HPMI: High-Performance HPMI: High-Performance Materials Institute Materials Institute CEAM: Center of Excellence in CEAM: Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials Advanced Materials Ben Wang Ben Wang on Behalf of HPMI & CEAM Students, Staff and on Behalf of HPMI & CEAM Students, Staff and Faculty Faculty March 25 March 25 th th , 2009 , 2009 Transforming science and engineering into Florida products and jobs
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HPMI: High-Performance Materials InstituteHPMI: High-Performance Materials Institute
CEAM: Center of Excellence in Advanced CEAM: Center of Excellence in Advanced MaterialsMaterials
Ben WangBen Wang
on Behalf of HPMI & CEAM Students, Staff and Facultyon Behalf of HPMI & CEAM Students, Staff and Faculty
March 25March 25thth, 2009, 2009
Transforming science and engineering into Florida products and jobs
Composites are a $110B industry that Composites are a $110B industry that keeps growing…keeps growing… Super-strong plastics of fiber-reinforced polymersSuper-strong plastics of fiber-reinforced polymers
Lightweight (at least 35% weight reduction Lightweight (at least 35% weight reduction better fuel economy, better fuel economy, less dependence on foreign energy sources)less dependence on foreign energy sources)
Driver and passenger protection and safetyDriver and passenger protection and safety
Durability and low life cycle costDurability and low life cycle cost