A Study on Creating the MGI Workforce

非技术性说明：材料基因组计划（MGI）是一个多机构合作伙伴关系，旨在以传统研究方法的两倍速度和一小部分成本将材料推向市场。这将通过开发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，其中之一是创建一个世界级的材料科学和工程劳动力，为学术界或工业界的职业生涯进行培训。这项研究将聘请一个由知名主题专家组成的团队，包括来自学术界、工业界和政府的代表，以评估这一目标的现状，并为创建这支劳动力队伍制定可操作的指导。最终报告将随时提供给社区，将作为MGI近期和未来员工队伍发展的路线图。技术说明：材料基因组计划（MGI）是一个多机构的合作伙伴关系，旨在加速材料研究的进展，沿着材料开发的连续性，以便在一半的时间内将材料推向市场，并以传统研究方法的一小部分成本。这将通过开发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回路。MGI战略计划强调了四个目标，其中之一是创建一个世界级的材料科学和工程劳动力，为学术界或工业界的职业生涯进行培训。这项研究将聘请一个由知名主题专家组成的团队，包括来自学术界、工业界和政府的代表，讨论关键的差距和需求，并为创建这支劳动力队伍提出建议。本研究的最终输出将是一份报告，涉及三个研究目标：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）确定进入劳动力市场的个人的关键MGI技能要求和需求，以及3）概述课程开发和培训指导方针，通过一系列详细的，可行的建议。最终报告将作为MGI近期和未来员工队伍发展的路线图。矿物、金属和材料协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 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.