Intellectual Community as a Bridge of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education in Materials Data Science. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chang, Chi-Ning; Patterson, Clinton A.; Harmon, Willie C.; Fowler, Debra A.; Arroyave, Raymundo
• Is Part Of: MRS advances. Volume 5:Number 7(2020)
• Page Start: 355
• Page End: 362
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: education; Electrical engineering -- Congresses; Physics -- Congresses; Materials -- Research -- Congresses; Materials science -- Congresses; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1557/adv.2020.140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2059-8521

Abstract

Abstract: Recognizing materials development was advancing slower than technological needs, the 2011 the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) advocated interdisciplinary approaches employing an informatics framework in materials discovery and development. In response, an interdisciplinary graduate program, funded by the National Science Foundation, was designed at the intersection of materials science, materials informatics, and engineering design, aiming to equip the next generation of scientists and engineers with Material Data Science. Based on the 4- year implementation experience, this report demonstrates how intellectual communities bridge students interdisciplinary learning processes and support a transition from disciplinary grounding to interdisciplinary learning and research. We hope this training model can benefit other interdisciplinary graduate programs, and produce a more productive and interdisciplinary materials workforce.