D. Backman, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worchester, MA
While university materials research has always been important to the aerospace industry, the emerging development and application of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) will heighten both the importance and relevance of industrial-university collaboration. The aerospace industry has historically depended largely on data-driven research performed in-house and within its supply chain, but today ICME demands basic research to develop mechanistic understanding, fundamental data, models, and integration tools and methods. Universities can perform much of this research but they need industrial assistance to effectively support industrial material applications and priorities. This presentation will discuss methods to foster industry-university collaboration and insert basic university research into the product development cycle.
Summary: While university materials research has always been important to the aerospace industry, the emerging development and application of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) will heighten both the importance and relevance of industrial-university collaboration. The aerospace industry has historically depended largely on data-driven research performed in-house and within its supply chain, but today ICME demands basic research to develop mechanistic understanding, fundamental data, models, and integration tools and methods. Universities can perform much of this research but they need industrial assistance to effectively support industrial material applications and priorities. This presentation will discuss methods to foster industry-university collaboration and insert basic university research into the product development cycle.
