Sandia Report

Abstract

We report our conclusions in support of the FY 2003 Science and Technology Milestone ST03-3.5. The goal of the milestone was to develop a research plan for expanding Sandia's capabilities in materials modeling and simulation. From inquiries and discussion with technical staff during FY 2003 we conclude that it is premature to formulate the envisioned coordinated research plan. The more appropriate goal is to develop a set of computational tools for making scale transitions and accumulate experience with applying these tools to real test cases so as to enable us to attack each new problem with higher confidence of success. Acknowledgment The authors thank all the technical staff who participated in the seminar series and engaged us in discussions. JBA thanks Timothy Trucano for repeated, insightful contributions and encouragement. JBA also thanks Peter Schultz, Mark Stevens, Veena Tikare and Jon Zimmerman for providing extended comments. Content