Source: RDM Team RWTH Aachen University
To celebrate NRW Research Data Day (TdF) on November 18, 2025, we would like to give you a sneak preview of our “RDM Practice” and “RDM Services” arenas. These are well worth exploring on Research Data Management (RDM) Action Day. This article provides an overview of the contribution on Research Data Management with FAIRmat and NOMAD. Join us on TdF, engage in dialogue with the contributors and enjoy networking opportunities with other RDM enthusiasts!
Software Tools for FAIR
Digital documentation and contextualization of experiments and simulation is the key motivation behind the development of software tools for FAIR research data management (RDM). Be these electronic lab notebooks, laboratory information management systems, or data repositories, many of the activities in Germany are driven by consortia of the German NFDI. Each consortium addresses specific research communities.
The FAIRmat consortium serves the needs and interests of researchers working within the condensed matter physics and the chemical physics of solids. FAIRmat extends the functionalities of the NOMAD RDM software and framework towards materials characterization. NOMAD is a strongly configurable open-source RDM system that comes with dozens of ready-to-use NOMAD plugins for research domain- and task-specific functionalities including electronic lab notebook, data repository, cloud computing, as well as semantic search capabilities.
FAIR Data – FAIR Play: Just a Matter of Line-up
Representing the players in the team, these plugins parse and normalize data and associated metadata that come from various sources into a standardized representation in NOMAD. In line with the motto, “FAIR Data – FAIR Play: just a matter of line-up”, NOMAD ensures every component of the RDM process plays its role – coordinated, transparent, and open for all. May your physics research be based on computer simulations or experiments, we are looking forward to present you our approach on FAIR RDM in physics.
Brief Description of the Contribution
During the live demo and short presentation on Research Data Day, Markus Kühbach will introduce how FAIRmat uses NOMAD to make research data FAIR in practice. The presentation combines insights and slides from recent FAIRmat training events with a live browser exploration of the NOMAD environment.
Markus’ expertise is in electron and atom probe microscopy and mesoscale materials modeling. He will be available to answer any questions on November 18, 2025, in Aachen. Take this opportunity to meet him in person, engage in constructive dialogue, and explore the potential of resilient and FAIR technologies in RDM.
Further Information
If you would like to learn more, visit the FAIRmat website, follow FAIRmat on social media for updates, or join the active FAIRmat Discord community, where researchers can discuss specific aspects and functionalities of the NOMAD platform.
Further information and links to afternoon events at other locations in North Rhine-Westphalia can be found on the fdm.nrw events page.
If you have any questions about Research Data Day in North Rhine-Westphalia, please contact the organizing team. We look forward to hearing from you!
Responsible for the content of this article is Ute Trautwein-Bruns.
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