As part of the partnership with TEES/TAMU, the MSMP is welcoming Luca Freitas, the first intern from Texas. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in engineering and as part of his Engineering Honors (EH) program, Luca Freitas is coming to do a two-month internship at the MSMP laboratory MSMP.
Luca Freitas is supervised by a research professor from the I2MP team at the MSMP laboratory. MSMP Hossein Ramezani-Dana and supervised by Marc Weichold from TAMU.
He is working on the "Manufacture of functional grain size metal additives by selective laser melting," and more specifically on functionally graded materials obtained using the selective laser melting (SLM) process. Luca Freitas is using various platforms and technological resources at the MSMP , particularly the SEM and X-ray equipment.
For example, he has already carried out the following procedures:
- Microstructural analysis using an optical microscope to highlight the distribution of phases in the sample (316L stainless steel).
- Microstructural analysis using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to observe the grain size of the sample produced.
- Energy dispersive analysis or energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) used for chemical/elemental characterization of the printed sample.
- Back-scattered electron diffraction (EBSD) analysis to measure the crystallographic orientation of the grains in the sample produced.
- Mechanical characterization via microhardness testing to measure the very localized hardness of the sample produced
Accompanied by his tutor Hossein Ramezani-Dana, he will also use the digital image correlation (DIC) technique to measure the displacement field of the sample produced during uniaxial loading. He will thus have access to the scientific equipment on the Chalons campus.
The aim of this initial experiment is to develop links between the MSMP and TEES/TAMU in all areas related to research, while always keeping in mind the establishment of a dual Master's 1 and 2 degree.
Relations with TAMU began in 2016 and resulted in a agreement signed in 2017. Since then, the partnership has been enriched by the organization of workshops (2018 in the United States, 2019 in Aix-en-Provence and another planned for late 2019 in Texas). series of exchanges have also taken place between French and American students on campus.
The laboratory wishes to encourage these exchanges and develop the research aspects of them. Initially, the exchanges were mainly educational. Luca's arrival is the first step towards educational exchanges with a "research" focus, combining the internship with a research project.
Next year should see the start of exchanges at the second-year student level, with the aim of encouraging these students to stay and continue their internships in laboratories to initiate or develop research projects.
All this is part of the ongoing development of a dual Master's degree program (Master 1 and Master 2) led by Mohamed El Mansori and Laurent BARRALLIER with Texas A&M TAMU on the theme of "Advance Manufacturing and Material Science." This master's degree will be open to second-year students in the "Ingénieur Programme Grande Ecole" program and to American students from TAMU. A year of expertise will be associated with this master's degree to make American students eligible for the international master's degree with the "Master of Science and Master of Engineering" option, thus enabling them to obtain a double degree.
Testimonial from Luca Frietas
