Jud Ready
Deputy Director
Composites Workshop
October 21, 2016
Materials Research Profile at GT
* By Primary Appointment
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AE – Aerospace EngngBIO – BiologyBME – Biomedical EngngChBE – Chemical and Biomolecular EngngCEE – Civil & Environmental EngngCHEM – Chemistry and BiochemistryCoC – College of ComputingECE – Electrical and Computer EngngGTRI – Georgia Tech Research InstituteISYE – Industrial and Systems EngngMATH – MathematicsME – Mechanical EngngMSE – Materials Science & EngngPHYS – PhysicsOther – INTA, Public Policy, MGT, EAS, ARCH
MSE18%
ME21%
ChBE13%
CHEM8%
CEE8%
PHYS7%
GTRI4%
BME6%
ECE5%
BIO1%
AE3%
ISYE1%
MATH1%
COC2%
Other2%
2015 Distribution of Materials Faculty
(195 total)
Cabinet, Student Advisory Council, External Advisory
Panel
Academic & National
Lab Partners
Industry Partners
Basic Materials
Research
Products,
Applications
Vision: To be an international leader in the research, development, and innovative use of materials to solve scientific and technological grand challenges.
Use-Inspired Research
• X-materials – MGI• MATIN• Workshops, Short Courses• Strategic Industry Relations
• MCF, MAC• Web portal, search/access• Teaming and shared facilities
development
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IMat’s Structure
Dave McDowellExecutive Director
Rusty EdwardsInterim
Finance Manager
Cecelia JonesCenter Manager
Kelly SmithMarketing and
Communications Manager
Jud ReadyGTRI
Deputy Director,Innovation Initiatives
Eric VogelMSE
Associate Director,Shared Resources
Deputy Director, IEN
Farlenthia WalkerAdmin Assistant
Surya KalidindiME/MSE/CSEMGI Strategist, Data sciences,
materials design
Rick NeuME/MSE
Mechanical Properties
Samuel GrahamME/MSE
NEMS, MEMS, Electronic and
functional materials
Sankar NairChBE
Energy materials,interfaces, genomics
Jeannette YenBiology
Ecology, bio-inspiredmaterials design
John ReynoldsChemistry
GT Polymer Network, soft materials
Some important functions of the IST:1. Workshop concepts and organization2. Strategic concepts for new research areas3. Seed funding and proposal competitions4. Assist with leadership identification, development & support5. Engagement with industry and federal agencies6. Data science and informatics/ICME/MGI
Jud ReadyGTRI
Deputy DirectorInnovation Initiatives
IMat Strategic Goals
Goal 1: Develop and Nurture the Materials Innovation Ecosystem
Goal 2: Enrich and Grow the Resource Base for Materials Research
Goal 3: Project Tech’s Thought Leadership in Materials Domain
Goal 4: Prepare the Materials Workforce of the Future
Georgia Tech: model university materials innovation ecosystem• Accelerating materials design, development, and deployment (MD3)
• Materials + X
• Novel approaches to materials data sciences and informatics
• Preparing the future workforce for materials discovery and development
http://materials.gatech.edu/
MRI Task Force
Report
Set up skeletal infrastructure;
internal messaging
External messaging; workshops;
shared resources June 2013
Formal Launch; Website
ShaRA, Shared
Resources; proposal
development
MGI workshops;Accelerator
Network
Fully staffed, With Deputy and Associate
DirectorsIMat/IEN joint
activities in materials
characterization
Innovation Initiatives
and Shared Resources
accord with MRI plan
2012
2013
2014
2015
IMat Roadmap –2012-spring 2015
FY13 $328K FY14 $824K
FY15 $960K
FY16 $1,157K
Branding; new
initiatives;MatIN
integration
Expand MCF, MAN, Spoke
Critical 5th
year gate review –Fall 2017
Initial embedded
agreements, data science
via IDEAS:MD3, short courses,
MOOCs
Strategic plan
update
New MGI on-line/short
course offerings
External collaboration via
data sciences: IDEAS:MD3 and NSF Hub Spoke
Launch MCF and expand shared
resources
2015
2016
2017
IMat Roadmap –2015- 2017 (yrs 3-5)
NSF Big Data Hub;Collaborative
agreements with Materials Accelerator
Network
MatIN, HPC, and Materials
Accelerator Network
development
We are here…
Actual Budget vs Roadmap
Through FY16, ~63% GT funding of level laid out in roadmap
Actual MRI RoadmapFY13 $328K $435KFY14 $824K $1,171KFY15 $960K $1,720-2,000KFY16 $1,157K $1,720-2,000KFY17 $1,261K* $1,720-2,000K
June 2013 GT commitment to MGI of $10M over five years:Through FY16:Cumulative IMat Budget - $3.3MSpecial allocations year 1: $0.5MNew TEM and XRD upgrades: $1.75MIDEAS:MD3: $0.15MOther materials startup: ~ $1.5M
Cumulative $7.2M over 3 years, or 72% of commitment 60% through first five years.
On target!
“Georgia Tech is announcing the launch of a new Institute for Materials (IMat), an interdisciplinary research institute designed to foster a materials innovation ecosystem for research and education. This new institute is part of a $10 million commitment over the next five years toward building a
stronger materials innovation ecosystem.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2013_mgi_annoucements.pdf
*requested
Some Major Value Added Contributions of IMat
Consolidated first ever unified, cross-cutting Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) at GT• Joint with IEN• Campus-wide on-line materials equipment search capability (ShaRA) & scheduling/billing
(SUMS).• Strategic relationship forged with IEN and academic units to consolidate materials
characterization instrumentation in IEN, CNC, and XRD facilities under a single administrative umbrella, the MCF
Materials + X Seed Grants
• $60k/yr. - 5 awards last week
Proposal Support• In past 30 months, >$220M in value (collaboration with GTMI, SEI, CSE/IDH, Industry Collaboration and
Commercialization)
• MGI workshops in data science• DOE (Sandia MOU) collaborations, as well as ORNL• Innovation lectures• 2 MOOCs developed• National Materials Accelerator Network (with UW-Madison & U. Michigan); added UC-Berkeley and
TAMU in 2015• Ideation Research Projects• Advising needs for new faculty hires
Some Major Value Added Contributions of IMat
• IMat formally hosted the website for data for the National Materials S&E Data Challenge
• IDEAS:MD3, one of Tech’s first four data science institutes, aimed at embedding industry
• Supported pursuit of collaborative agreements with Southwire, Novelis, Simmons, and others
• Data sciences with Lockheed Martin, Siemens Energy, Pratt & Whitney, Tata RDD Center, etc.
• Automotive and aerospace SE USA materials supply chain is a focus
Marcus Characterization LabLoc. in basement of Marcus.
• FEI Nova Nanolab 200 FIB-SEM• Hitachi HD2700 STEM• Hitachi HT7700 TEM• Hitachi SU8230 FE-SEM• Hysitron T900 Nanoindenter• Keyence Digital Microscope• Kratos Axis-Ultra XPS• Thermo K-Alpha XPS• Thermo-Nicolet Confocal µ-
Raman• IONToF ToF-SIMS• Veeco Dimension 3100 AFM• Zeiss Ultra 60 FE-SEM
• Unified scheduling and billing infrastructure• Coherent user fees, policies, and training • United front for strategic relationships with vendors (e.g., Hitachi)• Faculty advisory board• Separate managers for each laboratory• Common faculty expertise, technicians and research engineers (e.g., TEM sample
prep.)• Common and coherent request to EVPR for partial funding and equipment acquisition
CNC Electron MicroscopyLocated in PTB
• LEO 1530 SEM• Hitachi SU8010 SEM• JEOL 100 CX TEM• Hitachi 2000 TEM• FEI Tecnai F30 TEM
Panalytical X-ray LabLoc. in basement of Marcus• Empyrean –
Multipurpose XRD withSAXS
• X’Pert Alpha-1 MPD• X’Pert PRO MRD XRD
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Materials Analysis CenterGTRI and Marcus
Primary role is to coordinate and perform research analysis for internal and external customers related to the structure, composition and properties
of materials.
Georgia Tech Materials Characterization Facility (MCF.GATECH.EDU)
What does Tech Think?
IMat has developed a significant thought leadership position in the U.S. Materials Genome Initiative:
• June 24, 2013 IMat launch on White House OSTP website
• Hosted March 28, 2014 regional MGI workshop
• Hosted and co-organized (with UW-Madison and Univ. Michigan) June 5-6, 2014 MGI workshop
• Co-founded U.S. Materials Accelerator Network in 2014; hosted AFRL/NIST/NSF MSE Data Challenge (Tech teams took 1st and 2nd prize)
• Organized MRS Bulletin 2015 Volume on MGI (Ready)
• Briefed UMC at fall 2015 MS&T (McDowell)
• Co-organized ICME World Congress in Colorado Springs, CO, 2015 (Kalidindi)
• MS&T Tutorial on Materials Data Analytics, 2015 (Kalidindi and MATIN team)
• McDowell and Kalidindi MRS article on materials innovation ecosystem, April 2016
• McDowell and LeSar special issue of MRS Bulletin on microstructure informatics, 2016
• November 2016 ASME session devoted to ICME at GT (gas turbine materials and additive manufacturing)
• Hosted MRS Webinar on “Materials Innovation” (Ready)
• Materials Innovation Panel Discussions – MRS Fall 2016 & Spring 2016 mtgs.
• MGI-centric symposium organized b@ MRS Spring 2017 (Meredith)
• US Dept. of State “George C. Marshall Visit to Austria Program” for Advanced Materials (Ready)
• Released two new MGI-supportive MOOC courses in 2016
• TMS Materials Innovation Committee, MRS Bulletins, Nature, OEDC
• Discussions with OSTP, sMGI, USA MSE department heads
• Panelist at White House 5th MGI anniversary, August 2016
• IDEAS:MD3
Coordinated with White House OSTP
IDEAS:MD3
Introducing IDEAS:MD3
Building on Georgia Tech’s Leadership in Materials Innovation Infrastructure…
Innovation Initiatives & Shared Resources
Data Management• Capture• Storage• Aggregation• Sharing Protocols• Knowledge databases
Data AnalyticsMine embedded high value information via:• Filtering • Data fusion• Uncertainty analyses• Statistical analyses• Dimensionality reduction• Pattern recognition• Regression analysis• Machine learning• Statistical learning
e-Collaboration• Utilize open source and
open access data/code repositories
• Facilitate cross-disciplinary team discussions and annotations of intermediate results
• Manage workflows and identify best practices
• Decision support for future investments with high ROI
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IDEAS:MD3 will facilitate exploration of open source and commercial data science methods within the materials innovation ecosystem
New MGI MOOCs from Georgia Tech
• Materials Data Sciences and Informaticshttps://www.coursera.org/learn/material-informatics
• Introduction to High-Throughput Materials Development. https://www.coursera.org/learn/high-throughput
• Coming soon!Inverse Methods for Synthesis and Process Routes in Materials Development
Hamid Garmestani, MSE and Surya Kalidindi, ME/MSE/CSE
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FLAMEL: From Learning, Analytics, and Materials to Entrepreneurship and
Leadership(http://flamel.gatech.edu)
• Four tracks (2 courses each)– Mathematics and Computation– Materials and Manufacturing– Entrepreneurship– Integration and Synthesis
(2 new courses)
• Interdisciplinary Education– Problem-based learning– Interdisciplinary teams projects– GT entrepreneurship programs (e.g.,
Flashpoint, TI:GER)
• Recurring Themes– Communications– Cyber-infrastructure (MATIN)
Cross-Disciplinary Curriculum Integrating
Materials, Manufacturing, and
Data Sciences
http://materials-informatics-class-fall2015.github.io/
• Shared Resources:
– Update and implement SUMS
– New: tech support/capabilities development (with IEN)
– Refine Materials Analysis Center mission and profile
– Bring Mechanical Properties Research Laboratory on-line as a cost center (IRF)
FY17
• Innovation Initiatives:
– Further Develop and extend external partnerships: Sandia MOU, ORNL, IMDEA Materials, Materials Accelerator Network, various industry.
– Seed funding
• Innovation Initiatives:
– New: Support launch phase of IDEAS:MD3, building on discovery phase, membership agreements, hackathon, staffing, and member recruiting over past 9 months.
– New: Build successful anticipated materials spoke for NSF Big Data Hub & MATIN infrastructure; plan for new space.
– New: Build case with SEI and other stakeholders for next generation NNMI/MII (gas turbine materials repair/qualification, rotating turbomachinery)
– Major proposal support
Thrusts for FY17
Contacts:
Prof. David McDowellExecutive [email protected]
Dr. Jud ReadyDeputy Director, Innovation [email protected]
Questions?
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