A Study on Creating the MGI Workforce

非技术描述：材料基因组倡议(MGI)现已进入第七个年头，它代表着一个多机构合作伙伴关系，旨在将材料推向市场的速度提高一倍，成本仅为传统研究方法可能达到的水平的一小部分。这将通过发展材料创新基础设施来实现，该基础设施涉及计算工具、实验工具和数字数据之间的紧密耦合。MGI战略计划强调了四个目标，其中之一是创建一支世界级的材料科学和工程劳动力队伍，为学术界或行业的职业生涯而培训。这项研究将邀请一组知名主题专家，包括来自学术界、行业和政府的代表，评估这一目标的现状，并为创建这支队伍制定可行的指导方针。最后报告将随时向社会提供，作为短期和未来MGI工作人员发展的路线图。技术描述：材料基因组计划(MGI)代表了一个多机构合作伙伴关系，旨在沿着材料开发连续体加速材料研究的进展，以便将材料推向市场的时间减半，成本仅为传统研究方法的一小部分。这将通过发展材料创新基础设施来实现，该基础设施涉及计算工具、实验工具和数字数据之间的紧密迭代反馈循环。MGI战略计划强调了四个目标，其中之一是创建一支世界级的材料科学和工程劳动力队伍，为学术界或行业的职业生涯而培训。这项研究将邀请一个由知名主题专家组成的团队，包括来自学术界、行业和政府的代表，讨论主要差距和需求，并为创建这支队伍提出建议。这项研究的最终结果将是一份涉及三个研究目标的报告：1)评估美国劳动力的学术课程和培训方法的现状，以实现MGI目标；2)确定MGI的关键技能要求和进入劳动力市场的个人的需求；3)概述课程开发和培训指导方针，通过一系列详细的、可操作的建议，提高现有学生和现有专业劳动力的准备程度。最终报告将作为近期和未来MGI劳动力发展的路线图。矿物、金属和材料学会将利用和建立其通信基础设施，以提供对该项目的持续报道，包括广泛传播最终报告。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical description: Now in its seventh year, the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) represents a multi-agency partnership aimed at getting materials to market twice as fast and at a fraction of the cost of what would be possible through traditional research methods. This will be accomplished through the development of a materials innovation infrastructure that involves a tight coupling among computational tools, experimental tools, and digital data. The MGI Strategic Plan highlights four goals, one of which is to create a world-class materials-science and engineering workforce that is trained for careers in academia or industry. This study will engage a team of high-profile subject matter experts including representatives from across academia, industry, and government to evaluate the current status of this objective and develop actionable guidance for creating this workforce. The final report, which will be made readily available to the community, will serve as a roadmap for the development of both the near-term and future MGI workforce. Technical description: The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) represents a multi-agency partnership aimed at accelerating the progression of materials research along the materials development continuum in order to get materials to market in half the time and at a fraction of the cost of what would be possible through traditional research methods. This will be accomplished through the development of a materials innovation infrastructure that involves a tight iterative feedback loop among computational tools, experimental tools, and digital data. The MGI Strategic Plan highlights four goals, one of which is to create a world-class materials-science and engineering workforce that is trained for careers in academia or industry. This study will engage a team of high-profile subject matter experts including representatives from across academia, industry, and government to discuss key gaps and needs and develop recommendations for creating this workforce. The final output of the study will be a report that addresses three study objectives: 1) assess the current state of the academic curriculum and training approaches of the United States workforce to accomplish MGI goals, 2) identify the key MGI skill requirements and needs for individuals entering the workforce, and 3) outline curricula development and training guidelines to improve readiness of current students and the existing professional workforce, through a series of detailed, actionable recommendations. The final report will serve as a roadmap for the development of both the near-term and future MGI workforce. The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society will leverage and build upon its communications infrastructure to provide sustained coverage of this project including broad dissemination of the final report.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.