foot, $80 million dollar facility, see Fig. 4) and Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine (100,000 square foot) to name just two in the immediate region. For the case of composites, UNH has unique strengthens compared to the University of Maine researchers in terms of materials synthesis and characterization and have the advantage of being in close proximity to several composites companies, e.g., Safran and Albany Engineered Composites. In some cases, local companies collaborate with other universities instead of UNH which is simply an engagement, publicity, and communication shortcoming.

UNH has well respected researchers in the areas of advanced materials and manufacturing innovations. These researchers are already engaged with several industrial partners. See attached letters of support for this proposal. Through strategic hires, a critical mass of researchers in the four material thrust areas of CAMMI has been achieved. Thus, creating a similar center at UNH

to the ones at UMass-Lowell, UMaine, and across the nation is not only conceivable but desirable from many perspectives, e.g., engaging with local companies and beyond, growing the research enterprise at UNH, fostering the strategic initiative to “commercialize UNH’s intellectual capital”, serving the educational mission of UNH, etc. The first step on a longer range vision to create a bricks and mortar facility at UNH is to create a distributed Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations in the various research laboratories across campus. The continued engagement with industry, establishment of consortia, and structure created through CAMMI will facilitate longer term objectives.

Figure 3. “Valley of death” between innovation and commercialization.

Figure 4. Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center at UMass-Lowell.


4.0 Administration, Governance, and Key Faculty We envision CAMMI as growing into one of the priority research centers at the University of New Hampshire. CAMMI will perform multi-disciplinary research with undergraduate and postgraduate research training in the field of advanced materials and manufacturing. CAMMI will oversee significant private sector collaborations as well as federally funded research grants. The co-ordination, steering and operation of CAMMI in both its federally funded and private sector projects will be handled by an Executive Committee composed of a Center Director, a Center Deputy-Director, and multiple Project or Thrust Leaders that are responsible for the growth and development of key research areas. Additionally, the Executive Committee will be advised by several groups including an Academic Advisory Board made up of key UNH administrators (Dean(s), Vice Provost for Research Office representative, UIC Director, and select senior/emeritus faculty) and an Industrial Advisory Board made up of key industrial representatives including but not limited to those with active CAMMI projects. CAMMI will be assigned a dedicated Research Office contact and a dedicated CEPS BSC contact that will help to coordinate new proposals/contracts with associated budgets and budget expenditures, respectively.

Key CAMMI faculty:

Executive Committee

Brad Kinsey, Center Director John Tsavalas, Center Deputy-Director

Project/Thrust Leaders on Executive Committee:

Composites: David Lashmore Lightweight Metals: Yannis Korkolis Nanomaterials: Glen Miller Electronic Materials: Xiaowei Teng

Academic Advisory Board

Samuel Mukasa (Dean CEPS), Glenn Shwaery (CEPS Asst. Dean of Research), Kevin Gardner (Vice Provost for Research Office), Shawn Banker (UIC Director), select senior/emeritus faculty

Industrial Advisory Board

Mark Berry (NH MEP) Others TBD based on their involvement in the established consortia

Appendix A lists all of the faculty members that will be involved in the Center and their home departments/affiliations. Note that several of these individuals have collaborated together on other centers and research projects in the past, including the NSF funded Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing. These individuals and others involved in CAMMI represent faculty members with a common vision, strong research experience, and complementary strengths.

Appendix B lists all of the companies that have contributed support letters for this proposal. This list of companies is not exhaustive of the industrial contacts of CAMMI faculty, but provides a glimpse of the connections. These are primarily focused on those interested in the lightweight metals consortium and NH companies.


5.0 Milestones and Timeline 1. Milestones: There are several milestones that will indicate the success of CAMMI.

• Securing of federal grants to establish consortia. • Establish consortia with companies contributing hard dollars for pre-competitive

research efforts. • Creation of Industry Days on campus and regionally. • Development of website and materials to promote CAMMI. • Building of a bricks and mortar facility to house CAMMI activities.

2. Timeline: A rough timeline for the establishment, growth and sustainability of CAMMI is shown below.

Years

Activity 1-2 2-5 5-10 10+

Write proposals to establish consortia Create consortia Grow consortia

CAMMI faculty write general proposals

Create website and promotional material Yearly Industry Day events

Secure NNMI Institute with partners Build a bricks and mortar CAMMI facility


6.0 Resources Required Much of the infrastructure to bring CAMMI from the launching phase to fully operational is already present at UNH. Investment in repairing and maintaining instrumentation that is currently on site but not in working condition is one critical need. Support for personnel to facilitate work performed on UNH instrumentation of interest for both internal and industrial collaborations is highly desirable. Specific requests are highlighted in the following sections.

1. College/Institute/School/Departmental Support: While we highlight the need for professional personnel funded through Center revenue to facilitate the bulk of this work, we envision some addition support coming from the College through the use of the Technician Service Center personnel to help maintain relevant equipment. Additionally, we envision the help of the professional staff of the University Instrumentation Center (UIC) in some cases to operate the equipment and train industrial users. One further potential route of support is cost sharing of equipment with departments when used partially for educational purposes.

2. Space: No additional space is initially required for the creation CAMMI. The Center will exist through the distributed labs of faculty members involved. However, as the Center grows and becomes more established, space will need to be provided to support these advancements.

3. Faculty and Staff: Access to instrumentation housed in individual PIs’ laboratories by industrial partners is currently challenging. Safe operation of the equipment and data analysis require training, which is not always practical given time constraints for both users and custodians of the instrumentation. To help facilitate work performed on existing equipment for external users it would be extremely beneficial to have support staff in some form that could operate and help maintain instrumentation, and perform measurements for external users. We envision a model where support for this position will be completely funded through support from external collaborators and funding agencies. See Financial Planning section for further details.

4. Equipment and Other Recourses: State-of-the-art materials synthesis, modeling, and characterization, as well as manufacturing facilities are available at UNH. Those that are housed within the University Instrumentation Center (UIC) have the benefit of a professional support staff that maintain, troubleshoot, and operate this equipment. While extensive, the UIC represents a small fraction of the capabilities available in other laboratories across campus. Investment in repairing or upgrading existing instrumentation that would be of interest to a number of industrial partners is required.

As an example, we describe here a partial list of instrumentation that is housed and has been used by the Nanostructured Polymers Research Center (NPRC), currently in need of major repair to be operational:

• Confocal RAMAN Microscope which simultaneously can image a sample with resolution to approximately 1 micron in dimension while generating a RAMAN spectrum for the chemical composition for that imaged area.

• Gas Chromatography (GC)/ Mass Spectrometry (MS) which is used for quantitative and specific chemical identification


• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) which is used to monitor the mass loss of a sample over a programmed heating profile

• Rheometer which measures the viscoelastic properties of a fluid sample as a function of shear

• Capillary Hydrodynamic Fractionation (CHDF) which separates colloidal particles based on size and residence time traveling in an eluent through a capillary

In addition to upgrading and repairing existing equipment, support is needed to offset the cost of consumables as we initiate collaboration with industrial partners. As an example of how such equipment could be used to secure external funding, Spaulding Composites (Rochester, NH) recently visited UNH and is interested in potential collaborations on research projects as well as using these facilities. Currently Spaulding uses facilities at UMass-Lowell simply because they are familiar with their laboratories. Spaulding has expressed interest in collaborating and using UNH facilities due to the close proximity.

With respect to lightweight metals, based on discussions and interactions with industrial sponsors, the following investments in equipment are envisioned for the Mechanics, Materials, and Manufacturing lab as part of CAMMI to facilitate industrial interactions:

• Upgraded hydraulics and controller for the cruciform specimen testing machine. • Pressure intensifier of 20,000-psi (1380-bar) capacity. The intensifier will be operated by

the MTS pump and will be coupled to either the MTS machine or the tube hydroforming facility or the sheet bulge testing.

• Environmental (high-temperature) chamber for use with the Instron or MTS machines. If this proposal is supported/funded, a comprehensive assessment will be conducted to determine what equipment needs are most pressing in order to enable industrial collaborations to occur.

A list of available equipment in the laboratories of CAMMI faculty is included in Appendix C:


7.0 Financial Planning 1. Overview:

The financial sustainability of CAMMI will be achieved through consortium dues, research funding for specific projects (from private, public and industrial solicitations) as well as support from Departments, CEPS and the University.

Initially, consortia will be established around two of the four material thrust areas, composites and lightweight metals. These consortia will focus on pre-competitive research projects that will benefit all of the members of the consortia. To establish the consortia, federal funding opportunities will be leveraged, such as the NSF Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC), NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) Consortia, and the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) programs. This will allow industrial partners to initially observe the benefits of the consortia without being asked to solely support the effort. Key to the success of CAMMI will be demonstrating the value to stakeholders, i.e., industry, government agencies, and administrators across campus. The key faculty members involved in CAMMI have a strong and long track record delivering on research efforts and established relationships with program officers at funding agencies.

Since CAMMI will be housed in CEPS, the indirect cost returns will all be provided to one financial unit. This will prevent the need for RCM agreements to be established between Colleges while still providing strong interdisciplinary research due to the diverse backgrounds of the faculty members involved from across CEPS, i.e., engineering, physical science, mathematics, and computer science. In order to incentive faculty members to conduct research projects through the Center as opposed to their individual Departments and laboratories, some form of incentives is required from CEPS and Departments. This could be in the form of staff support as mentioned through the Technician Service Center (TSC), cost sharing of equipment purchases (in particular when equipment also serves the educational mission of the University), reduced rates for UIC instrumentation use, and additional strategic funding from the College to the Center.

Another key to the success and sustainability of the Center will be communicating and demonstrating to the State of NH the economic benefits of CAMMI. This is vital for cost share requirements on large federal funding opportunities. As mentioned, UNH have been part of two proposals to create a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Institute. The federal funding level for these institutes is $70M but requires a dollar for dollar match, preferably hard dollars, not just in-kind contributions, to be competitive. For the Department of Defense’s Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovation Institute, the State of NH and UNH committed $1M per year for five years if funded. Draper Laboratory, the lead on the proposal, promised that $2M per year in funds would be returned to the State if the proposal was awarded. While these funds were not designated for UNH, we were the “Center of Excellence for Intelligent Machines” and thus would have received much of this support. In the current Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Composite Materials and Structures where the University of Delaware team, which UNH is a part of, is still one of two teams vying for the award, UNH committed $100k per year for 5 years with the promise of $200k per year being returned to the University in funded research


projects. Thus, being a part of such an institute would have a multiplying effect for dollars invested. However, securing such matching funds from the State of NH is difficult. This is why CAMMI will need to communicate and demonstrate to the State of NH the economic benefits of such industrial interactions and research efforts. Note that legislation has passed the U.S. House of Representatives for $300M in funding for the NNMI program and an identical bill exists in the Senate with bi-partisan support. Draper Laboratory is committed to securing one of these Institutes for the Northeast, and UNH has been and will be a key partner with them in this effort (see attached support letter from Draper). Finally, note that the NNMI is only one large federal funding initiative that we can and will compete for. Others have included the Make It in America Challenge and future legislation such as Skills Through Competition Act of 2014, which focuses on manufacturing workforce training and is being introduced by Senator Ayotte.

2. Projections: During and perhaps initially after funding from federal programs to establish the consortia, the preliminary tiered membership structure for the consortia (one focused on composites and another focused on lightweight metals) could include values as shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Tiered consortium membership structure.

Membership Level

Annual dues Votes Number of

Companies Revenue

Gold $25k 4 4 $100k

Silver $10k 2 6 $60k

Bronze $5k 1 8 $40k

Total revenue: $200k

The tiered voting structure relates to how pre-competitive research projects will be determined. The various members will bring forward ideas for projects and vote to determine the projects selected. Over time after the value to industrial partners has been demonstrated, the vision is that these values could be reasonably doubled to generate even more funding for the Center.

Table 2 shows the revenue and expenses for CAMMI with respect to Years 1-2, Years 2-5, Years 5-10, and Years 10+. To provide some explanation of the data in the revenue rows:

1. Federal Consortium Awards: from NSF I/UCRC, NIST AMTech, and NSF MRSEC. 2. Industrial Research Grants: these will be smaller grants that heavily utilize Research

Engineer(s) and Post-doctoral Fellow(s) to complete the research in a timely fashion. Approximately $50k per award. These preliminary projects will build strong relationships with companies for larger funding opportunities and consortium efforts. Note that this row does not include other multiyear funding that is secured directly by faculty members. This could provide an additional revenue stream for the Center if faculty members are incentivized to do so.

3. Consortium Dues: again the initial focus will be to create consortia with respect to composites and lightweight metals. In time, additional consortia will be formed and the


fee structure in Table 1 will be increased. Years 1-2 shows only one of the two consortia initiating. See values in Table 2.

4. SVPR Funding: $100k per year for two years.

The expenses will be with respect to equipment (both new and maintenance), promotional material, and personnel. The yearly values for personnel salaries in thousands are shown in Table 2 next to the given position and include salary, benefits and indirect costs. Note that no costs are included for additional space as existing laboratories will at least initially be used for CAMMI. Surpluses each year will be used to further support positions and facilities in the Center, create a reserve for the future, and strategic initiatives.

Table 2. Revenue and Expenses for various years of CAMMI.

Years (annual values in thousands)

1-2 2-5 5-10 10+ REVENUE

1 Federal Consortium Award $100 $200 $350 $200 2 Industrial Research Grants $150 $250 $500 $600 3 Consortium Dues $200 $400 $500 $600 4 SVPR Initiation Funding $100 - - -

Total Revenues $550 $850 $1,350 $1,400

EXPENSES 5 Research Engineer ($160*) $160 $160 $320 $320

6 Administrative Assistant ($80*) $40 $80 $80 $80 7 Graduate Student ($60*) $120 $300 $360 $360 8 Post-doctoral Fellow ($100*) $100 $200 $200 $300 9 Equipment $100 $150 $200 $200

10 Promotional material/website $10 $5 $5 $5

Total Expenses $530 $895 $1,165 $1,265

* yearly values in thousands including salary, benefits and indirect costs since these will be charged on grants

Note that in Years 2-5 a shortfall of $45k per year is estimated. This is where strategic funds from CEPS and contributions from Departments may be required. A point to emphasis is that CAMMI will also serve the educational mission of the University in addition to the research mission. Thus the expectation and hope is that support from across the University is available as the Center progresses forward. Also, note that expenses were calculated using full indirect costs values for personnel. Consortium dues may be considered gifts which would provide more funds for direct expenses.


8.0 Metrics of Sustainability and Success There are several metrics which will be used to assess the sustainability and success of CAMMI. Due to the similarities between this Center and Institutes within the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, several metrics were borrowed from an existing Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office document [4] (which was co-authored by Brad Kinsey). Note that the items in the Education and Workforce Development section are unique for CAMMI compared to a NNMI Institute. 1. Impacts

1.1 Success stories and case studies 1.2 Number of technologies reaching commercial production

2. Industry Value

2.1 Level and quality of co-investment by non-federal sources (i.e., companies) 2.2 Total number of retained partner companies 2.3 Number of companies making use of facilities

3. Education and Workforce Development

3.1 Number of undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, etc. participating in research 3.2 Number of Master’s and Ph.D. Degrees awarded 3.3 Number of journal publications and conference papers generated

4. Portfolio

4.1 Number of projects in the portfolio 4.2 Number of project-level metrics achieved 4.3 Number and value of IP products produced and licensed

5. Financial

5.1 Ratio of membership dues income to expenses 5.2 Level of fees for services or publications 5.3 Level of non-federal funding (i.e., companies) 5.4 Level of federal contracts and grants 5.5 Level of Intellectual Property (IP) revenue

The main indicators of success for the Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing will be the sustained existence and growth over the years.


9.0 References

1. U. S. Census Bureau (2013) “Foreign Trade Statistics: Exports, Imports and Balance of Advanced Technology Products”.

2. U. S. Census Bureau (2011) “Special Tabulations of 1989-2008: Business Information Tracking Series”.

3. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (2011) “Regional Economic Accounts, Gross Domestic Product by State” www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm.

4. Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (2013) “Draft Institute Performance Metrics for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation”, http://manufacturing.gov/pubs_resources.html.


Appendix A. Faculty associated with the CAMMI and their home departments/programs.

Name Department/Affiliation

Barry Fussell Mechanical Engineering Brad Kinsey Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science David Lashmore Materials Science Erik Berda Chemistry/Materials Science Glen Miller Chemistry/Materials Science Gonghu Li Chemistry/Materials Science HaiYing Wang Mathematics and Statistics Igor Tsukrov Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science James Krzanowski Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science John Tsavalas Materials Science Karsten Pohl Physics Marko Knezevic Mechanical Engineering Olof Echt Physics Se Young Yoon Electrical and Computer Engineering Todd Gross Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science Wheeler Ruml Computer Science Xiaowei Teng Chemical Engineering Yaning Li Mechanical Engineering Yannis Korkolis Mechanical Engineering

Appendix B. Companies and organizations providing support letters for this proposal.

Name Location

Draper Laboratory Cambridge, MA Alcoa Alcoa Center, PA BAE Systems Nashua, NH Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI United Technologies East Harford, CT H.C. Stark Newton, MA Spaulding Composites Rochester, NH GE Aviation Hookset, NH Turbocam Barrington, NH Burndy Manchester, NH Hitchiner Milford, NH Wilcox Industries Newington, NH Creare Hanover, NH Accurounds Avon, MA NH MEP Concord, NH


Appendix C. List of equipment that currently exists in the laboratories of CAMMI faculty.

Nanostructured Polymers Research Center (NPRC):

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) which can be run in modulated mode if appropriate for measurement of thermal transitions of materials

• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) which outputs viscoelastic properties for small samples under tensile, torsion, compression, or multi-point bending.

• Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) which uses optical scattering of light to determine particle size and size distribution in particulate systems

• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) which is a liquid phase chemical separation technique primarily for small molecules

• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) which generates an IR spectra useful for identification of chemical composition and can be run in both liquid or solid state.

• Tetra-Detection Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) system for characterizing polymer and nanoparticle molecular weight and solution behavior

Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing (MMM) Laboratory (www.unh.edu/mmm):

• The ME PIs share a 1200 sq. ft. laboratory space and 200 sq. ft. of office space for Research Assistants.

• A 50-ton, 4-post hydraulic press for sheet metal forming experiments, with pressure, displacement, and load transducers are also incorporated into the system for control and data collection purposes.

• A biaxial loading device for cruciform sheet specimens which is currently being modified to incorporate a stiffer frame and a better alignment system.

• Custom Continuous-Bending-Under Tension (CBT) machine of 250 kN capacity in tension and 375 kN in compression.

• A hydraulic system to power the 50-ton press, the cruciform machine and the CBT with a five station manifold and Rexroth proportional valves to control the machines.

• Instron 1350 tension/compression servohydraulic testing machine with a capacity of 100-kN (22-kips) and the maximum speed is 25-mm/sec.

• MTS Landmark 370 tension/compression + internal pressure servohydraulic testing machine with Flextest software and controller and a capacity of 250-kN (55-kips).

• Custom tube hydroforming facility to form tubes of up to 2.5-in. (63.5-mm) OD and 12-in. (30.5-mm) length. Maximum pressure available is 20,000 psi (1380-bar).

• Sheet bulge tester/sheet hydroforming machine. This can be used up to 10,000 psi (690 bar) and currently it is configured to inflate e 5” dia. (127 mm) thin diaphragm.

• Magneform 12kJ/400kA/200kV capacitor bank used for electromagnetic forming and welding with accompanying data acquisition equipment for high deformation rates.

• Three dimensional Digital Imaging Correlation System from Correlated Solutions, Inc. (VIC 3D) to measure strain on the surface of the material in-situ during deformation.

• One microscale Digital Image Correlation System (VIC-Micro 3D), coupled to an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope and a 3-axis positioning stage.

http://www.unh.edu/mmm


• Infrared camera (FLIR SC-645) with a range of -20 oC to 650 oC, temperature resolution of 0.05 oC and spatial resolution of 640x480 pixels.

• Multi-material 3D printer (Objet Connex 260), and Water Jet system (110-120V, 60Hz). • Zwicki Z005 TN Materials Testing Machine; Nominal force 5 kN ( a small load cell of

100N is also available); Test area height 1030 mm; High test-speed (0.001- 600 mm/min) right up to nominal force.

• Extensive data acquisition equipment from National Instruments.

Materials Characterization Laboratories:

• Leo 922 Transmission Electron Microscopy, which operates at 200kV and incorporates a high-resolution pole piece.

• Tescan Lyra (Ga) Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope system with integrated EDAX energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD) system with Octane Plus and Digiview system, Tescan panchromatic cathodoluminescence system, and in-situ Gatan loading stage.

• PGT IMIX Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy system. • In-house electro-polishing and ion thinning capabilities to preparing samples. • Two optical microscopes with digital image acquisition capabilities • Metallographic equipment for sample cutting, mounting, grinding, polishing and etching

samples. • Four Atomic Force Microscopy devices. • Shimadzu XRD-6100 X-ray diffractometer using Cu Kα radiation, for residual stress

measurements. • Mitutoyo SJ-400 surface profilometer with 0.000125 μm/.005μ-inch resolution and 800

μm/.032μ-inch traverse. This will be used for specimen roughness measurements. • Vishay RS-200 milling guide and equipment for measuring residual stresses using strain

gages.

UNH Computational Mechanics Laboratory (www.unh.edu/cml):

• Dell PowerEdge 2900III 2 x Intel Quad Core Xeon 3.0GHz Windows server • Dell PowerEdge 6800 4 x Intel Xeon 3.0GHz Linux server • 3 Dell Precision R5500 2 x Intel Quad Core Xeon 3.2 GHz Linux servers • 1 Dell Precision R7610 2 x Intel Quad Core Xeon 3.2 GHz Windows Server • ABAQUS v.6.13, MSC.MARC/MENTAT, and Algor – general purpose finite element

analysis packages, ProEngineer and SolidWorks – computer aided design packages, MasterCam – computer aided manufacturing package.

http://www.unh.edu/cml

September 25, 2014

Jan Nisbet

Senior Vice Provost for Research

University of New Hampshire

Thompson Hall

Durham, NH 03824

Re: Letter of Support for CAMMI

Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials, and

Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). I have collaborated and will continue to collaborate with

Drs. B. Kinsey and Y. Korkolis in the areas of constitutive modeling of forming limits and

characterization of ductile failure of aluminum alloys.

Understanding formability limits for various grades of aluminum alloys and the ability to predict

material failure a priori during forming operations is of key importance to support

commercialization within the aluminum product application area. This interaction is beneficial to

our company because the knowledge gained will enhance our ability in designing aluminum

automotive components. The specific expertise of the CAMMI team members complements our

internal development effort.

I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of

CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the

Center is established at UNH, my company would be interested in serving on the Center’s

Industrial Advisory Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and

implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance our company

and an entire industry in the U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with Center

personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research collaborations will be

pursued.

I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH faculty and graduate students on research

projects. Should you need any further information, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Edmund Chu, PhD

Technical Manager of Ground Transportation Division

Alcoa Inc.

Z. Cedric Xia, Ph.D. Research & Innovation Center

Technical Leader, Global Materials & Manufacturing CAE; and Ford Motor Company Group Leader, Sheet Metal Research MD3182, P.O.Box 2053

E-mail: [email protected] Dearborn, MI 48121

Tel: 313-845-2322

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September 23, 2014

Jan Nisbet



Thompson Hall

Durham, NH 03824


Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials and

Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). I have collaborated with both Prof. Brad Kinsey and Prof. Yannis

Korkolis of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the area of advanced sheet metal forming for

many years. This interaction has been beneficial to Ford Motor Company because it helped us to solve

challenging technical problems and provide fundamental understanding of industrial problems. The

specific expertise of the CAMMI team members to this project were advanced material characterization,

innovative manufacturing processes and sophisticated simulation modeling techniques.

I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of CAMMI

will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the Center is

established at UNH, my company’s involvement could include membership in consortia, as well as

participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to

the development and implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance

our company and an entire industry in the U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with

Center personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research collaborations will be

pursued.

Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the establishment of

CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH faculty and graduate students on

research projects.

Sincerely yours,

Z. Cedric Xia, Ph.D

Research & Innovation Center

Ford Motor Company

mailto:[email protected]

400 Main Street

400 Main Street East Hartford, CT 06108

September 25, 2014

Jan Nisbet



Thompson Hall

Durham, NH 03824


Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed University of New Hampshire (UNH)

Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). I currently

collaborate with Professor Marko Knezevic in the area of crystal plasticity finite element

process modeling of nickel based superalloys. This interaction was beneficial to Pratt &

Whitney because it provides a computational tool to optimize material performances. I

look forward to working with the CAMMI team members.

I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the

activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded

initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, Pratt & Whitney’s involvement could

include serving on committee and participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory

Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and

implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance

understanding of Pratt & Whitney. In addition, company funded research projects with

Center personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research

collaborations will be pursued.

Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the

establishment of CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH

faculty and graduate students on research projects.

Sincerely,

Dongsheng Li

Staff Engineer

MPE,

Pratt & Whitney

GE Aviation 31 Industrial Park Drive Hooksett, NH 03106

September 26, 2014 Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research University of New Hampshire Thompson Hall Durham, NH 03824 Re: Letter of Support for CAMMI

Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). While GE Aviation has not collaborated directly with UNH in the past on any projects, I have had several discussions with Sam Mukasa about the importance of such industrial/university partnerships and the vision of creating an advanced manufacturing center. As a company that relies on advanced materials and manufacturing processes for our product line, I would welcome the opportunity to collaborate on a research project or proposal with UNH personnel. Also, we have initiated internship opportunities for students from the UNH College of Engineering and Physical Science at our facility. I look forward to continuing and growing this relationship.

I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, my company’s involvement could include membership in consortia, as well as participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance our company and an entire industry in the U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with Center personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research collaborations will be pursued.

Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the establishment of CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to future collaborations with UNH faculty and graduate students on research projects.

Sincerely,

Doug Folsom Plant Manager

607 Calef Highway, PO Box 830, Barrington, NH 03825, USA · tel +1.603.905.0200 · fax +1.603.905.0201 · email [email protected]

Visit us online at www.turbocam.com

TURBOCAM Inc. is a member of the TURBOCAM International group of companies

September 25, 2014 Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research University of New Hampshire Thompson Hall Durham, NH 03824 Re: Letter of Support for CAMMI Dear Dr. Nisbet, My name is Rob Bujeaud, and I am the VP of engineering at Turbocam International, headquartered in Barrington, NH. I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). Our company has collaborated with students and faculty members at UNH on a number of projects in the past, including research into the effective use of the DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) process and equipment currently at our facility, materials mechanical and chemical testing, 3D printing resources at UNH, plasma spray research and development, and others. This interaction has been very beneficial to our company because many of these technologies and serviced are not available to us elsewhere. It has also provided good technical understanding for us. I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, my company’s involvement could include membership in consortia, as well as participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance our company and an entire industry in the U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with Center personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research collaborations may also be pursued. Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the establishment of CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH faculty and students on research projects. Sincerely,

Rob Bujeaud VP Engineering Turbocam International

Jefferson Hall

Senior Product Manager

47 E. Industrial Park Drive Manchester, NH 03109

603-647-5183 (d) 603-657-5029 (c)

[email protected]

BURNDY LLC An Affiliate of Hubbell Incorporated

www.burndy.com

September 30, 2014 Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research University of New Hampshire Thompson Hall Durham, NH 03824 Re: Letter of Support for CAMMI

Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). I have collaborated with Professor Brad Kinsey in the area of Electromagnetic Forming of Copper Electrical Connectors. This interaction was beneficial to our company because it allowed us to investigate innovative and alternative means of installing electrical connectors for power and grounding applications. The specific expertise of the CAMMI team members to this project were in their knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the EMF process as well as in creating precision samples for testing in our laboratory. I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, my company’s involvement could include membership in consortia, as well as participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board. Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and implementation of relevant pre-competitive research projects which will advance our company and an entire industry in the U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with Center personnel as well as proposals to government programs to support research collaborations will be pursued. Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the establishment of CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH

faculty and graduate students on research projects. Sincerely,

Jefferson Hall Senior Product Manager Utility Marketing, Overhead Distribution Products 603-647-5183 [email protected]

Engineering Excellence Since 1961

Creare • 16 Great Hollow Road, P.O. Box 71 • Hanover, New Hampshire 03755

TEL 603-643-3800 • FAX 603-643-4657 • www.creare.com

September 24, 2014

Jan Nisbet



Thompson Hall

Durham, NH 03824


Dear Dr. Nisbet,

I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials

and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). While Creare has not collaborated directly with

UNH in the past on any projects, I have had several discussions with Prof. Brad Kinsey about the

importance of such industrial/university partnerships, and we were both partnered with Draper

Laboratory on their Digital Design and Manufacturing Innovation Institute (DMDI) proposal.

As an R&D focused company in NH, I would welcome the opportunity to collaborate on a

research project or proposal with UNH personnel. The focus on advanced materials and

manufacturing aligns directly with our company interests and strengths.

I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the

activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded

initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, my company’s involvement could include

membership in consortia, as well as participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board.

Through such a consortium, we look forward to the development and implementation of relevant

pre-competitive research projects which will advance our company and an entire industry in the

U.S. In addition, company funded research projects with Center personnel as well as proposals

to government programs to support research collaborations will be pursued.

Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to my support for the

establishment of CAMMI at UNH. I look forward to continued collaborations with UNH faculty

and graduate students on research projects.

Sincerely,

Jay C. Rozzi, Ph.D.

Principal Engineer

4222/kxw

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September 25, 2014 Dr. Jan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research University of New Hampshire Thompson Hall Durham, NH 03824 Re: Letter of Support for CAMMI Proposal Dear Dr. Nisbet, I am writing this letter in support of the proposed UNH Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations (CAMMI). We have followed, with great interest, several collaborative projects with faculty members such as David Lashmore, Igor Tsukrov and Todd Gross, in the area of advanced materials. We believe that these interactions were extremely beneficial to the companies involved and to the manufacturing base in New Hampshire. As you are aware, the area of advanced composites is of particular interest in New Hampshire and is already making a significant contribution to the New Hampshire economy. I believe that the ongoing development of this technology as well as the other targeted areas of research such as flexible electronics, nanostructured materials and lightweight metals will be of great value and represent an opportunity to help New Hampshire establish leadership positions in these emerging areas. I read the executive summary for the center proposal and understand that one of the activities of CAMMI will be to establish consortia, in particular through federally funded initiatives. If the Center is established at UNH, New Hampshire MEP’s involvement could include supporting the development of industry consortia, participation on the Center’s Industrial Advisory Board and providing technical assistance to New Hampshire manufacturers. NHMEP has embedded an experienced application engineer at UNH CEPS and we would anticipate that his activities would help in the deployment of advanced technology to industry partners. Please let me know if I can provide any further information related to New Hampshire MEP’s support for the establishment of CAMMI at UNH. Sincerely, Zenagui Brahim

President, NH MEP

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Proposal for the Establishment of - College of … Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations i CENTER/INSTITUTE BUSINESS PLAN Proposal for the Establishment of CENTER