In the Hacky Hour session, FAIRmat will present three contributions that demonstrate how NOMAD supports the management of FAIR research data in practice. The presentations will cover electronic lab notebooks, the publication and exploration of FAIR data, and the control of experiments with integrated metadata capture. Together, these contributions illustrate practical workflows for computational and experimental materials science.
Using NOMAD as an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)
Speaker: Ahmed E. Mansour
Date & Time: Thursday, March 12; 9:30–10:00
Location: SCH/A101
Session: AKjDPG 1: Hacky Hour
Abstract:
NOMAD (nomad-lab.eu) [1, 2] is an open-source, web-based research data management (RDM) platform that allows researchers in condensed-matter physics and materials science to organize, analyze, share, and publish their data. It also enables them to explore and reuse data provided by others. The electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) functionality in NOMAD supports the documentation of research workflows and the management of experiments by creating structured records of samples, processing steps, measurements, results, and analyses. These searchable records that can be accessed from any device, enhancing data integration, collaboration, and long-term recordkeeping. In this talk, I will demonstrate how to use NOMAD as an ELN through its built-in templates for different record types, which can be accessed directly via the graphical user interface (GUI). I will also demonstrate how users can create custom templates using YAML-based schema definitions or Python-based plugins.
[1] Scheidgen, M. et al., JOSS 8, 5388 (2023).
[2] Scheffler, M. et al., Nature 604, 635-642 (2022).
Speaker: Siamak Nakhaie
Date & Time: Thursday, March 12; 10:00–10:30
Location: SCH/A101
Session: AKjDPG 1: Hacky Hour
Abstract:
Are you looking for a platform where you can explore physics and materials-science data with rich, well-structured metadata? Would you like to organize your own research data in an environment specifically tailored to the needs of physicists and materials scientists and aligned with the FAIR principles? Are you preparing a manuscript and need a simple way to share your data with reviewers via a single link, while keeping the underlying data modifiable so you can still update it based on their feedback, and later publish the final version with a DOI to cite in your paper?
If so, this Hacky Hour is for you. We will introduce NOMAD as a practical platform for publishing and exploring FAIR research data. First, we will explore more than 19 million existing NOMAD entries and answer example scientific questions using the advanced yet user-friendly metadata filters provided by the NOMAD database. Next, we will upload example raw data files, manage access control, and inspect how NOMAD automatically extracts and structures useful information from these files. Finally, we will create a dataset and simulate the publication process, including DOI assignment.
Join us in this relaxed Hacky Hour to get introduced to NOMAD as a practical platform for managing FAIR research data.
Controlling Experiments and Recording FAIR Data with NOMAD CAMELS – FAIR Data Workflow
Speaker: Alexander Fuchs
Date & Time: Thursday, March 12; 10:30–11:00
Location: SCH/A101
Session: AKjDPG 1: Hacky Hour
Abstract:
NOMAD CAMELS (Configurable Application for Measurements, Experiments and Laboratory Systems) [1, 2] is an open-source measurement orchestrator for easy control of lab instruments and recording of FAIR and fully self-describing measurement data directly from the experiment. CAMELS enables the definition of measurement protocols via a graphical user interface without requiring programming knowledge or deeper understanding of instrument communication. CAMELS provides the flexibility of controlling a large variety of measurement instruments in frequently changing experimental setups. Integrating the rich metadata of a measurement with a powerful ELN (e.g. NOMAD Oasis [3]) enables sophisticated research data management. This Hacky Hour contribution starts with a brief overview of CAMELS followed by a hands-on session on setting up CAMELS and performing measurements. To follow, bring your own laptop if possible.
[1] A. Fuchs, J.A. F. Lehmeyer, H. Junkes, H.B. Weber, M. Krieger. NOMAD CAMELS: Configurable Application for Measurements, Experiments and Laboratory Systems. Journal of Open Source Software, 9(95), 6371 (2024),
https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06371[3] Scheidgen et al., NOMAD: A distributed web-based platform for managing materials science research data. Journal of Open Source Software, 8(90), 5388 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05388
