What is computational materials science?

Computational materials science is a sub-discipline of materials science in which you study the physical structure of matter in different forms, such as solid and condensed phases. Materials science combines many different disciplines, such as physics, chemistry, engineering, metallurgy, and ceramics, to name just a few. In computational materials science, your goal is to design modeling software and other technical means to compute and describe materials before manufacturers attempt to make them. Computational materials science relies heavily on modern computing methods and increased technological capability and processing speed to aid with modeling complex objects.