b'I D A H O N A T I O N A L L A B O R A T O R Y F Y 2 0 2 0 L A B O V E R V I E WADVANCED MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTSN uclear, aerospace, transportation,Process-informed design departs fromand application-driven engineered defense systems, and other energytraditional approaches by leveragingmaterials and components within three systems expose components to ascientific understanding of the influenceinterconnected focus areas: variety of extreme or harsh environments,of any given manufacturing process to1.process discovery and development, including high-radiation fields, temperaturedesign materials and components with2.secure digital designextremes, corrosive species, chemicaltargeted microstructures and performanceand manufacturing, and containment, dynamic loading, mechanicalcharacteristics. To advance the goals of3.intensification and scale-up. impact, and both vacuum and high-pressurethe initiative, INL focuses on process-atmospheres. Advanced materials andinformed design for targeted performance manufacturing are needed to improve technologies deployed under these extreme conditions. INLs advanced materials and manufacturing for extreme environments S&T initiative accelerates discoveries and advances in materials for extreme environments, instrumentation, and energy technologies through adaptation, analysis, development, and integration of new orINL is advancing towards demonstration of a rollingINLs compact and portable micro-spark plasma electric field assisted sintering device with highsintering (SPS) unit enables in situ X-ray observation novel techniques. throughput and energy efficiency and the worlds largestand characterization of SPS processing at length direct current electric field sintering press scales from micron to millimeterIn May 2020 DOE Selected the University of TexasSan Antonio to lead the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) partnered with Idaho, Oak Ridge and Sandia National Laboratories. CyManII is a public-private consortium to bolster U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, energy efficiency, and innovation. CyManII will focus on early-stage R&D to advance cybersecurity in energy-efficient manufacturing.10'