Hello AMIC. As the Director of the Office of Corporate Relations within the College of Engineering (CoE), I am thrilled to be a part of the UW-Madison and AMIC community. Before starting at UW-Madison almost …
Greetings from the New AMIC Director
Greetings! Today marks my first day as the director of our AMIC community and research services engagement manager at the Corporate Relations Office in the College of Engineering (CoE) at UW-Madison. I am really looking …
AMIC Sponsored Research Project Furthers Understanding of a New Material as a Replacement for Oil-Based Plastics
Understanding how the crystal structure of a new polymer material affects its usefulness as a replacement for a common oil-based plastic was the focus of a research project recently completed by a University of Wisconsin–Madison …
2021 Annual Meeting
We would like to thank all of those who attended and we hope that we can be back as an in-person event next year. Thank you Silatronix, Microscopy Innovations, Persis Metallurgical Technologies, Platypus, and Amcor for participating in our Member Company Showcase. One of the goals of this meeting is to promote networking and, while the virtual format is not ideal, these excellent presentations gave us a brief look into your companies.
Investigating a Replacement for Oil-Based Plastics and Taking Computer Simulations to the Next Level are Focus of 2021 AMIC Seed Projects
Understanding how the crystal structure of a new polyester material affects its usefulness as a replacement for a common oil-based plastic will be the focus of a new research project recently selected for funding. A second project selected in this round will develop never-before-accomplished 3D simulations of an optical materials characterization technique known as random lasing. Both of these projects have been selected for funding in 2021 by the University of Wisconsin Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium (AMIC) as part of the organization’s seed program and will be supported with in-kind contributions from partnering companies.
Call for Student-Industry Seed Proposals Funded by AMIC for 2021
The UW AMIC is soliciting proposals for short-term, collaborative research projects that address a current or anticipated need in advanced materials and/or manufacturing. This year’s theme is on materials science and data.
Collaborative Research Project Tackles Interesting Questions While Putting Graduate Student’s Project Management Skills to Work
Working together, University of Wisconsin graduate student, Sachin Muley, and engineers from NCD Technologies have determined optimal recipes for a carbon coating for an industrial application while also furthering research in this area. The 10-month project set out to understand and optimize mechanical properties in amorphous carbon coatings that NCD uses for industrial applications. A paper based on this research is currently in development.
AMIC Industrial Advisory Board Meeting in February
On February 27, the AMIC Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) met in Madison to provide feedback and guidance on the goals and objectives for the AMIC.
Morasch Takes on AMIC Director Position
Dr. Julie Morasch has joined AMIC as its new Director. Julie brings with her deep experience in nanoscale imaging and mechanical analysis as well as a breadth of understanding of industrial applications. Additionally, she is very knowledgeable of the resources available across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and the UW system, more broadly.
Call for Student-Industry Seed Proposals Funded by AMIC
The UW AMIC is soliciting proposals for short-term, collaborative research projects that address a current or anticipated need in advanced materials and/or manufacturing. This year’s theme is on materials science and data.