{"559971":{"#nid":"559971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IDEAS:MD3 launch set for Aug. 26","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.materials.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Materials\u003C\/a\u003E (IMat) has announced the official launch event of an unique Georgia Tech initiative to build \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/materials.gatech.edu\/ideas-md3\u0022\u003EIDEAS:MD3\u003C\/a\u003E, a unique industry-national laboratory. Activities will be held Friday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Global Learning Center. Breakfast will be offered from 8 to 9 a.m. Room locations TBD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIDEAS:MD3 represents an important data science component of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/materials.gatech.edu\/building-materials-innovation-ecosystem\u0022\u003EMaterials Innovation Ecosystem\u003C\/a\u003E. Its organization was led by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kalidindi\u0022\u003ESurya Kalidindi\u003C\/a\u003E with the mission of developing the initial data science and engineering foundation in that ecosystem, a key to unleashing new potential in solving 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E century grand challenges. The purpose of IDEAS:MD3 is to promote and conduct research, development, and testing in materials data science and informatics that will lead to new and improved methods to accelerate materials design, development, and deployment (MD3). This includes e-collaboration and tracking of data through materials development and manufacturing workflows.\u0026nbsp; Knowledge and information regarding these capabilities will be disseminated through research projects, conferences, workshops and publications to establish a strong community addressing materials data and informatics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIDEAS:MD3 will serve its members by providing a low cost entry opportunity to increase their awareness and exposure to modern data science tools and e-collaboration platforms, and help them realize significant acceleration, cost reduction, and increased productivity in their ongoing MD3 related projects\u201d said Surya Kalidindi, director of IDEAS:MD3. Members will also have unique access to a set of community curated and pedigreed data, codes, workflows, knowledge, and expertise databases in the many application areas of MD3, he added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis materials innovation ecosystem leverages Georgia Tech\u2019s thought leadership in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/materials.gatech.edu\/materials-genome-initiative\u0022\u003EMaterials Genome Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E (MGI) and existing strengths in technology translation. It also continues to build strong relationships with original equipment manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, energy and defense sectors, with emphasis on incorporating their materials supply chains.\u0026nbsp; According to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/mcdowell\u0022\u003EDavid McDowell\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of IMat, this new data science institute is uniquely poised to transform the future workforce at the interface of materials data science and manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely excited to have the opportunity to bring industry\u2019s challenges to the forefront in applying modern data science methods to create new value for global competitiveness, building on Georgia Tech\u2019s related investments over the past four years,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIDEAS:MD3 will align with the activities of the Materials Accelerator Network (GT lead: McDowell) in connection with the MGI, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.southbdhub.org\/\u0022\u003ESouth Big Data Regional Innovation Hub\u003C\/a\u003E (GT lead: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/srinivas-aluru\u0022\u003ESrinivas Aluru\u003C\/a\u003E). \u0026nbsp;This new hub will also be hosting its own introductory workshop, Thursday, Aug. 25. Read in more detail \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.southbdhub.org\/workshops.html\u0022\u003Eabout the workshop\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1K3jaPRVYhNR266Qv8s9jfJpsLSHGCMhEiOl4OenLDDA\/edit\u0022\u003Eregister here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIDEAS:MD3 will become an application \u201cspoke\u201d in the Big Data Innovation Hub, while becoming the main national hub for Hierarchical Materials Informatics, establishing Georgia Tech as a leading global authority on effective \u003Cem\u003Ee-collaboration workflows\u003C\/em\u003E that will produce the disruptive transformation envisioned by MGI\/ICME. In the process, it will create completely new markets for materials data, analytic tools, and knowledge databases with opportunities for incubation of new commercial technologies\/products created by GT researchers and their successful translation through various programs offered by GT\u2019s EI\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe launch event will kick off with IMat Executive Director David L. McDowell emphasizing the benefits of this new initiative within the materials and Georgia Tech communities , followed by an overview of and introduction to the IDEAS:MD3 platform by Surya Kalidindi and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matin.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMATIN\u003C\/a\u003E primer by Aleks Blekh, a research scientist with the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mined.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMINED\u003C\/a\u003E group and soon-to-be faculty member with ChBE. \u0026nbsp;After lunch, three hands-on demonstration stations will showcase the novel data capture, analytics, and collaboration capabilities offered by the unique material innovation cyber-ecosystem being designed, built, and launched by MD3 for its members. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.materials.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/LAUNCH%20EVENT%20AGENDA%20080516.pdf\u0022\u003ESee our draft agenda\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe demonstrations will provide an opportunity to work with emerging tools in the IDEAS:MD3 ecosystem, showcasing capabilities in data capture and storage, analysis, and e-collaboration,\u201d said Andrew Medford, a postdoctoral researcher with the MINED group. \u201cThis will give participants a more concrete idea of the potential impact of data science on the materials and manufacturing sector, and provide a unique chance to interact with the talented students and researchers in this exciting field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/materials.gatech.edu\/ideas-md3\u0022\u003Eour web page\u003C\/a\u003E for more information. Questions regarding IDEAS:MD3 should be directed to Brooke Beckert at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brooke.beckert@imat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrooke.beckert@imat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. If you need additional information regarding the event itself, please contact Cecelia Jones at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cecelia.jones@imat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ececelia.jones@imat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIDEAS:MD3 represents an important data science component of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/materials.gatech.edu\/building-materials-innovation-ecosystem\u0022\u003EMaterials Innovation Ecosystem\u003C\/a\u003E. Its organization was led by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/kalidindi\u0022\u003ESurya Kalidindi\u003C\/a\u003E with the mission of developing the initial data science and engineering foundation in that ecosystem, a key to unleashing new potential in solving 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E century grand challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Consortium promotes design, development, deployment"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2016-08-08 09:33:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:16","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"559951":{"id":"559951","type":"image","title":"IDEAS:MD3 launches Aug. 26","body":null,"created":"1470661242","gmt_created":"2016-08-08 13:00:42","changed":"1475895364","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:04","alt":"IDEAS:MD3 launches Aug. 26","file":{"fid":"206761","name":"datatech.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/datatech.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/datatech.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6506,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/datatech.jpg?itok=5lAgstaN"}},"559941":{"id":"559941","type":"image","title":"IDEAS:MD3","body":null,"created":"1470661146","gmt_created":"2016-08-08 12:59:06","changed":"1475895364","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:04","alt":"IDEAS:MD3","file":{"fid":"206760","name":"logo_-_ideas_md3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/logo_-_ideas_md3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/logo_-_ideas_md3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":685863,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/logo_-_ideas_md3.jpg?itok=-V6p4hdC"}},"357431":{"id":"357431","type":"image","title":"Surya Kalidindi compressed","body":null,"created":"1449245767","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:07","changed":"1475895091","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:31","alt":"Surya Kalidindi compressed","file":{"fid":"201455","name":"surya-kalidindi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/surya-kalidindi_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/surya-kalidindi_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":14861,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/surya-kalidindi_0.jpg?itok=BtMjwId7"}},"224611":{"id":"224611","type":"image","title":"David McDowell","body":null,"created":"1449243551","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:39:11","changed":"1475894896","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:16","alt":"David McDowell","file":{"fid":"197386","name":"dsc05032.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc05032_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc05032_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6592,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc05032_0.jpg?itok=9qQemGIh"}}},"media_ids":["559951","559941","357431","224611"],"groups":[{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECecelia Jones: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cecelia.jones@imat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ececelia.jones@imat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrooke Beckert: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brooke.beckert@imat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebrooke.beckert@imat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}