NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.
Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.
An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
NCMC Workshop ReportNCMC-10: Persistent Challenges in Combinatorial Materials Science
Published
Author(s)
Michael J. Fasolka, Carol E. Laumeier, Kathryn L. Beers, Christopher M. Stafford
Abstract
Tremendous advances in the development and application of combinatorial and high-throughput methods for materials research have been accomplished over the past 15 years. Despite these accomplishments, today s combinatorial materials science is met by some of the same challenges that faced early implementers. NCMC-10: Persistent Challenges in Combinatorial Materials Science, was a forum to examine key measurement challenges that persist, despite tremendous advancements in the development and application of combinatorial and high-throughput methods for materials research over the past 15 years. The Workshop addressed library fabrication, which continually emerges as a problem when Combi is applied to new materials targets; and informatics/system integration, which has always been a central barrier to workflow development.
Fasolka, M.
, Laumeier, C.
, Beers, K.
and Stafford, C.
(2007),
NCMC Workshop ReportNCMC-10: Persistent Challenges in Combinatorial Materials Science, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7409
(Accessed October 9, 2025)