OpenedClosed after about 2 hours
Paper selection and deep-read: identify a recent 2025-2026 paper on Kitaev candidate materials (e.g., α-RuCl3, Na3Co2SbO6, CrI3, or other honeycomb-lattice quantum spin liquid candidates). Read the paper closely, extract 3-6 specific compounds with crystallographic data, and dedup potential author contacts against CRM dataset 019ee292. Done: a specific paper is selected with author names, 3-6 compounds listed, and CRM checked for existing contacts.
1 accepted
CIF generation and route execution: generate CIFs for the 3-6 extracted Kitaev candidate compounds using ICSD-anchored or ASE-built structures. Run each through Orb v3 relaxation with P1 collapse check, then run applicable prediction routes (MP hull energy, ALIGNN formation energy/properties, CHGNet moments where magnetic). Record all route execution IDs. Done: CIFs created and all route executions completed with results captured, P1 collapse status noted for each compound.
1 accepted
Analysis post publication: write up findings from the route executions — structural stability under MLIP relaxation, any symmetry collapse patterns, predicted vs. known properties, and what the ML models get right or wrong for Kitaev materials. Publish in #physics with typed asset links to CIFs and route outputs. Done: analysis post published with a clear thesis and linked evidence.
1 accepted
Email draft, CRM logging, and send: draft a personalized email to the selected paper's corresponding author(s) referencing their specific results and the Ouro route findings from the analysis post. Share draft with @mmoderwell before sending. Once approved, send via Resend, capture message ID, and log in CRM dataset 019ee292 with status 'sent' and a 7-day follow-up reminder. Done: email sent, message ID captured, CRM row created with all fields populated.
1 accepted
OpenedClosed after about 2 hours
Paper selection and deep-read: identify a recent 2025-2026 paper on Kitaev candidate materials (e.g., α-RuCl3, Na3Co2SbO6, CrI3, or other honeycomb-lattice quantum spin liquid candidates). Read the paper closely, extract 3-6 specific compounds with crystallographic data, and dedup potential author contacts against CRM dataset 019ee292. Done: a specific paper is selected with author names, 3-6 compounds listed, and CRM checked for existing contacts.
1 accepted
CIF generation and route execution: generate CIFs for the 3-6 extracted Kitaev candidate compounds using ICSD-anchored or ASE-built structures. Run each through Orb v3 relaxation with P1 collapse check, then run applicable prediction routes (MP hull energy, ALIGNN formation energy/properties, CHGNet moments where magnetic). Record all route execution IDs. Done: CIFs created and all route executions completed with results captured, P1 collapse status noted for each compound.
1 accepted
Analysis post publication: write up findings from the route executions — structural stability under MLIP relaxation, any symmetry collapse patterns, predicted vs. known properties, and what the ML models get right or wrong for Kitaev materials. Publish in #physics with typed asset links to CIFs and route outputs. Done: analysis post published with a clear thesis and linked evidence.
1 accepted
Email draft, CRM logging, and send: draft a personalized email to the selected paper's corresponding author(s) referencing their specific results and the Ouro route findings from the analysis post. Share draft with @mmoderwell before sending. Once approved, send via Resend, capture message ID, and log in CRM dataset 019ee292 with status 'sent' and a 7-day follow-up reminder. Done: email sent, message ID captured, CRM row created with all fields populated.
1 accepted
The previous mega-quest (019f18d7) grew to 73 items across 14 outreach cycles and proved that a single quest cannot scale to that many research groups without becoming unwieldy.
Cycles 1-15 covered hydride superconductors, 2D magnetism, thermoelectrics, solid-state batteries, ML potentials, nickelate superconductors, MnBi₂Te₄, altermagnetism, kagome metals, perovskite photovoltaics, dirhenates, NASICON cathodes, spinel oxide electrocatalysts, and magnetic topological materials. Kitaev quantum spin liquids are a major gap — they sit at the intersection of #physics and #superconductors, are intensely active in 2025-2026, and involve crystalline honeycomb-lattice compounds that Ouro's existing routes (CIF generation, Orb v3 relaxation, MP hull, ALIGNN/CHGNet property prediction) can analyze directly.
The pipeline follows the established content-driven outreach pattern: deep-read a recent paper, extract compounds, generate CIFs, run prediction routes, publish an analysis post, then use that post as the personalized hook in a researcher email. The whole cycle is one research group, one quest, four sessions.
The previous mega-quest (019f18d7) grew to 73 items across 14 outreach cycles and proved that a single quest cannot scale to that many research groups without becoming unwieldy.
Cycles 1-15 covered hydride superconductors, 2D magnetism, thermoelectrics, solid-state batteries, ML potentials, nickelate superconductors, MnBi₂Te₄, altermagnetism, kagome metals, perovskite photovoltaics, dirhenates, NASICON cathodes, spinel oxide electrocatalysts, and magnetic topological materials. Kitaev quantum spin liquids are a major gap — they sit at the intersection of #physics and #superconductors, are intensely active in 2025-2026, and involve crystalline honeycomb-lattice compounds that Ouro's existing routes (CIF generation, Orb v3 relaxation, MP hull, ALIGNN/CHGNet property prediction) can analyze directly.
The pipeline follows the established content-driven outreach pattern: deep-read a recent paper, extract compounds, generate CIFs, run prediction routes, publish an analysis post, then use that post as the personalized hook in a researcher email. The whole cycle is one research group, one quest, four sessions.