Through outreach, student engagement, and open data sharing, our project continues to broaden participation in materials research while preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers.

•Graduate Training and Workforce Development: Project-supported students participated in Texas A&M’s D³EM program, which integrates materials informatics, engineering design, and capstone projects. PI Dr. Arróyave served as main organizers of Texas A&M Computational Materials Science Summer School, which brought together students and researchers from the U.S. and abroad for intensive training in computational methods, machine learning, and materials design.

•Undergraduate Engagement:

•Sina Zadeh mentored a team of undergraduate students on a Materials Design capstone project. One student’s work led to an industry internship offer, after which he returned to pursue a Ph.D.

•Aerospace student John Broucek gained research experience in alloy design and machine learning, later joining the project as a Ph.D. student. He now mentors undergraduates, several of whom have gone on to join our research group as Ph.D. students. He also travelled to Washington D.C. to participate in his Department of Defense SMART internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in the Physical Metallurgy and Fire Performance group.

•Open Science and Data Sharing: Project data and workflows are shared via public repositories, ensuring broad accessibility and supporting open, reproducible science.