Dear group,
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to come up with an impactful
and memorable name for our Consortium on materials acceleration platforms
(MAPs).
What is the Consortium about?
The goal of our Consortium is to develop MAPs like Ada that fully integrate
automated robotics with rapid characterization and AI. We will foster
strategic, multidisciplinary partnerships between academia, government, and
the private sector to catalyze disruptive innovation in the area of
materials discovery.
How do I enter the contest?
Follow this link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy7K_yFn6X1NLyeOaY6bA3FL2b79PwjOq4H_a3OvUxHZhtJQ/formResponse>
(up to 5 entries per person)
How will a winner be decided?
The founding members of the Consortium (Berlinguette, Trbukait, Hein, and
Aspuru-Guzik) will confer with an advisory panel to select a champion name.
What is the submission deadline?
Submissions will close on Friday the 28th of September at 12:00 pm P.T.
What if I win?
A $100 Amazon giftcard is up for grabs! Imagine the possibilities…
Any other inspiration?
Keywords to consider: materials acceleration, global innovation, discovery,
advanced materials
Past iterations and suggestions:
Materials Acceleration & Global Innovation Consortium (MAGIC)
International Materials Acceleration Global Institute (iMAGI)
Innovation on Materials Accelerated Discovery Consortium (IMAD)
*Note: the name does not have to be an acronym!
Good luck, and may the best name win!
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Alán Aspuru-Guzik
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science | Vector Institute
Canada 150 Research Chair in Quantum Chemistry | CIFAR Senior Fellow
University of Toronto | 80 St George St | Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
http://matter.toronto.edu Twitter @A_Aspuru_Guzik aspuru(a)utoronto.ca