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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), the Institute of Materials Physics ([[University of Münster|Westphalian Wilhelms University]]) and the [[Max Planck Institute for Iron Research GmbH]] (Düsseldorf, Germany).

The institute hosts the international master's programme "Materials Science and Simulation".

== 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

and three independent research group:
*High-Performance Computing in Materials Science
*Scale-Bridging Simulation of Functional Composites
*Materials Informatics and Data Science

Their research is complemented by four 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]]),
*Diffusion and Microstructure Analysis ([[University of Münster|Westphalian Wilhelms University]]).

== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.icams.de/|name=ICAMS official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120306022827/http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/materials_science/report-111775.html ICAMS officially opened at Ruhr University: Materials research center starts work, Innovations Report 06.06.2008]

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[[Category:Research institutes in Germany]]
[[Category:Ruhr University Bochum]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Germany]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 2008]]