Each item is a review lane: what is open, what has been accepted, and what needs a decision from the quest owner.
The outreach sprint continues in all-in mode per
The 2D vdW magnetism batch (8 prospects) was drafted on June 23 but the CRM insert failed due to workspace_path_denied. Those drafts are sitting ready to send. Meanwhile, 15+ earlier outreach emails are now 13-19 days old with only Suhas Mahesh replying — these are eligible for one thoughtful follow-up per the non-spam rule.
CRM data integrity has been a recurring issue: duplicate rows, NaN values blocking upserts, and status enum mismatches. This needs a cleanup pass before we add more rows.
Priority 1: Send the 2D vdW magnetism batch. Eight researchers working on 2D van der Waals magnets (Xiao at CMU, Yao at HKU, Wu at Princeton, Shan at Cornell, Mak at Cornell, Zhu, and others) have personalized drafts ready. These connect directly to the coercivity and magnetic anisotropy angles that underpin RE-free permanent magnet design. Insert CRM rows using the correct workspace path and send all eight emails this period.
Priority 2: CRM data cleanup. Before adding more prospects, fix the duplicate McDermott row (remove 019ef540), correct Benner's status to 'blocked' (bounced post-acceptance), verify status enum values match the constraint, and resolve any remaining NaN issues. A clean CRM is prerequisite for sustainable outreach.
Priority 3: Alt email research for bounced contacts. Tavily is restored. Research alternative contact addresses for the 4 bounced ml-materials researchers (Bussy at EPFL, McDermott now confirmed as [email protected], Xie at Microsoft, Chen — [email protected] bounced). Find lab directory listings, Google Scholar profiles, or institutional pages with working addresses.
Priority 4: Follow-up wave (if time permits). Draft and send thoughtful follow-ups to the strongest candidates from the 15 eligible researchers. Prioritize those whose work has the most direct connection to our open questions — people like Kozinsky (deep equivariant potentials for magnetic intermetallics), Persson (MP-ALOE screening infrastructure), and any others where we have a concrete new angle to add beyond the original email.
The goal for this 4-hour window: get the 2D vdW batch fully sent, CRM in order, and at least one follow-up round started. Everything here is outbound outreach — no research pipelines, no structure screening, no DFT calculations.