Merging Materials and Data Science: Opportunities, Challenges, and Education in Materials Informatics

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 329-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Oweida ◽  
Akhlak Mahmood ◽  
Matthew D. Manning ◽  
Sergei Rigin ◽  
Yaroslava G. Yingling
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Materials Informatics ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Materials Genome ◽  
Materials Genome Initiative

ABSTRACTSince the launch of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) the field of materials informatics (MI) emerged to remove the bottlenecks limiting the pathway towards rapid materials discovery. Although the machine learning (ML) and optimization techniques underlying MI were developed well over a decade ago, programs such as the MGI encouraged researchers to make the technical advancements that make these tools suitable for the unique challenges in materials science and engineering. Overall, MI has seen a remarkable rate in adoption over the past decade. However, for the continued growth of MI, the educational challenges associated with applying data science techniques to analyse materials science and engineering problems must be addressed. In this paper, we will discuss the growing use of materials informatics in academia and industry, highlight the need for educational advances in materials informatics, and discuss the implementation of a materials informatics course into the curriculum to jump-start interested students with the skills required to succeed in materials informatics projects.

Kowari – OPAL’s Residual-Stress Diffractometer and its Application to Materials Science and Engineering

2008 ◽  
Vol 41-42 ◽  
pp. 439-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Kirstein ◽  
Vladimir Luzin ◽  
Alain Brule ◽  
Hien Nguyen ◽  
David Tawfik
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Material Science Research ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has recently started commissioning the new Australian Research Reactor OPAL that has replaced the old HIFAR reactor in January 2007. At the first stage, the new reactor will provide neutrons to several neutron scattering instruments. Among them is the residual stress diffractometer Kowari that was designed to study engineering problems related to residual stresses as well as allow material science research using neutron diffraction. We give an update on the progress of the instrument’s installation and commissioning and present an example to illustrate how neutron diffraction can be used to obtain information about residual stresses in a flash butt welded plate.

Intellectual Community as a Bridge of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education in Materials Data Science

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 355-362
Author(s):  
Chi-Ning Chang ◽  
Clinton A. Patterson ◽  
Willie C. Harmon ◽  
Debra A. Fowler ◽  
Raymundo Arroyave
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Materials Informatics ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Intellectual Community ◽  
Interdisciplinary Learning ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Materials Genome

AbstractRecognizing materials development was advancing slower than technological needs, the 2011 the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) advocated interdisciplinary approaches employing an informatics framework in materials discovery and development. In response, an interdisciplinary graduate program, funded by the National Science Foundation, was designed at the intersection of materials science, materials informatics, and engineering design, aiming to equip the next generation of scientists and engineers with Material Data Science. Based on the 4- year implementation experience, this report demonstrates how intellectual communities bridge students interdisciplinary learning processes and support a transition from disciplinary grounding to interdisciplinary learning and research. We hope this training model can benefit other interdisciplinary graduate programs, and produce a more productive and interdisciplinary materials workforce.

Everything you've always wanted to know about what your students think they know but were afraid to ask.

2000 ◽  
Vol 632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Werwa
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Museum Exhibit ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Formal Science ◽  
Lay Public

ABSTRACTA review of the educational literature on naive concepts about principles of chemistry and physics and surveys of science museum visitors reveal that people of all ages have robust alternative notions about the nature of atoms, matter, and bonding that persist despite formal science education experiences. Some confusion arises from the profound differences in the way that scientists and the lay public use terms such as materials, metals, liquids, models, function, matter, and bonding. Many models that eloquently articulate arrangements of atoms and molecules to informed scientists are not widely understood by lay people and may promote naive notions among the public. Shifts from one type of atomic model to another and changes in size scales are particularly confusing to learners. People's abilities to describe and understand the properties of materials are largely based on tangible experiences, and much of what students learn in school does not help them interpret their encounters with materials and phenomena in everyday life. Identification of these challenges will help educators better convey the principles of materials science and engineering to students, and will be particularly beneficial in the design of the Materials MicroWorld traveling museum exhibit.

scholarly journals Metal Nano/Microparticles for Bioapplications

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4543
Author(s):  
Xuan-Hung Pham ◽  
Seung-min Park ◽  
Bong-Hyun Jun
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Micro Particles ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

Nano/micro particles are considered to be the most valuable and important functional materials in the field of materials science and engineering [...]

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