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PFHub: The Phase-Field Community Hub
Daniel Wheeler1, Trevor Keller1, Stephen J DeWitt2
1Materials Science and Engineering Division,Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA.
Journal of Open Research Software
|March 15, 2024
Summary
Scientific communities can now share content and data more effectively using a new online portal framework. This PFHub framework supports phase-field practitioners and code developers in improving code quality assurance.
Area of Science:
- Computational materials science
- Scientific data sharing
Background:
- Scientific communities face challenges in efficient content and data sharing.
- Existing online portals like microMAG, IPR, and GenBank demonstrate the value of centralized platforms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a generic web portal framework (PFHub) for scientific communities.
- To enable adoption by other small scientific communities for improved collaboration and data management.
Main Methods:
- Leveraging existing online services to build a flexible framework.
- Developing the first deployment, PFHub, tailored for phase-field practitioners.
Main Results:
- A description of a generic, adaptable web portal framework is provided.
- The PFHub framework is operational and supports a specific scientific community.
Conclusions:
- The PFHub framework offers a scalable solution for scientific content and data sharing.
- This framework can be adopted by other small scientific communities to enhance collaboration and quality assurance.
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