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Celebrating aiM Trainees on Completing Their Dissertation Defenses

The AI for Understanding and Designing Materials (aiM) program at Duke University proudly celebrates the successful dissertation defenses in Spring 2025 with projects uniting artificial intelligence, data science, and advanced materials research.

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Emerging AI-Driven Materials Technologies Revolutionizing Aerospace, Medical Implants, Optics, and Polymers

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are accelerating innovation across materials science, enabling breakthroughs in aerospace manufacturing, medical implants, optical systems, and polymer development. We’ve compiled a list of U.S.-based companies pioneering AI-driven material…

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Research Contributions from Duke aiM Program Students

The aiM Program (AI for Understanding and Designing Materials) at Duke University supports student research across various fields bridging machine learning and materials science including contributions in decision-making algorithms and 3D printing for medical applications. Below are some of the…

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Call for Applications: aiM-NRT Fellowship Now Open for Fall 2025

Duke University’s prestigious Artificial Intelligence for Materials (aiM-NRT) Fellowship program is excited to announce that applications for the Fall 2025 cohort are now open! This is a unique opportunity for talented doctoral students to advance interdisciplinary research at the cutting edge…

Materials Science Collaborators Converge at Symposium About AI in the Field

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Materials Science Collaborators Converge at Symposium About AI in the Field

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Where Are They Now? Stories from recent PhD graduates

The aiM Program has played a pivotal role for our trainees helping them transition into impactful careers. Below, we spotlight three recent PhD graduates who have leveraged their aiM experience to excel in their respective domains. They share insights into their challenges, memorable milestones…

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aiM Team Travels to 2024 NSF NRT Annual Meeting

Duke team members, Cate Brinson, Shana McAlexander, and Daniel Michael, traveled to the NSF NRT (National Research Traineeship) annual meeting in Arlington, VA this October. Daniel Michael, presented his research, demonstrating the program's impact on interdisciplinary scientific advancement. In…

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From Houston to Duke: Pioneering the AI + Materials Path

In a candid interview with Aniketh Shenoy, the program assistant for the aiM program, Francis shared his experiences, challenges, and insights about pursuing this innovative interdisciplinary path. His journey from Houston to Duke, and from mechanical engineering to the cutting edge of AI and…

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Celebrating aiM Trainees on completing their Dissertation Defenses

The AI for Understanding and Designing Materials (aiM) program at Duke University proudly announces the successful dissertation defenses of its doctoral candidates for the 2023-2024 academic year. These achievements highlight the program's commitment to integrating artificial intelligence with…

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Fall 2023 aiM Boot Camp and Student Leadership Council

New aiM trainees were welcomed in August 2023 with our orientation/ boot camp event with technical and professional development sessions.

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aiM Trainees complete their dissertation defenses

Congratulations to the aiM Trainees completing their dissertation defenses!

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Applications Open for Fall 2023 cohort - AI for Understanding and Designing Materials (aiM) Program

Share the MGI Vision to radically transform materials development and understanding - apply now for Fall 2023!

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aiM Digital Learning Project goes to YouTube

We recently chatted with aiM’s newest affiliate member – Prajakta Prabhune (MEMS PhD candidate) – about her work in laying the foundation for aiM’s digital education initiative. Subscribe to the 'aiM Program at Duke University' YouTube channel to access new videos as they become available!

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Highlights from aiM Boot Camp 2022 and Launch of Student Leadership Council

On August 24th and 25th, the aiM program welcomed the new Fall 2022 cohort of ten doctoral students. Additionally, this fall, the aiM Student Leadership Council was born with the goal of promoting aiM community engagement and providing trainees with leadership opportunities.

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Harnessing Data for Materials Through Collaboration

Joint NRT Symposium Chicago 2022 saw aiM trainees and project leaders combine for a three-university collaborative event