Combinatorial Discovery of Advanced Materials—Software Integration

NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) project awards are made strictly on the basis of rigorous peer-reviewed competitions designed to select the proposals that are best qualified in terms of the technological ideas, the potential economic benefits to the nation (not just the applicant), and the strength of the plan for eventual commercialization of the results. Program portfolios exist across applications and project areas to maximize synergies and promote technology diffusion, for example through public ATP workshops, discussion groups, etc.

High throughput research, including combinatorial discovery methodologies, will be utilized by many advanced materials industries to accelerate the rate of innovation. The widespread implementation of combinatorial methodologies represents a significant technical challenge for the United States. Discontinuous innovation in software technologies will be necessary to drive down costs and facilitate its use in the chemicals and materials sectors. Integration of informatics, focused toward specific product applications, is a critical success factor in this implementation. These issues will be discussed in this presentation.

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Date created: June 28, 1999
Last updated: April 12, 2005