University of Virginia
Southern Methodist University
University of Illinois
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Carry out Research and Development in applications of lasers and plasmas for advanced manufacturing to support the needs of industry and provide leadership in the field.
The mission of the Center for Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced Manufacturing (LAM) is to develop a science, engineering, and technology base for laser and plasma processing of materials, devices, and systems. The Center builds upon existing research being conducted in plasma and photon processing. The Multi-University team has the requisite expertise and equipment, valued in excess of $5 million, to pursue research and development in this area. The Center provides a core technology base in lasers and plasma, support for the creation and growth of innovative collaborations among industry partners, and the opportunity to enhance existing research relationships with federal laboratories.
Directed beam energy for advanced manufacturing
Center research focuses on development of advanced manufactring processes for aerospace, automobile, photovoltaics, biomedical, electronics and various other industrial sectors.
Laser and plasma sources
Center research focuses on development of unique energy sources for materials processing such as high power lasers with optics, plasma, e-beam, microwaves.
Laser, plasma and e-beam processing of materials
Center research relates to applications of lasers, plasma, electron beam etc energy sources for advanced manufacturing.
Sensors for process monitoring
Center research focuses on development of process monitoring sensors for laser, plasma and electron beam processing of materials.
In addition to research activities, Center personnel are actively engaged in knowledge and information transfer. The Center also builds upon a number of projects at multiple universities by using the funding from the federal government, industry, and state governments. The Center takes full advantage of its immediate proximity to federal laboratories like NASA Langley Research Center.
Some of the world's most advanced apparatus are at the Center's disposal. These include the following:
University of Virginia
Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
351 McCormack Rd., Thornton Hall, P.O. Box 400743
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904
United States
Southern Methodist University
School of Engineering
1500 International Parkway, Suite 100
Richardson, Texas, 75081
United States
University of Illinois
College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
306 Engineering Hall, MC 266, 1308 West Green Street
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
United States