Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L)

AIMD-L Overview
MAXIMA
HELIX
SPHINX
Sample Handling
Data Handling

The Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L) is a next-generation facility designed to revolutionize materials discovery and design. AIMD-L is a closed-loop facility that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data handling with robotic automation, cutting-edge testing and characterization equipment, and unparalleled human expertise.

More information about AIMD-L’s capabilities can be found below. For inquiries related to facility use and collaboration, contact AIMDL@jhu.edu.

Diagram showing the Artificial Intelligence for Materials Design Laboratory (AIMD-L) layout and workflow. A central conveyor belt carries samples past multiple testing and characterization stations. Top center shows an enlarged sample holder with a sample on a puck and a QR code; a grid of sample buffer trays is shown nearby. Left side inset labeled HELIX depicts a desktop optical table with a drive laser box, PDV (photonic Doppler velocimetry) laser beam, robot arm and flyer stack assembly for automated laser shock experiments; arrows indicate laser beams and measurement path. Lower-left inset labeled MAXIMA shows a robot arm at a table positioning a sample for an X-ray beam to a detector and access door, with an XRD/XRF label. Right side of the conveyor line are stations labeled Profilometry (automated measurement of surface roughness and profile curvature) and Nanoindentation (SPHINX scanning probe for high-resolution indentation experiments). A dashed outline labeled Flex Station indicates future expansion.