At the recent 2-year anniversary of MGI, a consortium of universities including the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Michigan announced their intent to initiate a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the formation of a national-scale materials innovation accelerator network.  One envisioned element of this network is connectivity of the nascent materials data infrastructures at universities, national labs, and other potential partners.  The first step in creating this network is a forum for dialogue on developing a roadmap, facilitated by a workshop in spring 2014 that will include leaders in materials science and engineering from government labs, academia, and industry.

Institute for Materials Executive Director David McDowell will present during this webinar with Cyrus Wadia, assistant director for Clean Energy & Materials R&D with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The event is free but registration is registration is required.