CAMP Annual Report Page 2: THE PROGRAM
CAMP Mission
Perform innovative research and conduct educational efforts on the synthesis and processing of advanced materials of value to industry.
Mission Focus
Colloid and Surface ScienceThe following list defines the technology fields that are currently emphasized by CAMP.
-Colloidal Dispersions and Processing
Polymer blends and foams
Surfactants, liquid crystals, and gels
Colloidal catalysts
Sols
-Nanosystems
Nanoparticle synthesis
Nanocomposites
Self-assembly
Biomaterials and biological systems
-Particle Transport, Deposition and Removal
Modeling of fluid flow
Flow visualization
Wet particulate cleaning processes
Metal and dielectric film polishing
Abrasives
Role of chemical and tool parameters
Post-CMP cleaning
Modeling of fluid flow and heat and mass transfer
Integration issues
- Particle Synthesis and Properties
Uniform micro and nanoparticle synthesis
Inorganic/organic composites
Optical, magnetic, and electrical properties
Adhesion and coagulation
- Thin Films and Coatings
Coated particles and fibers
CVD and PECVD
Adhesion
Microstructural characterization
Instrumental techniques
Processing of dispersions
These technologies have applications to major industrial clusters such as imaging, microelectronics, material processing, environmental control, and pharmaceutical, health care, and cosmetic products.
Education and Training
CAMP conducts focused materials educational activities, supports the training of materials research personnel, and interacts with the materials-related components of the academic programs at Clarkson University
Funding
Approximately $6,368,800 were received in support of the research and development operation of CAMP from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The funds were distributed among six sources as follows:
New York State CAT Grant- $921,000
New York State sources - $254,821
New York State private sources- $1,350,712
Non-New York State private sources - $1,547,428
Federal-$2,050,762
Clarkson University-$243,870
Total - $6,368,793Technology Transfer
One of CAMP's major goals is to transfer technology developed by CAMP research to New York State businesses to use in improving their manufacturing methods and in manufacturing new and improved products. To this end, CAMP facilitates materials-related research collaborations with industry and effective dissemination and implementation of the research results.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Shipley Distinguished Lectureship presented by Nobel Laureate Richard R. Schrock, Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry (MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
"How Basic Research Led to a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005"
Clarkson University
October 5, 2009
"Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen by Molybdenum"
Clarkson University
October 6, 2009
CAMP Fall Meeting
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
October 14 - 16, 2009
CAMP's Annual Technical Meeting
Canandaigua Inn on the Lake
Canandaigua, New York
May 19 - 21, 2010
CAMP's Fifteenth International Symposium on Chemical- Mechanical Planarization (CMP)
Lake Placid, New York
August 8 - 11, 2010
CAMP Fall Meeting
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
October 13 - 15, 2010
(For information about CAMP industrial short courses, please call Professor Richard Partch at 315-268-2351 or send email to him at partch@clarkson.edu).
Information, on these and other CAMP events, is available at the CAMP website at
http://www.clarkson.edu/camp.
