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…and what
is this?
This is the popularized part of the annual
report. This is a glimpse of what CASA is
all about for those of us who don’t deal with
heterogeneous microstructures on a daily basis. The
aim is the same as in the rest of this report: to explain what
goes on in CASA and why it is important to society. The articles
here come in two categories: stories and profiles.
HEART WALLS AND STEEL JOINTS
* Every time a cardiac valve closes, the heart wall vibrates
from the impact. PhD candidate Erik Løhre Grimsmo knows the
phenomenon. He studied it in his master’s degree. Now he is
into steel. Much of the theory is the same.
* Interest in SIMLab is record high both in total numbers and in
percentage of female applicants. One of the females is master’s
student Else Tjønn. She will simulate hypervelocity impacts
between spacecraft and debris with astronaut Kevin Ford as
supervisor.
* PhD candidate Johan Kolstø Sønstabø’s reports about the ten
weeks he spent at Honda R&D Americas in Ohio: very fruitful
for both parties.
ALUMINIUM SALMON MUSTARD FOAM
* Professor Aase Reyes is into foams: “They weigh next to
nothing and they absorb energy. The combination of the two
characteristics makes them attractive to the automotive
industry. They keep coming back for more research,” she says.
The salmon and mustard? You’ll find out.
* An SFI that doesn’t
help industry isn’t an
SFI; a simple fact and a real
challenge. That is why CASA has
established an Industrial Reference
Group. At the helm: Audi’s Arjan Strating.
* SINTEF’s Odd-Geir Lademo heads CASA’s
Methods and Tools Programme. His mission is
to facilitate the translation from basic research to
accurate material models and numerical simulation tools
that industry can use to innovate. On the side, he is a part-time
farmer. Good tools come in handy there, too.
* Finally, like last year, there is a story you shouldn’t read. OK?
What is an SFI, what is SIMLab, what is CASA….......................................2
…and what is this?. ................................................................................3
Contents.................................................................................................3
Heart Walls and Steel Joints...................................................................4
Record Interest in SIMLab.......................................................................6
My Stay with Honda R&D Americas..........................................................8
Aluminium Salmon Mustard Foam.........................................................10
Industrial Reference Group in the Mould................................................12
Head of Tools........................................................................................14
Don’t Read This.....................................................................................16