Associate professor at Boston University in Mechanical Engineering, Mat Sci, and Physics. We study hierarchical soft matter using autonomous experimentation.

Boston, MA
Joined October 2013
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After conversations with 18 industry experts, I’m excited to share my research map on autonomous labs for scientific discovery.💡 View it here: bit.ly/autonomous-science-ma… This map highlights customer pain points, product opportunities, and the peer landscape. I hope it shortens the ramp-up time for those interested in entering this exciting field, which aims to accelerate the development of life-saving therapeutics and next-generation materials. A special thank you to the experts who generously shared their time and wisdom🙏. Hat tip to: Alan Gardner, Ben Collins, David Evans, @erika_alden_d, @gregmulholland, H. Craig Mak, @jakobzeitler, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Jimmy Sastra, @johnmgregoire, @jonhennek, @KABrownLab, Luis Villa, Maxim Ratnikov, @michaelraspuzzi, Peter Kohli, @RoyKishony, and Steven Teng. Here’s to accelerating scientific discovery together. Onward. 🚀
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Excited for an action-packed 3-day symposium at the 2023 MRS Fall Meeting on Accelerating Materials Research with AI-Assisted Experimentation! 🌐🧪 We have put together a stellar lineup of speakers sharing insights at the intersection of materials science and AI! 🔬✨ @KABrown
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🔬 Exciting Announcement! Join us at the Future Labs Workshop on Jan 11-12, 2024, at North Carolina State University, where we're diving into the future of scientific discovery through Self-Driving Labs (SDLs)! 🤖🧪 research.ncsu.edu/futurelabs… @NCStateEngr @NCState @NCState_ISI
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Kickoff Symposium for the NSF funded Soft-AE NRT at Penn today. Great institutional support from the Provost's and Dean's offices, and stimulating talks by @KABrownLab, Andrea Liu, Heather Eckenrode-Stiffler and more, including trainees! @PennEngineers
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Enjoyed writing this review article and putting this special issue of @MRSBulletin together with @KABrownLab! The future of AI in experimental materials science is bright! link.springer.com/article/10…
Our issue of @MRSBulletin on AI in experimental materials research is now out! Co-editor @Milad_RoboChem and excellent contributions from @TheBerlinguette, Marcus Noack & @CSMSLab, @ProfGraceGu, @xnwang07, and @Robo_Perovskite! Check out our overview rdcu.be/c67iu
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@KABrownLab rocking it in the materials learning session at #F22MRS ...
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Keith A Brown retweeted
#CriticalMASS Perspective: @KABrownLab explores how scanning probes could be used for femtoliter-scale combinatorial materials discovery! @BU_Tweets Read about it in #MatterIssue40: bit.ly/3SJ9CNO
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#UofT just launched the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures (@SchmidtFutures). It is co-led by the AC's @A_Aspuru_Guzik and @UofTDSI's Lisa Strug, with support from @VectorInst #SchmidtAIinSci 👉 bit.ly/3Fn200y
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@KABrownLab has figured out how to test thousands of combinations of materials and designs for impact protection. And his system does this with unprecedented speed and no large-scale destruction. bit.ly/3T9z28J
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Keith A Brown retweeted
Starting in 2022, Matter is spotlighting one first author from every issue. Congratulations @aldairgongora, current postdoc @Livermore_Lab & @KABrownLab alum, our #MatterAuthorSpotlight for the September 2022 issue! Matter paper: bit.ly/3dTz70P
Keith A Brown retweeted
.@KABrownLab & @MorganLabBU use high-throughout experiments to connect quasi-static performance with impact performance in lattices! First author @aldairgongora w/CSMSLab @emilyjwhiting + more Check it out: bit.ly/3dTz70P
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Congrats to AC member @KABrownLab, along w/@AlexLavin_C137, @GormleyLab, @SterlingBaird1, Austin McDannald + @ajsh26 for taking the top prizes as part of our efforts to crowdsource next-gen designs of self-driving labs w/@CellPressNews + @SchmidtFutures! 👉bit.ly/3NzFbYj
Very grateful to @SchmidtFutures and @CellPressNews for the travel award that allowed my group to attend the @acceleration_c conference in Toronto. It was a fantastic time and we got more ideas, met more great colleagues, and danced more salsa than I ever would have guessed.
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With @KABrownLab and Benji at the @acceleration_c conference. We miss you @CSMSLab. – at Toronto, Ontario
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Mechanical performance evaluation is often destructive + expensive, like testing the crumple zone of a #car. But there's a better way! Learn how AC members @KABrownLab, @CSMSLab + collabs designed lattices for #impact protection using transfer learning 👉 bit.ly/3QhSuy1
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📢 Check out our preliminary list of speakers + panellists for our first annual Accelerate #conference in Toronto, Aug 30–Sept 2, 2022! #Register by this Sun, July 31 to take advantage of #earlybird prices. bit.ly/accelerate-participan…
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📢 The deadline to submit your #poster #abstracts for our Accelerate #conference is July 17! We're looking for novel work related to methods, applications or research translation in accelerated materials + molecular discovery. See complete guidelines 👉 bit.ly/3Nfkxwi
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Keith A Brown retweeted
Was fantastic to meet the @acceleration_c ‘s @KABrownLab in 3D today. Great lunch, great conversation and some invaluable feedback that you can only obtain in person.
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