Five ad hoc committees will convene a series of five 2-day public workshops to discuss issues in defense materials and manufacturing. The topics to be discussed in these workshops are the following:

1. Domestic manufacturing capabilities for Critical DoD Applications: Emerging Needs in Quantum-enabled systems;
2. What does quantum exploration bring to new materials design;
3. Accessing the Expanded Design Space afforded by Next Generation Agile Manufacturing;
4. Data analytics and what it means to the Materials Community; and
5. What's next after Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS).

For the ad hoc committee for each workshop, the Defense Materials, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure (DMMI) standing committee will contribute its most suitable members for that topic, with the ad hoc committee's membership to be supplemented to provide the necessary expertise to plan and conduct the workshop. Each ad hoc committee will then develop the agenda for the workshop, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate the discussions. The workshops will use a mix of individual presentations, panels, and question-and-answer sessions to develop an understanding of the relevant issues. The workshop will highlight some recent developments in applicable research fields. Key stakeholders will be identified and invited to participate. Workshop summaries will be prepared separately by a designated rapporteur after each workshop in this series.