HMC FAIR Friday: "A place for everything: traceable science using metadata from syntheses and characterisation" with Brian R. PauwOnline Event

Friday 9 May 2025, 10:00 → 11:00 Europe/Berlin

Join our next HMC FAIR Friday seminar event with Brian R. Pauw from Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)! 

The lecture will take place on 9th May 2025,10-11 am CEST in Zoom. 
Registration is open until 09.05.2025 09:45 am CET. 
(For organizational reasons, we cannot guarantee participation in the event for registrations later than 09:45) 

Abstract: 

In our laboratory, we rely heavily on automation for synthesis and measurement. Done right, automation can deliver reliable quantities of excruciatingly detailed data, produced in a reproducible and traceable way. This data then needs sorting and organising, and a good structure of metadata is a good start to long-lasting data.

This metadata collection is an essential part of our “holistic experimentation”-approach. In this approach, we try to ensure that all aspects of the experimental chain are performed to a high standard, so that experimental integrity is maintained. In other words: as a failure in one of the components of the chain can make an entire experiment worthless, we must ensure each component is done (and documented) well. 

In this talk, we show how we 1) synthesise well-documented sample series, 2) apply a complete end-to-end X-ray scattering characterisation methodology to those samples, and 3) can link the data from the synthesis to the structural details obtained from the scattering experiments in a visual dashboard. Furthermore, we will show examples on how data can be organised in hierarchical structures in HDF5-based datafiles, and how this helps move towards more trustworthy, traceable science.

 

Background Information:
The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) invites you to engage in an exciting series of talks on FAIR Data through the HMC FAIR Friday lecture series. Renowned experts from around the world will present key aspects of FAIR data, offering deep dives into the topic and sparking discussions on best practices and new perspectives. HMC FAIR Friday is aimed at professionals in research data management as well as researchers from all disciplines of the Helmholtz Association and beyond, who want to learn more about the importance and implementation of FAIR principles.