During a recent research stay at Empa, the Principal Investigator of the RADISH project, Dr. Krzysztof Wieczerzak, delivered a scientific seminar entitled “Navigating the Vast Composition Space of Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys by High-Throughput Experimentation and Machine Learning.”
The presentation focused on the central research concepts behind RADISH and their application to the discovery of advanced refractory alloys. Dr. Wieczerzak discussed how high-throughput experimentation, combinatorial materials libraries, advanced characterization, and machine learning can be combined to accelerate the exploration of vast and complex compositional spaces. Instead of investigating individual alloy compositions one by one, these approaches make it possible to generate and analyze large amounts of experimental data, providing a more efficient route toward identifying promising materials and understanding composition-structure-property relationships.
The seminar also provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers at Empa, discuss recent results, and explore new research directions relevant to the ongoing development of the RADISH project. Scientific discussions during the visit offered valuable perspectives on both experimental strategies and data-driven approaches to materials discovery.
The research stay had particular significance for RADISH, as Empa is where Dr. Wieczerzak’s work in high-throughput materials engineering originally began. The experience, methodologies, and scientific collaborations developed there have played an important role in shaping the research strategy now pursued within RADISH. Today, these concepts are being further developed at Rzeszów University of Technology, with a focus on accelerating the discovery of materials capable of operating under demanding conditions.
The visit was therefore not only an opportunity to present the current progress of the RADISH project, but also to strengthen long-standing scientific links and further develop the collaboration between Rzeszów University of Technology and Empa. Such exchanges remain an important part of our work, bringing together complementary expertise, research infrastructure, and different perspectives on the challenges of modern materials science.
We would like to thank the researchers at Empa for the warm welcome, valuable discussions, and continued collaboration.