  The CALPHAD system of fundamental phase-level databases, now known as the
Materials Genome, has enabled a mature technology of computational materials
design and qualification that has already met the acceleration goals of the
national Materials Genome Initiative. As first commercialized by QuesTek
Innovations, the methodology combines efficient genomic-level parametric design
of new material composition and process specifications with multidisciplinary
simulation-based forecasting of manufacturing variation, integrating efficient
uncertainty management. Recent projects demonstrated under the
multi-institutional CHiMaD Design Center notably include novel alloys designed
specifically for the new technology of additive manufacturing. With the proven
success of the CALPHAD-based Materials Genome technology, current university
research emphasizes new methodologies for affordable accelerated expansion of
more accurate CALPHAD databases. Rapid adoption of these new capabilities by US
apex corporations has compressed the materials design and development cycle to
under 2 years, enabling a new "materials concurrency" integrated into a new
level of concurrent engineering supporting an unprecedented level of
manufacturing innovation.
