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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Dear </span><span style="color:#212121">Postdocs</span><span style="color:black">:</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Attached and below is information </span><span style="color:#212121">about</span><span style="color:black"> a short course I will be offering at MIT this summer that covers “</span><b><u><span style="color:#212121">Predictive
M</span><span style="color:black">ultiscale Materials Design</span></u></b><span style="color:black">” (</span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design" target="_blank">http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design</a>,
June </span>21-25<span style="color:#212121">, 202</span>1<span style="color:black">).</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif; color:#212121"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u><span style="color:black">MIT </span><span style="color:#212121">postdoctoral associates </span><span style="color:black">and
</span>MIT <span style="color:black">staff can attend for free using the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and </span><span style="color:#212121">you will</span><span style="color:black"> earn an MIT</span><span style="color:#212121"> </span><span style="color:black">certificate</span></u><span style="color:black">!
It’s a really fun course and it gets rave reviews from participants every year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MIT Predictive Multiscale Materials Design Short Course</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Location: MIT campus, Cambridge, MA, USA</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dates: June 21-25, 2021 (Live Virtual)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Watch this video about the course: <a href="https://youtu.be/pCiCBBmHBMY">
https://youtu.be/pCiCBBmHBMY</a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Questions: email <a href="mailto:mbuehler@MIT.EDU">mbuehler@MIT.EDU</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is now open at <a href="http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design" target="_blank">http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design</a>. Participants will
receive an MIT certificate following the one-week course. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ABOUT THE COURSE: A one-week boot camp at MIT, to learn the basics of multiscale modeling, AI/ML, additive manufacturing and materials design, with lab sessions and a strong focus on real-world applications. New this year, lectures about
machine learning and artificial intelligence in materials design, expanded lab sessions to cover multiple 3D printing methods, and hands-on ML/AI computer labs. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Computational methods including AI is revolutionizing the materials design world. Today, an engineer or scientist can simply enter the desired properties into a program and the system will manufacture a microstructure that matches the specifications.
Algorithms predict which chemical building blocks can be combined to create advanced materials with superior functions — from ultra-strong, lightweight materials used in the automotive, construction and aerospace industries, to biomaterials used in implants
and biomedical devices with the ability to self-heal and regenerate. The goal of this new approach is to construct, in a bottom-up manner, atomically-precise products through the use of molecular design and manufacturing, allowing the fabrication a vast array
of designs. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Participants will spend a week at MIT and immerse themselves in interactive lectures, labs and networking with other participants. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design" target="_blank">http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design</a></p>
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