Clemson University – School of Materials Science and Engineering K. Richardson School of Materials Science and Engineering, COMSET, Clemson University, SC 29634, USA MILMI workshop University of Bordeaux 1, 15 June 2010

General information Within the state of South Carolina Longstanding track record with UB1  >50 students exchanged since 1998/2005 Intl REU, co-tutelle Dual degree programs  Co-tutelle: PhD program (2006)  MILMI program (2008) first graduates

General information Clemson’s School of Materials Science and Engineering  within the College of Engineering and Science FY  ~75 Graduate students 12 PhDs/year graduated  118 undergraduate students Ceramic and Materials Engineering Polymer Fiber Chemistry  15 faculty Research expenditures of ~$8M Activities span inorganic and organic materials  Materials chemistry  Materials physics  Strong based in optical materials

Clemson’s MILMI participation – info site Dual program with UB1 Chemistry   All information on program Application rules Timeline Details of housing and medical insurance, etc  Life in Clemson poster – general aspects  Cinta Pepin and Guillaume Guery Full information on faculty, coursework, research areas and opportunities for students

Comments on a few research areas Interdisciplinary  Cross boundary of organic/inorganic  Bulk, thin films, fibers  Processing, characterization and manufacturing (prototype)  Centers and Institutes  COMSET (optical materials)  National Brick Research Center  Clemson Apparel Research Center  Center for Advanced Engineered Fibers and Films (CAEFF)  CURI  Clemson Conservation Center

Clemson University Restoration Institute Focus Areas Energy Environment Materials Interdisciplinary Program Areas Renewable energy Restoration ecology Advanced materials, processes & systems Community revitalization Resilient infrastructure Historic preservation & conservation CURI objectives Attract world-class faculty, students and staff Build public/private partnerships Create knowledge-based, export- oriented industry clusters Improve quality of life for South Carolina and the nation and the globe

Advanced Sensors – integrated on-chip optical platforms Waveguide integrated Si-Ge detector Compact and robust device structure Evanescent coupling efficiency > 90% Reduced dark noise and improved SNR Molecular imprinted functional surface Combined chemical & geometrical recognition for high specificity Superior durability and robustness compared to their natural counterparts Ultra-high-Q resonator sensorDoped glass ring laser Monolithic structure on Si Co-planar coupling with low- loss glass waveguides Atomically smooth surface for reduced scattering loss Enhanced photon-molecule interaction for high sensitivity CMOS circuitry Microfluidic channel

Vincent Blouin - Structural analysis Goals Estimate structural integrity of corroded structures Characterize materials and corrosion impact on physical properties Predict structural failure Develop sets of protocols for applying conservation plan Provide engineering support to conservators and archaeologists Methods Numerical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques Spectroscopy Experimental corrosion studies