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We derive theoretical frameworks to predict non-equilibrium crystallization pathways, helping chemists to navigate through the thermodynamic and kinetic energy landscape towards the synthesis of novel target materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61da5f606c746930c1101c4b/16d053f4-46d5-4343-9427-cece6549bf7c/ternarynitridemap_icon.png Home - Exploratory Synthesis In the modern age of data science, there is more catalogued and query-able materials data than ever before. We employ high-throughput computational materials discovery techniques to survey uncharted chemical spaces for novel synthesizable materials, constructing large stability maps to help guide exploratory synthesis. 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