Materials Science and Engineering in a Post-Pandemic World: A DoD Perspective: Proceedings of a Workshop
2022

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Advances in materials science and engineering play a crucial role in supporting the U.S. economy and national security. To maintain its leading edge in the field, the United States relies on a rich and diverse innovation ecosystem encompassing industry, academic institutions, and government laboratories. While this ecosystem has generated numerous gains for defense agencies, the technology sector, consumers, and the country as a whole over many decades, recent years have brought new challenges and a shifting global dynamic in the field. The United States, long a global magnet for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and expertise, has seen its competitive edge slip as other countries in Europe and Asia have increased their investments in cultivating science and engineering talent and innovation. In 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic caused far-reaching disruptions for both education and supply chains across the world, compounding many of the dynamics that were already affecting materials science and engineering in the United States.

To explore these issues, the Workshop on Materials Science and Engineering in a Post-Pandemic World was organized as part of a workshop series on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Its Infrastructure. Hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the virtual event brought together approximately 30 speakers and attendees representing materials science, engineering, and manufacturing experts from industry, academia, and government agencies. The 3-day workshop explored education and workforce trends across the nation and the globe, with particular focus on the U.S. Department of Defense and university-government collaborations. Participants discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected science and engineering education, opportunities to reimagine traditional education for the field, and the imperative to develop a more diverse workforce. Several speakers presented their views on what the post-pandemic future may hold, and many offered perspectives on key concerns and priorities for the field moving forward. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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102 pages · 7 x 10 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-08313-3
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-08317-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26226

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Front Matter i-xii
Overview 1-2
1 Introduction 3-4
2 The Talent Pipeline: Workforce Data and Trends 5-14
3 From Lab to Field: Recent University-Government Successes 15-24
4 The Global Stage 25-30
5 Positioning DoD and Its Workforce for New or Expanded Areas 31-37
6 Finding and Retaining Talent at Non-DoD Agencies 38-44
7 The Future with COVID-19 45-48
8 Traditional Education Reimagined 49-56
9 Developing a Diverse Workforce 57-64
Appendixes 65-66
Appendix A: Statement of Task 67-67
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda 68-71
Appendix C: Acronyms 72-73
Appendix D: Biographical Information for Speakers 74-90

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ABET	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
AFRL	Air Force Research Laboratory
AI	artificial intelligence
AM	additive manufacturing
ASEE	American Society for Engineering Education
CLiPS	Center for Layered Polymeric Systems
CMS	computational materials science
CMU	Carnegie Mellon University
DEI	diversity, equity, and inclusion
DoD	U.S. Department of Defense
DOE	U.S. Department of Energy
EFRC	Energy Frontier Research Center
EPFL	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)
EWD	education and workforce development
HBCUs	historically Black colleges and universities
HEMI	Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute

ISN	Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
ITAR	International Traffic in Arms Regulations
MEDE	Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments
MIT	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MRS	Materials Research Society
NSB	National Science Board
NTU	Nanyang Technological University
R&D	research and development
S&T	science and technology
UCAH	University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics
UNCAGE-ME	Center for Understanding and Control of Acid Gas Induced Evolution of Materials for Energy

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