Defense Materials, Manufacturing and its Infrastructure (DMMI) Standing Committee

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Accelerating, scaling up, and transitioning technologies to produce or replace critical materials - materials that are not found or produced in the United States in quantities to meet U.S. defense needs - are essential to enable the United States to develop and sustain emerging technologies and improve its warfighting capability. Mid-scale manufacturing and characterization capacity in combination with modeling and simulation are expected to play a key role in this effort.

To explore U.S. manufacturing and characterization capacity for mid-scale production, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Defense Materials, Manufacturing, and Its Infrastructure Standing Committee hosted the first part of a two-part workshop on January 29-30, 2025. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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ISBN Ebook: 0-309-99232-X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/29117

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Mid-Scale Manufacturing and Characterization Capacity for Department of Defense Critical Materials Supply Challenges, Part 1: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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On May 29-30, 2024, the National Materials and Manufacturing Board and the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop, Methods for Enhancing Additive Manufacturing Qualification and Certification for Defense Applications, sponsored by the Department of Defense. The aim of the workshop was to explore current approaches to enhancing predictive accuracy and innovations in process, control, and inspection, as well as to discuss recent advances in statistics and analytics. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief summarizes the presentations and discussions that occurred at that workshop.

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13 pages · 8.5 x 11 ·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-73177-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/28595

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Methods for Enhancing Additive Manufacturing Qualification and Certification for Defense Applications: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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On November 1-2, 2022, the Defense Materials, Manufacturing, and its Infrastructure Standing Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on autonomous materials discovery and optimization. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during that workshop.

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13 pages · 8.5 x 11 ·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-70230-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26989

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Autonomous Materials Discovery and Optimization: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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The U.S. Department of Defense faces a complex array of challenges in its efforts to retain a position of technological dominance and to protect national security. Several aspects of materials and manufacturing, especially the ability of materials to operate with predictable behaviors in high-temperature environments, pose particular challenges. To illuminate issues surrounding novel high-temperature materials discovery, development, manufacturing, and application, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop titled High-Temperature Materials Systems: Emerging Applications, Materials, and Science Gaps on May 10-11, 2022. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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12 pages · 8.5 x 11 ·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-69806-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26849

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National Research Council. 2023. High-Temperature Materials Systems: Emerging Applications, Materials, and Science Gaps: Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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The ability to deploy and maintain infrastructure and equipment is crucial to military operations and national security. However, the ability to make and repair equipment in a wide range of operational environments is increasingly vulnerable to disruptions in global supply chains and to attacks. Emerging technologies and innovations offer exciting new opportunities to create structures remotely using a broad range of materials, as well as new capabilities for repair and operational support to sustain assets in the long term.

To examine these issues and reveal areas of opportunity for military applications and the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the Workshop on Logistics and Manufacturing Under Attack on June 2-4, 2021. The virtual event brought together speakers and attendees representing materials science, engineering, logistics, and manufacturing experts from industry, academia, and government agencies. The event was organized around three main topics: additive manufacturing of large structures, critical systems supply and repair, and supply and manufacturing in space. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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74 pages · 7 x 10 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-28674-3
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-28676-X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26482

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Logistics and Manufacturing Under Attack: Future Pathways: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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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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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Materials Science and Engineering in a Post-Pandemic World: A DoD Perspective: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Topology optimization is a digital method for designing objects in order to achieve the best structural performance, sometimes in combination with other physical requirements. Topology optimization tools use mathematical algorithms, such as the finite element method and gradient computation, to generate designs based on desired characteristics and predetermined constraints. Initially a purely academic tool, topology optimization has advanced rapidly and is increasingly being applied to the design of a wide range of products and components, from furniture to spacecraft.

To explore the potential and challenges of topology optimization, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a two-day workshop on November 19-20, 2019, Exploiting Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities: Topology Optimization in Design. The workshop was organized around three main topics: how topology optimization can incorporate manufacturability along with functional design; challenges and opportunities in combining multiple physical processes; and approaches and opportunities for design of soft and compliant structures and other emerging applications. Speakers identified the unique strengths of topology optimization and explored a wide range of techniques and strengths of topology optimization and explored a wide range of techniques and achievements in the field to date. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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90 pages · 7 x 10 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-27064-2
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-27065-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26362

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Exploiting Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities: Topology Optimization in Design: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Emerging techniques in data analytics, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, offer exciting opportunities for advancing scientific discovery and innovation in materials science. Vast repositories of experimental data and sophisticated simulations are being utilized to predict material properties, design and test new compositions, and accelerate nearly every facet of traditional materials science. How can the materials science community take advantage of these opportunities while avoiding potential pitfalls? What roadblocks may impede progress in the coming years, and how might they be addressed?

To explore these issues, the Workshop on Data Analytics and What It Means to the Materials Community 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 2-day workshop was organized around three main topics: materials design, data curation, and emerging applications. Speakers identified promising data analytics tools and their achievements to date, as well as key challenges related to dealing with sparse data and filling data gaps; decisions around data storage, retention, and sharing; and the need to access, combine, and use data from disparate sources. Participants discussed the complementary roles of simulation and experimentation and explored the many opportunities for data informatics to increase the efficiency of materials discovery, design, and testing by reducing the amount of experimentation required. With an eye toward the ultimate goal of enabling applications, attendees considered how to ensure that the benefits of data analytics tools carry through the entire materials development process, from exploration to validation, manufacturing, and use. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

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82 pages · 7 x 10 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-66408-X
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-66409-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25628

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Data Analytics and What It Means to the Materials Community: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Mid-Scale Manufacturing and Characterization Capacity for Department of Defense Critical Materials Supply Challenges, Part 1: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

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