Through team science and a collaborative approach to research, MDS3 is redefining Materials Data Science in support of the Department of Energy’s Stockpile Stewardship program. With additional emphasis on workforce development and community engagement, the team is creating exciting new research opportunities for students and enhancing the talent pipeline for national laboratories. MDS3 is funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration (Award DE-NA0004104)
About Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university established in 1826 and located in Cleveland, Ohio. The university leads the Center of Excellence and is the only independent, research-oriented university in a region bounded by Pittsburgh and Rochester on the east, Nashville on the south, and Chicago on the west. Case Western Reserve holds membership in the Association of American Universities and is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1913 as well as several nationally recognized professional accrediting associations. The university enrolls 5,792 undergraduates, 6,277 graduate and professional students, and employs 1,099 full-time faculty.
Case Western Reserve brings decades of materials science research and High Performance Computing-integrated data science environments. Through integrated core facilities such as the SDLE Research Center, CWRU leverages an expansive research portfolio focused on the durability and degradation of environmentally exposed, long-lived materials and technologies, as well as complex data-driven modeling, including geostatistical, geospatiotemporal modeling, graph neural network modeling, and degradation network models. The data analytics platform (CRADLE), an integrated distributed and high performance computing cluster, was developed to facilitate large data storage, improved and faster analysis, and ease of access to HPC solutions for team members.
About the University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, a funded collaborator of the Center of Excellence, is a a public research university with its main campus located in Orange County, Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S. space program. UCF has been making an impact on the state, the nation — and outer space — ever since. UCF is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) – a federal designation by the U.S. Department of Education that acknowledges colleges and universities with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent student enrollment. UCF enrolls 70,406 students and employs 1,890 full time faculty.
