BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: HEAs and MPEAs contain five or more primary elements and can consist of a combination of body-center-cubic (BCC), face-centered-cubic (FCC), and hexagonal-close-packed (HCP) solid-solution phases. These alloys have also been found to possess many desirable properties, such as exceptional corrosion and irradiation resistance, high strength and ductility, and high fatigue/wear resistance. These desirable characteristics, therefore, make HEAs/MPEAs potentially viable candidates for several industries including those in the energy, biomedical, automotive, and aerospace sectors.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
(1) Innovative computational modeling and simulation techniques, such as phase-field modeling, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, CALculation of PHAse Diagrams modeling, finite-element methods, density functional theory machine learning methods, and integrated computational materials engineering (ICME)
(2) Cutting-edge material fabrication and processing techniques, such as grain-boundary engineering, homogenization, and additive manufacturing methods
(3) Advanced in situ and high throughput characterization methods, including neutron scattering, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron backscatter diffraction, and three-dimensional (3D) atom probe tomography
(4) Microstructural control, such as hierarchical structure which modifies the physical, mechanical, irradiation, oxidation and corrosion, electric, magnetic, and thermal behavior
(5) Mechanical behavior, such as fracture, serrated flow, creep, wear, fatigue, and fracture
(6) Diffusion and thermodynamic phenomena
(7) Applications in the sustainability, nuclear, aerospace, biomedical, and other industries