Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation

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:

Modelling (Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH),
Input Data and Validation (Ruhr University Bochum),
Processing and Characterization (RWTH Aachen University) .

  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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