Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials

Published

January 29, 2025

Author(s)

Sarbajit Banerjee, Y. S. Meng, Andrew M. Minor, Minghao Zhang, Nestor J. Zaluzec, Maria K. Chan, Gerald Seidler, David W. McComb, Joshua Agar, Partha P. Mukherjee, Brent Melot, Karena Chapman, Beth S. Guiton, Robert F. Klie, Ian D. McCue, Paul M. Voyles, Ian Robertson, Ling Li, Miaofang Chi, Joel F. Destino, Arun Devaraj, Emmanuelle Marquis, Carlo U. Segre, Huinan H. Liu, Judith C. Yang, Kasra Momeni, Amit Misra, Niaz Abdolrahim, Julia E. Medvedeva, Wenjun Cai, Alp Sehirlioglu, Melike Dizbay-Onat, Apurva Mehta, Lori Graham-Brady, Benji Maryuama, Krishna Rajan, Jamie H. Warner, Mitra L. Taheri, Sergei V. Kalinin, B. Reeja-Jayan, Udo D. Schwarz, Sindee L. Simon, Craig Brown

Abstract

In alignment with the Materials Genome Initiative and as the product of a workshop sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, we define a vision for materials laboratories of the future in alloys, amorphous materials, and composite materials; chart a roadmap for realizing this vision; identify technical bottlenecks and barriers to access; and propose pathways to equitable and democratic access to integrated toolsets in a manner that addresses urgent societal needs, accelerates technological innovation, and enhances manufacturing competitiveness. Spanning three important materials classes, this article summarizes the areas of alignment and unifying themes, distinctive needs of different materials research communities, key science drivers that cannot be accomplished within the capabilities of current materials laboratories, and open questions that need further community input. Here, we provide a broader context for the workshop, synopsize the salient findings, outline a shared vision for democratizing access and accelerating materials discovery, highlight some case studies across the three different materials classes, and identify significant issues that need further discussion.

Citation

Mrs Bulletin

Volume

50

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y

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Keywords

alloy, amorphous, composite, artificial intelligence, autonomous

Citation

Banerjee, S. , Meng, Y. , Minor, A. , Zhang, M. , Zaluzec, N. , Chan, M. , Seidler, G. , McComb, D. , Agar, J. , Mukherjee, P. , Melot, B. , Chapman, K. , Guiton, B. , Klie, R. , McCue, I. , Voyles, P. , Robertson, I. , Li, L. , Chi, M. , Destino, J. , Devaraj, A. , Marquis, E. , Segre, C. , Liu, H. , Yang, J. , Momeni, K. , Misra, A. , Abdolrahim, N. , Medvedeva, J. , Cai, W. , Sehirlioglu, A. , Dizbay-Onat, M. , Mehta, A. , Graham-Brady, L. , Maryuama, B. , Rajan, K. , Warner, J. , Taheri, M. , Kalinin, S. , Reeja-Jayan, B. , Schwarz, U. , Simon, S. and Brown, C. (2025), Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials, Mrs Bulletin, [online], https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959298 (Accessed October 13, 2025)