Chucka a little info form the University of Missouri about some of the things Mark Prelas is involved in. Diamond (and Other Wide Band Gap) Based Composites)
P.I.: M. A. Prelas
Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dates: 1998-1999
Amount: $3,000
Two goals were established for this project. The first goal is to diffuse as much boron into diamond abrasive powder as possible. The second goal, albeit more modest, is to irradiate the abrasive diamond powder and to see if subsequent annealing will improve the overall quality of the material
Fusion Research Laboratory
P.I.: ((((Mark A. Prelas ))))
Source: McDonnell Douglas Foundation, Union Electric Company, Black and Veatch, Armco, Kansas City Power and Light
Dates: May 1982 to present
Amount: External gifts $1.6 million total since 1982.
The Plasma Research Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Columbia was established with awards from the McDonnell Douglas Foundation, ARMCO, Union Electric, Black and Veatch, Kansas City Power and Light, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy. The Plasma Research Lab's major effort is the Missouri Magnetic Mirror (MMM or M3) Project. The technical goals of MMM have been 1) diagnostic development, 2) plasma physics in the cusp geometry, 3) plasma-wall interactions, 4) impurity effects in a steady-state plasma, and 5) development of diagnostics for use in harsh plasma processing environments. The other major goal of MMM has been to provide a facility for hands-on training in experimental plasma physics. The major experimental facility of MMM is the MMM Modified Experiment (M4X).
Other research in the Plasma Research Laboratory has included a small effort in toroidal magnetic confinement in cold fusion measurements and in inertial confinement. However, there is now a major effort involving diamond film growth for application to direct conversion of nuclear energy.
Development of PGNAA and NDP Systems at the MURR
P.I.: K. Kutikkad and W. H. Miller
Co-P.I.: ((( M. A. Prelas ))))
Student: C. J. Lai
Source: MU Research Board
Dates: 1994-1997
Amount: $23,000
Two new non-destructive evaluations tools have been implemented at the MURR: a Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) system and a Neutron Depth Profiling (NDP) system, both on Beamport D. Los Alamos National Laboratory has donated the PGNAA equipment ($100,000 in value) from the closed Omega West Reactor facility for use in this system.
PGNAA is a powerful tool for rapid and non-destructive analysis of trace and major components in a variety of samples. It complements and extends the capabilities offered by the conventional delayed gamma neutron activation analysis. NDP is a very effective technique for the measurement of concentration versus depth distribution of a number of technologically important elements such as boron. Preliminary measurements have begun on boron-doped diamond, Acold fusion@ and geological samples.
Fusion Research Lab
The Fusion Research Laboratory supports research in applications of plasmas to various processes including the growth of diamond films and is located in the Engineering Building East complex (C1060 and C1062).
Possible by using the university equipment it will speed up the development of the projects he is working on for Rhombic and save a small fortune on the cost of the equipment. |
