The Materials Genome Initiative: Vision and Opportunities for Basic Science & Advanced Manufacturing

This presentation was made as part of the Symposium X series of keynote talks at the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting.

Presented by:
Cyrus Wadia, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Linda Horton, U.S Department of Energy
Laurie Locascio, National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) was launched in 2011. The vision for MGI is to reduce the time required for materials discovery and move the materials from the research lab to commercial use by half, and realize this transition at a far lower cost than is currently possible. This presentation provided an overview of MGI, updates relevant to how MGI has and will continue to fit in the broader materials science and engineering research activities, discussion of the recently released MGI strategic plan, and the funding status among the participating agencies. This presentation highlighted the fundamental science foundation and opportunities that crosscut theory, modeling, experiment, and computational science research as well as the impact of MGI on advanced manufacturing with a focus on the opportunities to impact processes used in fabrication and delivery of final components.