At the cutting edge of materials research, HeteroFAM is a joint Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Washington project designed to revolutionize the modeling, discovery, and understanding of complex material systems. By integrating advanced computational tools, machine learning, and automation, HeteroFAM enables breakthroughs in areas such as moiré materials, correlated electron physics and emergent quantum phenomena, and magnetic materials.
Rooted in the three-pillared modeling framework, HeteroFAM bridges first principles, empirical insights, and scalable workflows to tackle the scientific challenges of the 21st century.
HeteroFAM is a Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, Computational Materials Sciences project with the aim of producing widely applicable, validated public-access community codes and associated databases to enable science-based predictive design and discovery of functional materials.