Materials informatics is an emerging interdisciplinary field that promotes data management, standards, and exchange as well as data mining and analysis as a means of accelerating scientific research.
Kent State’s Center for Materials Informatics is a front runner in this field and a great resource for interested students and faculty.
The Center for Materials Informatics (CMI) at Â鶹´«Ã½ (KSU), established in 2008, aims to be an internationally recognized center in using informatics to advance materials research and education. It will begin with a focus on soft matter (e.g., liquid crystals, polymers, and proteins), biomaterials, and nanomaterials.
The objectives of Kent State's Center for Materials Informatics include:
- using a full array of modern informatics technology
- producing tools, applications, data resources, and knowledge on a multi-disciplinary scale
- supporting acceleration of development and adoption of new materials
- helping to prepare the next generation of scientists as early adopters of new approaches to conducting science
- contributing to the mission of Â鶹´«Ã½ and the State of Ohio