DMREF

The NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR) is sponsoring a series of workshops entitled "Materials Laboratories of the Future: Instrumentation and Infrastructure to Accelerate the Unification of the Materials Innovation Infrastructure."

These workshops will identify critical gaps, essential needs, and emerging opportunities in instrumentation and infrastructure that will need to be addressed in order to keep the United States at the forefront of materials research in the next decade and beyond.

The workshops embrace the vision laid out in the updated Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) Strategic Plan of November 2021, i.e., to continue to expand the reach of the Materials Innovation Infrastructure into all materials properties, synthesis, processing, and manufacturing methods while reducing barriers to the integration of data and use of these tools. The workshops will also consider the training requirements of the next generation of scientists and engineers in the respective areas.

The workshops will consist of a mix of talks by a group of invited experts and panel discussions. More information about the planned workshops, their aims, and how to register can be found in the Table below.

Workshop Webpage	Dates	Location	Meeting Format	Application & Deadline
Soft Materials, Polymers and Biomaterials	October 17-18th, 2022	University of Chicago	Hybrid (In-person & Virtual)	Apply here by September 23rd, 2022.
Alloys, Amorphous and Composite Materials	November 7-8^th, 2022	University of Chicago	Hybrid (In-person Virtual)	Apply here by September 30^th, 2022.
Materials with Long-range Order	November 16-17^th, 2022	Zoom	Virtual Only	Submit ideas and contributions through this web-form by October 15th. Attendance is by invitation selected based on responses