Our Group
The future will be built from materials that don't exist yet. The Transformative Intelligence for Materials Exploration (TIME) Group at Colorado School of Mines is inventing them faster. We unite artificial intelligence with hands-on experimentation, creating self-driving laboratories that design, create, and test materials with unprecedented speed and precision. This approach of closing the loop between atomic-scale design and real-world device performance allows us to achieve mastery over the entire materials lifecycle. From a single atom to a finished device, we are delivering the breakthroughs in energy, computing, and sensing needed for a more resilient and intelligent world
AI-Powered Materials Discovery and Design
We teach machines to identify the atomic features that control material performance, turning raw data into the building blocks for next-generation technologies. Learn more here.
Our Research Themes
We pursue our mission through four interconnected research themes:
Structure & Function — Mapping the atomic world to design materials with precision-controlled properties
Device Architecture — Connecting atomic-scale defects to real-world failure in nanoscale systems
Extreme Environments — Building materials atom-by-atom to survive the harshest conditions
Autonomous Discovery — Self-driving labs that design, run, and analyze experiments faster than any human team
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Research in Depth
Unveiling Structure and Function with Atomic Precision
Many of a material’s most important properties emerge from the single layer of atoms where it meets another. We specialize in mapping these critical interfaces to harness their unique chemistry and emergent properties for next-generation devices.
Architecting Devices Across Scales
A single atomic flaw can cause an entire device to fail. We connect these minor perturbations in material synthesis pathways to real-world device performance, identifying the root causes of failure to architect more powerful and reliable technologies.
Directed Materials Synthesis in Extreme Environments
Next-generation technologies require materials that perform reliably in the harshest conditions. We study the transient defect formation that occurs in these environments and develop new methods to direct synthesis pathways, creating materials with tailored properties built to last.
Autonomous Discovery for Accelerated Insight
Materials discovery has been a marathon; we’re turning it into a sprint. We advance autonomous science by building intelligent microscopes and automation platforms that use sparse data analytics to experiment faster than any human, revolutionizing the design and characterization of new materials.