The Importance of Human Know-How in AI Execution for Materials R&D

DATE

March 18, 2026

TIME

8:00 a.m. PDT, 11 a.m. EDT, 15:00 GMT, 16:00 CET

Duration: 60 Minutes

Overview

AI and machine learning (ML) are often sold as push-button solutions for materials design and discovery, but they lack value without a rigorous foundation. While the current AI revolution provides unprecedented speed and possibilities, human know-how is a key ingredient for ensuring complex methods lead to high impact outcomes. True innovation happens at the intersection of physics-based simulation, AI/ML, and human expertise. Join us to explore how Schrödinger’s domain experts integrate these three pillars to streamline material optimization.

We’ll discuss how to move beyond the hype and apply digital chemistry strategies that deliver meaningful business results. We will introduce Schrödinger’s Materials Science platform, and share high-impact case studies from a variety of industries and applications, ranging from small molecules to formulations and electronics to industrials. Recent advancements, such as device level ML and cutting-edge machine learning force field (MLFF) architectures will be presented.

Key Learning Objectives:

Why physics-based modeling is essential to complement AI/ML predictions
Real-world applications where digital chemistry has reduced discovery timelines from years to months across industries
How our expert-led support ensures project success for modeling novices and veterans alike

Who Should Attend:

R&D Leaders
Innovation Managers
Digitization Managers
Synthetic Chemists
Materials Scientists
Chemical Engineers
Materials Research Engineers
Computational Chemists
Computational Materials Scientists

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Speakers

Michael Rauch, PhD
Director of Materials Science,
Schrödinger

Alexandra Taylor
Contributing Editor,
C&EN Media Group

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