Support for Rise of Data in Materials Research Workshop; University of Maryland; June 29-30, 2015

该奖项为一个研讨会提供支持，该研讨会将汇集80-100名参与者，讨论在材料研究中创建和使用数字数据所产生的问题和机会，并努力就最佳实践达成社区共识。研讨会将于2015年6月29日至30日在马里兰州马里兰大学校园举行。材料研究正在经历一场革命，这是由来自材料科学、工程力学、物理和化学等各个领域的科学家和工程师创建的大量实验和计算数据的生成和集成所驱动的。在新材料的设计中，有可能以创新的方式显著推进预测方法耦合理论、计算和实验的创造。这一过程不仅可以加快现有的材料设计技术，而且有可能导致尚未确定的全新方法和范例。与此同时，有可能加强对数据的获取，以推进更传统和正式的科学方法，包括那些基于捕捉物理、化学和材料现象本质的最小模型的方法。本次研讨会为社区提供了一个机会，讨论与数据在材料科学中日益增长的重要性相关的主题，目的是确定高优先级问题，并朝着具体的方向努力，以促进新兴的数据革命，同时促进科学卓越。

This award provides support for a workshop to bring together 80-100 participants to discuss issues and opportunities arising from the creation and use of digital data in materials research and work toward a community consensus on best practices. The workshop will be held during June 29-30, 2015 on the Campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Materials research is undergoing a revolution driven by the generation and integration of vast amounts of experimental and computation data created by scientists and engineers from various fields including Materials Science, Engineering Mechanics, Physics, and Chemistry. There is potential to dramatically advance the creation of predictive methodologies coupling theory, computation, and experimentation in innovative ways for the design of new materials. This process could not only expedite existing techniques for materials design, but has the potential to lead to entirely new approaches and paradigms that are yet to be identified. At the same time, there is potential for enhanced access to data to advance more traditional and formal approaches to science including those based on minimal models that capture the essence of physical, chemical, and materials phenomena.This workshop provides an opportunity for the community to discuss themes related to the rising importance of data in materials science with the aim of identifying high priority issues and work toward a concrete way-forward to facilitate the emerging data revolution while fostering scientific excellence.