Opportunities in Experiment, Computation, Theory and AI Virtual July 2021 Workshop with Focus on Metals and Alloys

该项目支持一个研讨会，该研讨会将汇集来自材料科学、工程和数据科学界的专家，以确定金属和金属纳米结构的研究机会，这将解决未来十年的国家优先事项。研讨会将：(1)总结当前的研究趋势和最新突破，并确定新兴的研究领域；(2)评估金属和金属纳米颗粒（MMN）以及凝聚态物质和材料理论（CMMT）的研究如何有助于解决当前的国家优先事项；(3)评估仪器和网络基础设施需求；(4)识别新兴数字环境下MMN研究的机会；(5)确定劳动力发展的需求和方法；(6)确定加强社区参与和与业界合作的策略。该研讨会将于2021年7月举行，将有75至80名代表学术机构、行业和国家实验室的参与者。研讨会参与者将包括代表材料科学、工程和数据科学专业知识的不同群体的与会者。您对材料科学与工程（MSE）的现代理解源于物理，化学，生物学，数学和工程科学的基础知识的融合，使我们能够理解和控制工程材料的结构，特性和性能。材料研究利用这一跨学科框架来提高我们对材料特性背后的物理现象的理解，并将这些知识应用于生产满足社会需求的材料，同时越来越强调经济可行性和可持续性。此外，计算工具的快速发展正在加速基础材料的发现。该奖项将支持“金属和金属纳米结构的机遇：实验、计算、理论和人工智能（AI）研讨会”。本次研讨会将是国家科学基金会金属和金属纳米结构（MMN）和凝聚态物质和材料理论（CMMT）项目之间的合作伙伴关系，将MMN社区的实验和理论/计算元素结合在一起，以确定MMN中新兴的研究挑战和机遇。研讨会将确定基础研究方向，这些方向可以大大提高创新金属材料和系统在开发其独特性能的应用中的设计、制造和使用。研讨会将讨论：(1)理论与计算日益重要的作用、先进的合成方法、新兴的表征方法、结构演变和创新的性能测量方法；(2)限制金属和金属纳米结构研究影响的教育和劳动力问题；(3) MMN和CMMT研究在利用和/或满足国家优先事项方面的独特作用，包括材料基因组计划和先进制造计划，以推进未来的研究，确保包容性，并继续在科学和工程领域保持全球领先地位。这个虚拟的便利研讨会计划于2021年7月19日至7月24日举行，将有大约75 - 80名与会者参加，他们代表了广泛的教育和研究机构、行业，并将包括国际代表。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYThis project supports a workshop that will bring together experts from the materials science and engineering and data science communities to identify research opportunities in metals and metallic nanostructures that will address national priorities for the next decade. The workshop will: (1) summarize current research trends and recent breakthroughs and identify emerging research areas; (2) assess how research on metals and metallic nanoparticles (MMN) and condensed matter and materials theory (CMMT) contribute towards addressing current national priorities; (3) assess instrumentation and cyberinfrastructure needs; (4) identify opportunities for MMN research in the emerging digital environment; (5) identify needs and methods for workforce development; and (6) Identify strategies to enhance community engagement and collaboration with industry. The workshop will be held virtually in July of 2021 and will include 75 to 80 participants representing academic institutions, industry, and national laboratories. The workshop participants will include a diverse group of attendees representing expertise in materials science and engineering and data science.TECHNICAL SUMMARYOur modern understanding of materials science and engineering (MSE) is derived from an amalgam of fundamental knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and engineering sciences that enables us to understand and control the structures, properties and performance of engineering materials. Materials research exploits this interdisciplinary framework to improve our understanding of the physical phenomena underlying materials properties and applying that knowledge to produce materials to meet societal needs, with an increasing emphasis on economic viability and sustainability. Furthermore, rapid advances in computational tools are accelerating fundamental materials discovery. This award will support the “Opportunities in Metals and Metallic Nanostructures: Experiment, Computation, Theory and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workshop.” This workshop, which will be a partnership between the Metals and Metallic Nanostructures (MMN) and Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT) programs at the National Science Foundation, brings the experiment and theory/computation elements of the MMN community together to identify emerging research challenges and opportunities in MMN. The workshop will identify fundamental research directions that could substantially enhance the design, fabrication, and use of innovative metallic materials and systems in applications that exploit their unique properties. The workshop will address: (1) increasingly relevant roles of theory and computation, advanced synthesis methods, emerging characterization approaches, structure evolution and innovative property measurement approaches; (2) educational and workforce issues that limit the impact of research in metals and metallic nanostructures; and (3) unique roles of MMN and CMMT research in leveraging and/or meeting national priorities, including the Materials Genome Initiative and the Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, for advancing research into the future, ensuring inclusivity, and continuing global leadership in science and engineering. This virtual facilitated workshop is being planned to take place from July 19 through July 24th, 2021 and will engage approximately 75 - 80 participants, representing a broad range of educational and research institutions, industry, and will include international representation.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.