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Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM): Structure of An Interdisciplinary Materials Design Graduate Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2017

Chi-Ning Chang ,
Brandie Semma ,
Marta Lynn Pardo ,
Debra Fowler ,
Patrick Shamberger  and
Raymundo Arroyave
Chi-Ning Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Brandie Semma
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Marta Lynn Pardo
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Debra Fowler
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 Center for Teach Excellence, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Patrick Shamberger*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Raymundo Arroyave
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
*
*(Email: patrick.shamberger@tamu.edu)
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Abstract

The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) calls for the acceleration of the materials development cycle through the integration of experiments and simulations within a data-aware/enabling framework. To realize this vision, MGI recognizes the need for the creation of a new kind of workforce capable of creating and/or deploying advanced informatics tools and methods into the materials discovery/development cycle. An interdisciplinary team at Texas A&M seeks to address this challenge by creating an interdisciplinary program that goes beyond MGI in that it incorporates the discipline of engineering systems design as an essential component of the new accelerated materials development paradigm. The Data-Enabled Discovery and Development of Energy Materials (D3EM) program seeks to create an interdisciplinary graduate program at the intersection of materials science, informatics, and design. In this paper, we describe the rationale for the creation of such a program, present the pedagogical model that forms the basis of the program, and describe some of the major elements of the program.

Keywords

educationcombinatorial synthesisenergy storage
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MRS Advances , Volume 2 , Issue 31-32: Broader Impact , 2017 , pp. 1693 - 1698
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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