The fourth annual Joint Advanced Materials and Structures (JAMS) Technical Meeting will be held June 17-19, 2008, at the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Everett, Wash.
The goal of the technical meeting, hosted this year by AMTAS, is to inform regulators, industry and academia on current research projects conducted by the center and to gain feedback that will help drive future JAMS research and training developments.
In addition to presentations by the JAMS principal investigators and members of the aviation community, the meeting will include the Boeing Everett factory tour at the Future of Flight Aviation Center.
These annual technical meetings are one of the major methods that regulators, industry and academia use to share ideas about current industry needs. Anyone interested in supporting these initiatives are encouraged to attend the upcoming technical meeting.
To learn more about JAMS and to register for the meeting, visit www.jams-coe.org.
About JAMS
The JAMS Center of Excellence addresses the engineering and science issues associated with aviation safety, regulation and product certification of advanced materials and structures to assure equivalent or higher levels of safety relative to existing technology. It establishes engineering standards and unique skills training for advanced materials and structures. The ultimate goal is to develop an advanced materials and structures knowledge base.
JAMS is a joint award to two separate consortiums: the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures (AMTAS) led by the University of Washington and the Center of Excellence for Composites & Advanced Materials (CECAM) led by Wichita State University and its National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR).
JAMS is conducting FAA-sponsored research into nine technical areas focused on advanced materials and structures:
Material Standardization and Shared Databases
Bonded Joints Issues
Structural Substantiation
Damage Tolerance and Durability
Maintenance Practices
Advanced Material Forms and Processes
Cabin Safety
Nanotechnology for Composite Structures
Life Management of Materials for Improved Aircraft Maintenance Practices
The FAA's Center of Excellence for Composites and Advanced Materials (CECAM) provides the nation with a center for the validatino and quality assurance of composites and advanced materials to be applied in the construction of aircraft through research, testing, certfication and technology transfer; coordination and cooperation with the FAA, aircraft manufacturers, materials suppliers and airline companies; and education of the aircraft manufacturing and maintenance workforces. CECAM is part of the Joint Advanced Materials and Structures Center of Excellence (JAMS). CECAM is led by Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research, with core members from Northwestern University, Purdue University, Tuskegee University, the University of Delaware and the University of California at Los Angeles.
