PME Special Seminar - Dr. John Schlueter

The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer Our Future (DMREF) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF)

The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) is a multi-agency partnership that seeks to accelerate the progression of materials research across the Materials Development Continuum for the benefit of society. By coupling a predictive, computationally led, and data-driven approach with experimental synthesis and validation via an iterative feedback loop, MGI promotes the rapid design, discovery, development, and deployment of advanced materials that will ensure sustained American leadership in sectors including clean energy, national security, and human welfare. After a decade of progress that has witnessed a paradigm shift in the philosophy of materials research, the second MGI Strategic Plan was released in 2021, defining three primary goals for the next five years: 1) Unifying the Materials Innovation Infrastructure, 2) Harnessing the Power of Materials Data, and 3) Educating, Training, and Connecting the Materials Research and Development Workforce. The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) partners with other federal agencies to promote these objectives. DMREF includes participation from ten divisions in four directorates at the NSF. Additional information about DMREF can be found at DMREF.org. This talk will provide an overview of the DMREF program and MGI-related funding opportunities sponsored by the NSF. DMREF is a biannual program with the next competition in 2025.