Future Directions in 3D Materials Science: Outlook from the First International Conference on 3D Materials Science

The First International Conference on Three-Dimensional Materials Science was held in July 2012 in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. The final session of the meeting consisted of a panel and audience discussion of the future directions of 3D materials science. Here we summarize these directions in four categories: improving data collection capabilities; increasing efficiency of collection, analysis, and modeling of data; error quantification; and data management.