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BRITE Pivot: DEMIAN - Discrete Element Method Infused with Artificial Neural computations — NSF Award to Florida International Uni

This BRITE Pivot award supports research to enable high-fidelity computer simulations of granular materials with unprecedented scalability and efficiency by fundamentally reimagining the discrete element method (DEM). Granular materials – spanning soil and powders to lithium-ion battery particles – are central to many

Award titleBRITE Pivot: DEMIAN - Discrete Element Method Infused with Artificial Neural computations
Award ID2527265
AwardeeFlorida International University
CityMIAMI
StateFL
Amount obligated$593,248
Principal investigatorSeung Jae Lee
ProgramECI-Engineering for Civil Infr, BRITE-BoostRschIdeasTransEquit
Start date01/01/2026
AbstractThis BRITE Pivot award supports research to enable high-fidelity computer simulations of granular materials with unprecedented scalability and efficiency by fundamentally reimagining the discrete element method (DEM). Granular materials – spanning soil and powders to lithium-ion battery particles – are central to many natural and engineered systems. DEM has become an essential tool across disciplines for modeling granular materials, offering critical insight into how microscopic interactions amo
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