UW Eau Claire's materials science facilities and partnership with RM2N.

1. Regional Materials and
Manufacturing Network
(RM2N) and UW-Eau Claire
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2. Why UW-Eau Claire joined the RM2N
Increased Opportunity
Strong tradition of collaborations with industry
Strong tradition of Faculty-student research activity
Vast array of materials characterization infrastructure
in the Materials Science and Engineering Center
New Materials Science and Engineering major

3. Materials Science and Engineering Center
• Microscopy and Imaging
• Elemental and Chemical Analysis
• Physical and
Mechanical Properties

4. • Materials Characterization
• Custom Method Development
• Cooperative R&D Support
• Alloy Identification
• Failure Analysis
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC)
• Distinguishing Product in
Market Segment
Materials Science and Engineering Center
• Confirmation of Material Certifications
• Comparison of Different Cost Basis Materi
• Production Troubleshooting
• RoHS – Restriction of Hazardous Substan
• WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Directive
Industrial Collaborations
New area: processing

5. Value Added
• Flexible Services
• Expert staff
• Rapid turn-around time
• Method Development
Materials Science and Engineering Center
Industrial Collaborations
• Access to capstone projects for
undergraduates

6. Materials Science and Engineering Center
Provides:
access to instrumentation and expertise
for industry and other educational
institutions.(now with access to the
resources of the network)

7. Contact person for answering questions:
Doug Dunham
Materials Science and Engineering Center Director
E-mail: dunhamdj@uwec.edu
Phone 715-836-5312
Campus Contacts