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MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
We were pleased to be selected as one of the potential stakeholders and very glad to be able to comment on the ideas and concepts being developed within MGI.
Computational materials science and MRS Computational materials science represents an important slice of the field of materials science. The goal of computational materials science, of course, is to design new materials by integrating firstprinciples methods with a wide array of computational techniques, such as ab initio, finite element, and Monte Carlo and phase field methods. At a more macroscopic level, information from quantum mechanical data can be combined with atomistic and mesoscale data along with experimental data to predict bulk properties. Simulations across multiple length scales are increasingly being used for materials design. With continuing rapid development of appropriate algorithms Bruce M. Clemens 2012 MRS President
as well as hardware, computational materials science is playing an increasingly crucial role in developing new materials and improving the properties of existing materials.
Given its importance, it is not surprising that computational materials science is a focal point of programming at MRS Meetings as well as an important aspect of MRS publications. A perusal of recent as well as upcoming symposia at the MRS Spring and Fall Meetings reveals several dedicated to aspects of computational materials research, including simulations, modeling, and informatics. On the publications side, the May 2012 issue of MRS Bulletin expounded on “Three decades of many-body potentials in materials research” while the theme of the March 2011 MRS Bulletin issue was “High-performance computing for materials design to advance energy science.” In addition, computational materials science clearly weaves across research presented through other MRS avenues. The Materials Research Society’s support for the development of computational materials science extends beyond technical symposia and publications; most notably the Society’s recent advocacy efforts supported the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) that was announced in June 2011, and which is further described in an article by Ashley White in this issue of MRS Bulletin (see p. 715). The goal of MGI is to promote the use of computational tools, experimental data, and models to streamline the design and discovery of critical new materials. The initiative’s stated goals are to “discover, develop, manufacture, and deploy advanced materials at least twice as fast as is possible today, at a fraction of the cost” to address some of the most pressing current needs including clean energy, national security, and human welfare. Months prior to the formal announcement of MGI in mid-2011, the MRS executive leadership and Government Affairs Committee leadership were asked, by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), to comment and add suggestions to the development of the Materials Genome Initiative. We were pl
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