2024 MGI PI Meeting

2024 MGI PI Meeting July 30-31

A total of 345 participants attended the 2024 MGI PI Meeting held this past July. Hosted by Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), the event featured distinguished speakers from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Air Force Research Laboratory, and several prestigious universities. Attendees gathered to explore key aspects of the Materials Genome Initiative, with discussions focused on critical topics such as Protecting and Improving Human Health, Delivering Sustainable and Resilient Energy, Thriving in Extreme Environments, Enhancing Structural Performance, Protecting the Environment, Propelling the Information and Communication Technologies Revolution, and Advancing Critical and Emerging Technologies (CETs).

The event also showcased over 100 poster presentations, highlighting new challenges and innovative solutions. It served as a platform for collaborative efforts that leverage the rapid growth in data, AI/ML-driven insights, and community-wide infrastructure development.

For further details on the speakers and discussion topics, please refer to the agenda below.

Registration and Breakfast

7:45 AM – 8:30 AM at Entrance Lobby

Call to Order and Opening Remarks

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- David Elbert

- Todd Hufnagel

- John Schlueter

- Germano Iannacchionee

- Karen Marrongelle

- Matthias Graf

- Geraldine Richmond

- Jim Warren

- Laurie Locascio

Opening Session: Agency update on MGI activities

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Lisa Friedersdorf

- Jim Warren

- Dave Rampulla

- Andrew Schwartz

- Richard Vaia

- Benjamin Jensen

- Germano Iannacchione

- Katherine Sebeck

- Kris Behler

Materials AI Aspiration

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Dana Weinstein

Overview of International MGI-related activities

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Masahiko Demura

- Georg Bechtold

- Heni Haring

- Mahak Garg

- Padraic Foley

- Xiao-Dong Zhou

Coffee Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM at Theater Lobby

Report on NASEM Study of DMREF

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Ron Latanision

Report on PCAST Report 'Supercharging Research: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Meet Global Challenge

11:25 AM – 11:50 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Laura Greene

Report from Square Table Workshop: Critical Materials for Sustainable Energy

11:50 AM – 12:00 PM at Theater (First Floor)

- Rod Eggert

- Eric Toberer

Working Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:10 PM at 8th Floor, additional seating on 4th floor

- Eugenia Kharlampieva

- Mohsen Asle Zaeem

- Volker Blum

- Sergei Sheiko

- Rae Robertson-Anderson

- Vincent Crespi

- Sanket Deshmukh

- Jeffrey Pyun

- Michael Trenary

- Shahab Azarfar

- Gavin Donley

- Jeffrey Rickman

- John Kitchin

- Catherine Brinson

- M. Ravi Shankar

- Cem Tasan

Reports from Recipents of 2022 MGI Supplements

Overview of 2024 Supplement Challenge

1:10 PM – 1:20 PM at 8th Floor

- John Schlueter

Breakout Session 1: Identifying Tangible Targets for MGI Challenges

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM at Various

7 Subsessions

1: Protecting and Improving Human Health1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Dave Rampulla, Sarah Perry, Brenda Rubenstein

2: Delivering Sustainable and Resilient Energy1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Eric Miller, Volker Blum, Paul Kent

3: Thriving in Extreme Environments1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Kris Behler, Todd Hufnagel, Vikram Gavini

4: Enhancing Structural Performance1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Jim Warren, Catherine Brinson, Katsuyo Thornton, Sean Donegan

5: Protecting the Environment1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Germano Iannacchione, Javier Read de Alaniz, Eric Bylaska, Claire Riley

6: Propelling the Information and Communication Technologies Revolution1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Richard Vaia, Tyrel McQueen, Aaron Kaplan

7: Advancing Critical and Emerging Technologies (CETs)1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Speaker: Alexis Lewis, Jason Azoulay, Long-Qing Chen, Michael McConney, Jordan Bass

Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM at 9th Floor

Poster Session 1

2 Subsessions

Posters 1-35, 127 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Speaker: Daniel Agterberg, John Allison, Jason Azoulay, Simon Billinge, Geoff Brennecka, Carlos Castro, Long-Qing Chen, Sugata Chowdhury, Vincent Crespi, Michael Flatté, Amar Flood, Kenan Gundogdu, Jenny Hoffman, Yun Jing, Boris Kozinsky, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Bolin Liao, Yongmin Liu, Noa Marom, David Masiello, Kristin Persson, Jose Menendez, Zetian Mi, Yifei Mo, Viktor Podolskiy, Oleg Prezhdo, Chad Risko, Philippe Sautet, M. Ravi Shankar, Pramey Upadhyaya, Haiyan Wang, Amanda Wang, Qimin Yan, Li Yang, Ming Yi, Christopher Hinkle

Posters 36-62, 99, 119-123 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Speaker: Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Honggang Cui, Adam Gormley, Hendrik Heinz, Robert Ivancic, Anand Jagota, Safa Jamali, Kane Jennings, David Kazmer, Chenfeng Ke, Cristina Marchetti, Alexander Mironenko, Alshakim Nelson, Brendan O'Connor, Zoubeida Ounaies, Angela Pitenis, Jeffrey Pyun, Jerry Qi, Javier Read de Alaniz, Rae Robertson-Anderson, Jutta Rogal, Eleftheria Roumeli, Stephen (Andy) Sarles, Sergei Sheiko, Charles Sing, T Venkatesh, Mariah Batool, Lisa Lewis, Jeffrey Rickman, Satish Bukkapatnam, Mark van Schilfgaarde, Vineeth Venugopal

Reception

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM at 9th Floor Terrace

Reception sponsored by Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute and the

G. W. C. Whiting School of Engineering.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:30 AMat Theater Lobby

Autonomous Experimentation Infrastructure landscape

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM at Theater (First Floor)

- Lisa Friedersdorf

- Jim Warren

- Cosima Boswell-Koller

- Benji Maruyama

Breakout Session 2: Mapping landscape for MGI Challenges

9:00 AM – 10:45 AM at Various locations

7 Subsessions

1: Protecting and Improving Human Health

Speaker: Dave Rampulla, Sarah Perry, Brenda Rubenstein

2: Delivering Sustainable and Resilient Energy

Speaker: Eric Miller, Volker Blum, Paul Kent

3: Thriving in Extreme Environments

Speaker: Kris Behler, Todd Hufnagel, Vikram Gavini

4: Enhancing Structural Performance

Speaker: Jim Warren, Catherine Brinson, Katsuyo Thornton, Sean Donegan

5: Protecting the Environment

Speaker: Germano Iannacchione, Javier Read de Alaniz, Eric Bylaska, Claire Riley

6: Propelling the Information and Communication Technologies Revolution

Speaker: Richard Vaia, Tyrel McQueen, Aaron Kaplan

7: Advancing Critical and Emerging Technologies (CETs)

Speaker: Alexis Lewis, Jason Azoulay, Long-Qing Chen, Michael McConney, Jordan Bass

Coffee Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM at Theater Lobby

Open Science Panel

11:15 AM – 11:45 AMat Theater (First Floor)

- Siddiq Qidwai

- Christopher Thomas

- Michael Cooke

- Robert Hanisch

Working Lunch: Report from DMREF/AFRL Dayton Meeting

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM at 8th Floor

- Ruth Pachter

- Tod Grusenmeyer

Report-outs from Breakouts

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM at Theater (First Floor)

Panel on Materials to Manufacturing

- Lisa Friedersdorf

- R Wachter

- Linda Molnar

- Raymundo Arroyave

- David Kazmer

- Wei Chen

- Mingda Li

Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM at 9th Floor

Poster Session 2

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

2 Subsessions

Posters 63-77

Speaker: Raymundo Arroyave, Paulo Branicio, Nan Chen, Daryl Chrzan, Stephen Niezgoda, Eugene Olevsky, Elizabeth Opila, Liang Qi, Greg Rohrer, Ashley Spear, Alejandro Strachan, Gregory Thompson, Michael Trenary, Bi-Cheng Zhou

Posters 78-98, 100-118, 120-122, 124-125, 128-129

Speaker: Shahab Azarfar, Sanket Deshmukh, Michael Falk, Panchapakesan Ganesh, Kevin Garrity, Vikram Gavini, Jiamian Hu, Aaron Kaplan, Paul Kent, Gabriel Kotliar, Praveen Muralikrishnan, Habib Najm, Katie Newhall, Mark Pederson, Tyrel McQueen, Yuan Ping, Jacopo Simoni, Phanish Suryanarayana, Lucas Wagner, Xiao Zhang, Frederick Baddour, Jack Deslippe, Thomas Glover, Bryan Goldsmith, John Hoberg, Ayman Karim, John Kitchin, Konstantin Klyukin, Wilton Kort-Kamp, Dan Krogstad, Bruce Lee, Tao Li, Diana Qiu, Michael Rawlings, Subrato Sarkar, Christopher Sutton, Daniel Tabor, Eric Toberer, David Butcher, Theo Siegrist, Francesca Tavazza, Zachary Trautt, Benji Maruyama, David Darwin, Todd Hufnagel, Kamal Choudhary, Satish Bukkapatnam