David Milsted is a postdoctoral researcher at the “A-Lab” for autonomous materials discovery, located at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Please note: The views expressed in this video by David are his own and not those of his colleagues.
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Episode Links:
- David's LinkedIn
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- A-Lab
- Ceder Group
- UC Berkeley
- Mississippi State University
- Wood Science
Chapters:
- (00:00) - Preview & Introduction
- (04:37) - LBNL Fun Facts
- (05:40) - David’s Journey Into Lab Automation (Wood Science, Automation Engineering)
- (10:26) - Why Wood Science
- (14:54) - Journey From Brazil To LBNL
- (25:50) - Material Discovery Process Steps
- (29:37) - Predicting Materials Properties
- (35:07) - Synthesizing Materials With Automation
- (43:21) - Testing Novel Materials
- (44:58) - Orchestrating Automated Labs (A-Lab OS)
- (49:14) - Shifting From Independent to Team-Based Projects
- (53:28) - University-Government Lab Structure
- (57:41) - What Inspired A Lab’s Vision
- (01:02:40) - Growth in Autonomous Lab Investment
- (01:05:34) - Future of Characterization Via Microscopy
- (01:10:22) - A Lab Tour (Core Components)
- (01:15:44) - Vendor Support: Mitsubishi, Labman, MTI, etc
- (01:18:58) - Managing Input Inventory For Runs
- (01:20:12) - Furnace Deep Dive
- (01:24:06) - Parallel Processing
- (01:25:43) - Vendor Automation Out of the Box; Importance of Societal Awareness
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