SHAPING THE TECHNOLOGY OF TOMORROW

waste management and industrial toxic waste disposal; and rapid and virtual prototype fabrication of new products for others

educational research

technical consulting and research services in the fields of materials science, namely, coatings, composites, electric and magnetic materials, fluids, lubricants and fuels, phase change materials, polymers, adhesives, elastomers and sealants, structural ceramics and metals, process modeling and control, process technologies, prototype composite fabrication, and materials characterization, synthesis and design; Scientific research in the fields of aerodynamics and thermodynamics; Characterization of metals, polymers, industrial by-products, nanomaterials andnanoelements via chemical analysis, chromatography, corrosion and fractography analysis, image analysis, mechanical analysis, metallography, optical analysis, rheology, scanning electron microscopy, electron, mass, optical, ultraviolet, X-ray and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric and thermomechanical analysis and X-ray diffraction; Research in the field of electro-optical analysis; Environmental science and engineering, namely, analytical tools and procedures development; Physical, chemical and thermal analysis and prediction of combustion by-products; Design and testing for new instrument product development, production process analysis for pollution prevention, thermal process analysis, thermal stressing of polymers, site remediation, software development, thermal decomposition studies; human factors and ergonomic engineering for the aerospace and space industries and for industrial environments, namely, anthropometric modeling, biodynamics and disability research, modeling and simulation, interface design, performance modeling, prototype development support, system and process analysis, training systems research and analysis, usability testing and development of virtual reality systems, and analysis and planning of information systems all for use by aerospace, space and industrial crews; Research in the field of impact physics and application of the principals of impact physics to products and materials testing; Manufacturing technologies, namely, computer aided design of composite, polymeric, metal and ceramic parts and integrated parts systems for aerospace, automotive and industrial use, and engineering means for interchange of geometries between different CAD platforms, electronic design and custom fabrication of circuit boards, controls systems and electronic test equipment for others, analysis of manufacturing processes and consultation services in the field of manufacturing processes; Development of inspection methods for quality control in the field of manufacturing; Mathematics and computer science, namely, development of application software for instrumentation and control, artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling and neural network design, operations research, probability and statistical analysis, real-time system development, risk analysis, software and database reengineering and conversion, and technological forecasting and assessment; and Structural technologies, namely, analytical and experimental stress analysis, component and full-scale testing, damage assessment and life prediction, definition of operational conditions, design engineering, fatigue, fracture and durability analysis, nondestructive evaluation, product analysis and design evaluation, structural analysis, structural dynamics analysis, structural integrity, surface and failure analysis capability support, vibration control, analysis, design and structural loads, environmental, and mission analysis; and development of new products for others