Engineering Short Courses
关于澳大工程短期课程
科技进步塑造了当今工业的面貌. In order for engineers, 技术人员和管理人员要跟上该领域的迅速变化, they must be lifelong learners.
For those interested in increasing their expertise in the field of ceramics and glasses, or those just being introduced, short courses are a good option. 专为专业人士在陶瓷和玻璃行业, these intensive courses offer a chance to update your knowledge of the field in a short period of time. Courses range from detailed, 深入考察非常具体的主题，以更广泛的入门课程.
我们可以开发一个课程，以满足您的需求
Many of the short courses we offer can be adjusted to fit the specific technological needs of your organization, 或者我们可以根据您的要求创建一个单独设计的课程. 这些项目为你的关键人员提供密集的指导, 谁又将他们的新知识传播到整个组织, 为您的投资提供巨大的回报.
- 因为没有员工的差旅费, the cost per employee (with an enrollment of ten or more) can be significantly less than the overall cost of sending staff to campus
- 有关贵公司需求的问题可以秘密讨论.
- 本课程可以修改，以解决对您的组织重要的主题, 删除不感兴趣的内容或扩展高优先级的内容.
Short course programs of several days' duration offer extensive in-depth coverage of materials and provide opportunities for greater interaction by participants.
To discuss the possibility of having a course designed especially for your company and presented on-site, contact: David Gottfried.
June 10 - 14, 2024
Who Attends
Engineers, 对强度和断裂力学测试感兴趣的科学家和技术人员, 与工艺开发或控制相关的断裂问题, failure analysis (during production, testing, or service), and failure prevention. Class limit of 18.
Course Description
This course covers the examination and interpretation of markings on fracture-exposed surfaces of glasses, polycrystalline ceramics, and single crystals, and the analysis of crack systems, i.e., fractography. Further, 它涵盖了在失效分析中使用断口学, strength testing, and fracture-mechanics testing. 断裂痕迹产生的机制将被解释, 由标记(e)提供的信息.g., in locating and identifying fracture origins and in estimating stress at failure) will be emphasized. 将包括观察和记录技术. 断裂分析在预防失效中的作用(i.e.(确保机械可靠性)贯穿整个课程. This is a hands-on course in which the students will view fractured glass and ceramic samples with stereographic optical microscopes and other tools. 今年是该课程开设的第48个年头. The course was started by Dr. Van Frechette in 1977.
该课程旨在满足对玻璃或陶瓷感兴趣的人的需求. Most of the examples that will be examined by the participants early in the course will be glass specimens, 因为断裂痕迹在玻璃上最明显. Ceramic examples and specimens will be covered in depth in the later days of the course. 将对设备进行深入报道, documentation, formal fractographic standards, and quantitative fractography, 重点是确定断裂部位的应力. Ample time is devoted to covering grinding and machining flaws in glasses and ceramics, 多晶和单晶陶瓷的断口形貌, fracture toughness determination, 和威布尔强度与断口分析的相关性. 断口学和预防失效之间的联系也包括在讨论中, case studies, and examples.
Course Outline
Fundamentals of fractography, explanations of fracture markings, examination of specimens, 观察和记录设备, 断裂起源于玻璃和陶瓷, 强度测试中的定量断口学, 断裂力学)和失效分析, 多晶陶瓷断裂的例子, 以及断口学在失效预防中的应用. 参加者可携带一至两件标本作课后检验. The course instructors will be available after class on Days 1, 2 and 4 for inspections of specimens. 参加者应携带简易计算器及镭射笔.
Schedule Outline: Extensive hands-on examination of specimens is dispersed throughout the entire 4.5 days of the course.
- 第一天和第二天:设备和技术, stress/strain basics, crack patterns (a first look), 断裂标记(附有实例的动手检查), fracture mechanics, stress corrosion, contact damage by particles, 磨削和加工造成的接触损伤, specimen reconstruction. (8:30 am-4:30 pm each day)
- 第三天:玻璃中的热冲击起源, glue chipping, common conditions of failure, 断裂镜常数(定义及测量)(8:30 -12:00) Note: Class participants will have the opportunity to visit the Corning Museum of Glass. The course instructors will not be available the afternoon of Day 3 for inspection of specimens.
- 第四天:进一步讨论骨折镜, 制作和使用断裂表面的复制品, fractographic standards, origins in ceramics, 加工和磨削玻璃和陶瓷裂纹. (8:30 am-4:30 pm)
- Day 5: Single crystals, Weibull strength analysis and fractography, case studies (8:30 am-12:30 pm)
Instructors
Dr. 詹姆斯·瓦尔纳是皇冠体育app陶瓷工程荣誉教授. 他在皇冠体育app获得陶瓷博士学位. His interest in fractography of glass and ceramics dates back to his senior thesis done under the supervision of Prof. Frechette. 在他的职业生涯中，他一直保持着这种兴趣. 他教这门课已经超过25年了.
Dr. Jeffery J. Swab获得陶瓷科学学士学位 & Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and his MS and PhD in Material Science & 分别毕业于伍斯特理工学院和纽约州立大学石溪分校. He has been conducting fracture analysis on advanced ceramics for almost four decades. He organized and led the first and largest international round robin exercise on fractography of advanced ceramics and was the leader responsible for developing and publishing the world’s first fractography standard practice for ceramics (ASTM C1322).
Course Fee
The course fee is $1,995.00. We do not issue refunds, however you may substitute someone else from your company in your place. Fee includes: Course notes, 陶瓷和玻璃断口学实践指南, one dinner, and three lunches.
July 15 - 18, 2024
Who Attends
Engineers, scientists and technical professionals with a strong understanding of material processes and cursory experience in Python. Class limit of 14.
Course Description
In this class we will cover simulation methods ranging from classical simulations such as molecular dynamics through quantum calculations, 特别是密度泛函理论. Additionally, the class will include a day focused on an introduction to machine learning and a day where we review Python and computational calculus. Graduates of this class can expect to have a working knowledge of the most common computational techniques used in glass and ceramic industry and science.
Course Outline
- 第一天:回顾Python和数值微积分.
- 第二天:分子动力学概论.
- 第三天:密度泛函理论(DFT)简介.
- 第4天:介绍机器学习. Students can bring their own databases and professor will be available during lab using machine learning to make predictions.
Instructors
- Dr. Collin Wilkinson，皇冠体育app玻璃科学助理教授
- Dr. 科林·威尔金森(Collin Wilkinson)是皇冠体育app玻璃科学助理教授. 科林在科学院获得物理学学士学位，随后获得博士学位.D. 宾夕法尼亚州立大学材料科学专业. He served as director of research and development and CTO of small startups focusing on next-generation recycling technology through material informatics. Collin is the inventor or co-inventor of several new glass compositions for green applications ranging from reducing greenhouse gases to improved glasses for renewable energy applications. Collin joined the faculty at Alfred University in 2022 and his current research revolves around building computational tools for simulations of extreme conditions, 了解玻璃材料的基本物理学, 为可持续玻璃技术设计更好的解决方案. 科林是50多篇同行评审出版物和4项专利的作者. He is additionally the chair of the undergraduate research committee at Alfred University where he has created a research program for undergraduates from around the world in glass and ceramics.
- Rebecca Welch美国皇冠体育app访问学者
- Rebecca Welch is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a senior graduate student working with Dr. John Mauro at Penn State. 她目前也是皇冠体育app的访问学者. Gabrielle Gaustad. Her research specializes in atomistic simulations as well as computational modeling of glass systems. She has a B.A. in Physics from Coe College and is set to graduate with a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 2024 from Penn State.
Course Fee
The course fee is $2,500.00. We do not issue refunds, however you may substitute someone else from your company in your place. Fee includes: Recordings of the lectures, access to the example codes, one dinner and three lunches.