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

非技术性总结本项目支持一个研讨会，该研讨会将汇集材料科学、工程和数据科学界的专家，以确定金属和金属纳米结构方面的研究机会，这些机会将处理下一个十年的国家优先事项。讲习班将：(1)总结当前的研究趋势和最近的突破，并确定新的研究领域；(2)评估金属和金属纳米颗粒(MMN)和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)确定新兴数字环境中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产业界协作的战略。研讨会将于2021年7月举行，将有来自学术机构、行业和国家实验室的75至80人参加。研讨会的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参与者。技术总结我们对材料科学和工程(MSE)的现代理解源于物理、化学、生物、数学和工程科学的基础知识的融合，使我们能够了解和控制工程材料的结构、性质和性能。材料研究利用这种跨学科的框架来提高我们对材料特性背后的物理现象的理解，并应用这些知识来生产满足社会需求的材料，同时越来越重视经济的可行性和可持续性。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中的机会：实验、计算、理论和人工智能(AI)研讨会”。这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)计划之间的合作伙伴关系，将MMN社区的实验和理论/计算元素聚集在一起，以确定MMN领域新出现的研究挑战和机会。研讨会将确定基本的研究方向，这些方向可以大大加强创新金属材料和系统的设计、制造和在利用其独特性能的应用中的使用。讲习班将讨论：(1)理论和计算、先进的合成方法、新出现的表征方法、结构演变和创新性性能测量方法的日益相关的作用；(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)金属纳米管和CMMT研究在利用和/或实现国家优先事项方面的独特作用，包括材料基因组倡议和先进制造倡议，以推进面向未来的研究，确保包容性，并在科学和工程领域继续保持全球领导地位。这一虚拟促成的研讨会计划于2021年7月19日至7月24日举行，将有大约75-80人参加，代表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NSF的法定使命，并已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 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.