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A -- ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY'S ENGINEERED MATERIALS CENTRAL USER FACILITY. POC Dr. Ron DiMelfi, Director, Engineered Materials Central User Facility, RE-207, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, 708-252-1355. Fax 708-252-3075, email: dimelfi@helios.re.anl.gov. Argonne National Laboratory's Engineered Materials Central User Facility: Opportunities exist for private industry to conduct materials R&D at Argonne National Laboratory's newly-established Engineered Materials Central User Facility. The level of participation in this enterprise really depends on the needs of each individual company. Essentially, we are inviting companies, primarily in the Midwest region, to be involved in collaborative research projects that they define in a dedicated laboratory/office complex established for them at Argonne. In return, the company would be required to help the Laboratory recover the cost of its involvement in the project. There are many exciting advantages associated with a company's involvement in research at the Facility. These include: access to the expertise of a diverse array of Argonne scientists and engineers, the ready availability of a number of unique user facilities and diagnostic tools without having to make the capital expenditures for them, the availability of an array of science and engineering libraries, access to advanced high-speed computers, and the natural synergism that arises from having all of the above. Principal among the criteria for choosing projects is that a company has a materials R&D need that is related to an existing materials science and technology program at Argonne, requires a material or method developed at the Laboratory, or requires special equipment and expert support personnel available at Argonne, or can be solved in collaboration with Argonne staff. It is also required that this program be conducted in a manner consistent with normal Argonne procedures. For a company not yet ready to conduct research as a Participating Member of the Central User Facility as described above, but who wishes to be involved in this enterprise, we are developing an annual conference series that will introduce the company to the diverse collection of materials R&D capabilities available at Argonne. This conference series, held throughout the year, will provide an array of opportunities to the company through workshops, technical and social events, and a variety of programs. An annual registration fee will be required for participation ;in this mutually enriching program at Argonne. For further information please contact in writing Dr. Ron DiMelfi, Director, Engineered Materials Central User Facility, RE-207, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, FAX (708) 252-3075 or via email: dimelfi@helios.re.anl.gov, or by telephone at (708) 252-1355 (177)

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