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RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology     NIST

AI-Driven Experimental Materials Science

Location

Material Measurement Laboratory, Materials Measurement Science Division

opportunity location
50.64.31.C1074 Gaithersburg, MD

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name email phone
Austin McDannald austin.mcdannald@nist.gov 301.975.2736

Description

We are interested in using Machine Learning and AI techniques to enable autonomous, AI-Driven, experimental research. There are many aspects of this nascent field that require further development. This includes: algorithm design for the interpretation of measurements, designing algorithms for deciding which experiments to perform, communicating with the instruments, orchestrating the steps of the research campaign, and algorithm design for inferring conclusions from multiple sources of information. Uncertainty quantification and propagation is vitally important such autonomous workflows, as is the development of benchmarks for determining the efficacy of each step of the workflow.

key words

AI; Machine Learning; Autonomous Research; Materials Science;

Eligibility

citizenship

Open to U.S. citizens

level

Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$82,764.00 $3,000.00
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