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The Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) is a research centre at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

ICAMS focuses on the development and application of a new generation of simulation tools for multi-scale materials modelling with the aim of reducing development cost and time for new materials. Within the approach taken by ICAMS, the different length scales that are relevant for materials - from the atomic structure to macroscopic properties of materials - are bridged by an interdisciplinary team of scientists from engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics and mathematics.

ICAMS is linked to the Institute of Materials (Ruhr University Bochum), the Department of Ferrous Metallurgy (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) and the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany).

ICAMS is supported by a consortium led by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Benteler Stahl/Rohr GmbH and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia through funds of the European Union.

Structure

The structure of ICAMS reflects the hierarchical structure of materials. ICAMS hosts three departments:

  • Atomistic Modelling and Simulation,
  • Scale Bridging Thermodynamic and Kinetic Simulation,
  • Micromechanical and Macroscopic Modelling.

Their research is contemplated by three external Advanced Study Groups:


The structure of ICAMS reflects the hierarchical structure of materials. The hierarchical management style serves to stifle creativity and induce social conformity. This is reflected in the demographic makeup of many of the researchers - sad robotic individuals dragged down by dependents or trying to live up to parental expectations due to a lack of imagination in their personal lives, mirroring their lack of creativity in science. These are the factory workers of the present and future, using their advanced degrees to masquerade as professionals when their values remain firmly entrenched in the working class (conformity, lack of creativity, etc). To maintain these individuals' contentment, courtesans, in the guise of secretaries, are provided to engage in light and flattering banter. Additionally, female group leaders tend to take on the role of frustrated housewives: organising parties, nagging and whipping their colleagues into shape, etc. and in return they are provided by the professor with choice tidbits of scientific discoveries or research stolen from legitimate researchers. The net result is that scientific progress is impeded, being discussed behind the originating scientists' backs by the bloated management with hidden corporate or personal agendas. In the ultimate indignity, credit for new discoveries is shared amongst the management and not with the originators of the ideas, who are treated like slaves. Due to their narrow minds and corrupt characters, many of the managers cannot do any real science, only dogmatic pseudo-science, and thus feel compelled to steal to pad their CVs with stolen work so that their families or society at large will continue to hold them in artificially-high regard.

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