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HTEC Waco RET_28oct10.ppt

Wayne HungTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Contact: Hung@tamu.edu

Present atHTEC Educators’ ConferenceTexas State Technical College

Waco, TexasOctober 29, 2010

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AGENDA

1) NSF-RET programObjectivesProgram highlights

2) RET programs at TAMUK-12 teachersCollege instructors

3) Proposed RET Site: Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing

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NSF RET PROGRAM NSF supports the active involvement of university faculty with:

K-12 teachersCollege instructors

ObjectivesLong-term collaborative partnershipsBringing research experiences to class or lab activitiesMotivate students to study engineering

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NSF RET PROGRAM NSF

Requests at least 2 teachers/schoolProvides ~$10,000/year/teacherAwards ~$2000/teacher for implementation

TasksMinimum 6 weeks attachmentFollowing up planMeasureable impactsYearly report

More details at NSF website (http://nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07557/nsf07557.htm)

RET PROGRAMS AT TAMU

RET Site by Robin Austenrieth and Karen Butler PurryYears 2009-2012$500,000For K-12 teachers

RET Supplement by Wayne HungYear 2010$20,000For community college instructors

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Research areas: micromanufacturing and dynamics of turbomachinery

Activity at TAMUWork with graduate students / professor on a research topicTour other research centersDevelop class/lab experiment at home institution

Deliverables Technical poster presentationReport on the selected topic and implementationFollow up plan and impact

NSF-RET PROGRAM (Summer 2010)

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NSF-RET PROGRAM (Summer 2010)

Two faculty from TSTC-Waco and Biomedical Manufacturing Center to attach to TAMU

8+1 week summer program

$5420 stipend + $1565 meal & accommodation

ScheduleJun 1 – Jul 23 : research at TAMUJul 26-30 : implement at TSTC WacoDec 2010 : feedback and future plan

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NSF-RET PROGRAM (Summer 2010)

Rufus Lamere, TSTC Gary SanMiguel, BMCProject: Effects of Micromist on CNC Machininghttp://reumicro.tamu.edu 8

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MICROMIST in CNC machining

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#2: dry#6: flood#10: mist

WC on 4140, V0.9m/s max, F0.1mm/rev, D0.5mm

wear

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# passes

Dry, 75 passes

Flood, 75 passes

Mist, 75 passes

Machining with proper micromist:Less crater wearLess nose wear50% less flank wear compared to flood cooling

NEW RET SITE PROPOSAL

Theme: Sustainable Advanced ManufacturingSchedule: 2011-2013Objectives: Develop new technologies to:

Generate sustainable employmentMotivate young students to study and explore manufacturing engineering/ science

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NEW RET SITE PROPOSAL

What: Sustainable Advanced ManufacturingSponsors: NSF, SME, and industryWho: Instructors at community colleges in Texas to join proposed RET program at TAMU

Participating colleges:No cost sharingLetter of support by mid November, 2010

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