Research Centers

Basic Metals Processing Research Institute (BAMPRI)

BAMPRI focuses on metallurgic research of interest to the basic metals industry. An objective of BAMPRI is to compensate for the reduction of in-house research and development by industry that has occurred in the past decade. The institute develops and implements the latest product and processing technology for producers, fabricators, and end users. Anthony J. DeArdo, the William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, is director of BAMPRI.

Swanson Center for Micro and Nano Systems (SCMNS)

SCMNS allows researchers to collaborate on various projects and publish their findings. The center supports these efforts and helps researchers to make progress in their work. Industry members have the benefit of working side by side with the researchers on these technologies. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science has four laboratories that belong to SCMNS.

• John A. Swanson Micro/Nanotechnology Laboratory
• Micromechanics and Nano-Science Laboratory
• Sounds, Systems, and Structures Laboratory
• Vibration and Control Laboratory