Advanced Computation and Data in Materials and Manufacturing: Core Knowledge Gaps and Opportunities

Advanced computation and data approaches provide the potential for game-changing breakthroughs in science, engineering, and technology. Advanced Computation and Data in Materials and Manufacturing: Core Knowledge Gaps and Opportunities specifically focuses on determining the gaps in core knowledge that, if fulfilled, would enable transformative science and engineering breakthroughs within the materials and manufacturing arenas.

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Study Features

  • Examines the core knowledge required to fully realize the potential of advanced computational and data-enabled research.
  • Identifies 38 technical gaps, and provides detailed discussion and action plans to close the six highest priority gaps.
  • Provides broad recommendations that address overarching cultural and community issues, including a lack of cross-disciplinary collaboration and inadequate training opportunities.
  • Offers guidance on how individuals, groups, and organizations can proactively address infrastructure, education, and training needs.
  • Presents case studies to introduce how groups are currently addressing knowledge gap areas, as well as illustrating some of their ongoing challenges.

This study was conducted by TMS on behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Resources for Sharing Study Content

  • Suggested Citation: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), Advanced Computation and Data in Materials and Manufacturing: Core Knowledge Gaps and Opportunities (Pittsburgh, PA: TMS, 2018). Electronic copies available at www.tms.org/coreknowledge

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Workshop Plenary Presentations

"Digitization of Materials Innovation in support of Advanced Manufacturing"
Surya Kalidindi
Georgia Institute of Technology

"Advanced Computing for Materials and Manufacturing"
Somnath Ghosh
Johns Hopkins University

"Manufacturing and Uncertainty"
Tony Schmitz
University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Workshop Participants

  • Pinar Acar
    Virginia Polytechnic and State University

  • Ankit Agrawal
    Northwestern University

  • Raymundo Arroyave
    Texas A&M University

  • Mohsen Asle Zaeem
    Missouri University of Science & Technology

  • Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
    University of North Texas

  • Jennifer Carter
    Case Western Reserve University

  • Wei Chen
    Northwestern University

  • Kevin Chou
    University of Louisville

  • Joanne Culbertson
    U.S. National Science Foundation

  • Gregory Deirlein
    Stanford University

  • Roger Ghanem
    University of Southern California

  • Somnath Ghosh
    Johns Hopkins University

  • Louis Hector
    General Motors Global R&D

  • Zubaer Hossain
    University of Delaware

  • Surya Kalidindi
    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Marko Knezevic
    University of New Hampshire

  • Alexis Lewis
    U.S. National Science Foundation

  • Bin Li
    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Bo Li
    Case Western Reserve University

  • Gang Li
    Clemson University

  • Xiaochun Li
    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Zi-Kui Liu
    Pennsylvania State University

  • Turab Lookman
    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Marianna Maiaru
    University of Massachusetts, Lowell

  • David McDowell
    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Caglar Oskay
    Vanderbilt University

  • Siddiq Qidwai
    U.S. National Science Foundation

  • Tony Schmitz
    University of North Carolina, Charlotte

  • Alejandro Strachan
    Purdue University

  • Wai Ching Sun
    Columbia University

  • Veera Sundararaghavan
    University of Michigan

  • Yan Wang
    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Ji-Cheng Zhao
    The Ohio State University


Planning Team

David L McDowell, Team Co-Chair
Georgia Institute of Technology

Veera Sundararaghavan, Team Co-Chair
University of Michigan

Raymundo Arroyave
Texas A&M University

Tony Schmitz
University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Michael Tonks
University of Florida

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