Small-angle X-ray Scattering for Nanostructured Polymers Research and Education
Abstract
The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. Universities to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in selected technical areas of importance to national defense. DURIP funding provides for the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation for this purpose. The requested small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) system will provide a detailed understanding of morphology and properties at the nanometer scale and thus aid in the design of new advanced materials. The requested SAXS system will enable the measurement of phase-segregated structural features in polymers on the nanometer level which is critical to understanding the structure-property relationships of functional polymers; thus, this instrumentation will aid in the design of new advanced materials. Additionally, the instrumentation will impact a number of currently-funded DoD projects including ARO and AFOSR single investigator projects and several collaborative projects with ARL (MCOE and MEDE).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510366
Entities
People
- Yossef A Elabd
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station
- United States Army