NCMC (NIST Combinatorial Methods Center) Workshop Report NCMC-10: Persistent Challenges in Combinatorial Materials Science. Held in Gaithersburg, MD. on October 5-6, 2006

摘要

Tremendous advances in the development and application of combinatorial and high-throughput methods for materials research have been accomplished over the past 15 years. Despite these accomplishments, todays combinatorial materials science is met by some of the same challenges that faced early implementers. NCMC-10: Persistent Challenges in Combinatorial Materials Science, was a forum to examine these persistent measurement needs. The Workshop addressed library fabrication, which continually emerges as a problem when Combi is applied to new materials targets; and informatics/system integration, which has always been a central barrier to workflow development. Over the course of two days, the Workshop brought together 29 industry representatives from the 21 NCMC member institutions, along with academic researchers and more than 30 NIST staff (see Appendix C: NCMC-10 Attendee List). The Workshop included: Technical symposia focused on the persistent challenges of Combi workflow integration and library fabrication. Experts from BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Cornell University, Dow Chemical, North Dakota State University, Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), and Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) gave plenary lectures on these subjects; 10 lectures detailing MSEL Combi methods for polymer formulations, nanostructured materials, organic electronics, and inorganic electronic devices; NCMC-led discussion sessions aimed at identifying key technologies, commercial instruments, and topics at national conferences needed to address persistent challenges to Combi implementation; Tours and method demonstrations in NCMC and BFRL laboratory facilities.