Institute for Materials Executive Director David L. McDowell recently participated in a study entitled “Modeling Across Scales: A Roadmapping Study for Connecting Materials Models and Simulations Across Length and Time Scales.”

The study was organized by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, and sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Materials Measurement Laboratory.

The study reviews the current state of the art of multiscale materials modeling, presents a detailed reference list of relevant materials modeling software, identifies more than 30 gaps in multiscale modeling and details 16 recommendations that address bridging of materials models across length and time scales.

Modeling Across Scales provides practical, concrete guidance in overcoming the challenge of effectively linking materials models across length and time scales and represents a significant milestone on the pathway to accelerating materials-based technological innovations.

More information regarding the full report is available at www.tms.org/multiscalestudy. For more information regarding TMS activities, please visit http://www.tms.org/TMSHome.aspx.