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UT: Expertise in materials science, additive manufacturing helps draw CVMR to Tenn.

Posted at 12:54 am March 20, 2015
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Michael Hargett and Kamran Khoza of CVMR USA

CVMR President Michael Hargett, left, and Kamran Khozan, chairman and chief executive officer, joined local, state, and federal officials on Friday, March 13, to announce they’re moving company headquarters from Toronto to Oak Ridge, investing $313 million and adding 620 jobs.

 

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced last week that CVMR Corporation is relocating its global headquarters to Oak Ridge from Toronto, Canada. CVMR provides materials for additive manufacturing and announced it will create 620 jobs.

During recruitment of CVMR, University of Tennessee officials assisted the state and hosted the company at UT Knoxville to visit with engineering and chemistry faculty and learn about graduate programs, such as the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, as well as internships and co-ops for students, a press release said. UT System officials provided information about technology transfer, the UT Research Foundation, and Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus. CVMR also learned more about the University’s role in leading the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI, a $259 million partnership announced by President Barack Obama in January. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 3D printing, additive manufacturing, Barack Obama, Bill Haslam, Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, chemistry, College of Engineering, CVMR, CVMR Corporation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Economic and Community Development, economic development, engineering, IACMI, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, Jimmy G. Cheek, Joe DiPietro, Kamran Khozan, Kurt Sickafus, Masood Parang, materials science, Michael Hargett, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, Randy Boyd, Taylor Eighmy, Tennessee, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Knoxville, Wayne Dean

DOE program funds alloy research led by UT; ORNL collaborates

Posted at 3:40 pm September 11, 2014
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Haixuan Xu

Haixuan Xu

KNOXVILLE—An international research team led by an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville has received a grant to help with work involving a key component of nuclear reactors.

The U.S. Department of Energy grant is worth $800,000 over three years, and it has been awarded to UT Assistant Professor Haixuan Xu. It’s part of the Nuclear Energy University Programs funding and will be used to work on a pair of particular steel alloys, a press release said.

“Getting support on this will allow us to investigate and understand the defect evolution in these materials,” said Xu, of the UT Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “What we hope to gain is fundamental insight into the effects of radiation on the alloys so that we can better predict and detect how they will break down over time and adjust the materials accordingly.”

The alloys in question would be used in sodium-cooled reactors. Xu’s research is important because little is known about how the materials stand up to high levels of radiation over time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: College of Engineering, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Haixuan Xu, Kurt Sickafus, NEUP, Nuclear Energy University Programs, nuclear reactors, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, radiation, sodium-cooled reactors, steel alloys, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Lille, University of Tennessee, University of Wisconsin, UT

Hoping to improve global security, UT launches Radiochemistry Center

Posted at 10:53 am July 24, 2013
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KNOXVILLE—Hypothetical scenario: A nuclear bomb is detonated in one of America’s most populated cities. Just as at a crime scene, the officials need to find the culprit.

Currently, the process of analyzing weapons debris to understand the performance or design of the device is painstakingly slow. But new research to be conducted at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville seeks to improve radiochemistry and nuclear forensics to enhance global security.

The new Radiochemistry Center of Excellence is being established through a $1.2 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration for the first year, with the potential for a total of $6 million for five years. The center will focus on research and education to advance UT and NNSA laboratories such as the nearby Y-12 National Security Complex, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The center will begin operating immediately. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Arthur Ruggles, Brian Wirth, global security, grant, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Howard Hall, Kurt Sickafus, Lawrence Heilbronn, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Academy of Sciences, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, nuclear bombs, nuclear explosion, Pete Counce, radiochemistry, Radiochemistry Center, Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Institute for Nuclear Security, UT Medical Center, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Nuclear Security, Y-12 National Security Complex

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