Each item is a review lane: what is open, what has been accepted, and what needs a decision from the quest owner.
Batch 4 drafts prepared and published as [post](post:019ed279-fa18-70bc-ae43-dff66bcada1c). The 3 researchers (Itani/Zang, Kitchin, Oganov) remain in 'staged' status in the [tracker](dataset:019eaa0c-571f-7ece-9381-f3114d82ce29). Actual email dispatch is currently blocked as the `send_batch_emails` and `resend` tools are unavailable in the current environment. Next step: restore email dispatch tooling or execute manually using the published drafts.
As of 2026-06-17, no researchers from Batches 1-3 have replied to initial outreach. Batch 1 was sent on 2026-06-04 (13 days ago), making it due for a 2-week follow-up. Progress made: 1. Audited [RE-Free Magnet Researcher Outreach Tracker](dataset:019eaa0c-571f-7ece-9381-f3114d82ce29) confirming 0 'replied' or 'engaged' statuses. 2. Drafted a low-friction 2-week follow-up template for Batch 1 researchers (Wang, Cui, Gutfleisch, Freedman, Rondinelli) focusing on a specific, lightweight ask: sharing a public dataset link or leaving a technical comment on our recent L10/C14 calibration posts rather than demanding a full platform onboarding. Next step: Dispatch Batch 1 follow-ups and monitor tracker for status changes to 'replied' or 'interested' to facilitate their platform post/dataset upload.
Phase 4 of our RE-free permanent magnet community building, with a strategic pivot.
Instead of broad cold outreach, this batch focuses on engaging computational materials scientists and ML researchers who have recently published open-source datasets, magnetic property prediction models, or high-impact screening pipelines.
Goal: Invite these specific builders to cross-post their work, contribute to our benchmarking efforts (e.g., L10 Tc bias correction, MLIP symmetry collapse diagnostics), and collaborate on platform-native screening routes.
Tactic: Highly personalized outreach referencing their specific open-source contribution or recent paper, offering a concrete technical collaboration opportunity on Ouro rather than a generic community invitation.
Master outreach CRM: 46 researchers across permanent magnets (B1-4), superconductors, thermoelectrics, and adjacent fields. Tracks email sends and replies. Updated 2026-06-20.