From 2007-2010, the Materials Behavior theme will support the following activities:
- Create the ability to carry out large-scale computations at the atomistic level on solid and liquid materials
- Develop basic physics models for material degradation due to temperature effects, pressure effects, radiation effects, corrosion, embrittlement, etc., as well as combinations of each
- Compute material parameter uncertainty and performance uncertainty across scales from atomistic to the product scale
- Develop quantitative methods for modeling material structures across vast length scales, including methods to quantitatively describe graded material structures
- Develop modeling capabilities for interactions of materials across boundaries (joints, welds, etc.), with the ability to describe the microscopic and macroscopic effects of these interactions
- Develop theoretical models of actinide chemistry and chemical processes.
- Contacts:
- Paul Meakin, (208) 526-2776, Send E-mail