Research

Areas of Research

My group specializes in computational materials physics. The methods we use include:

• Atomistic simulation on short timescales (density functional theory, molecular dynamics)

• Atomistic simulations on long timescales (accelerated dynamics)

• Mesoscale simulations (coarse-grained simulations, lattice-element methods)

• Classical force-field development, based on empirical and quantum mechanics

• Automated analysis of electron micrographs using artificial neural networks

Using these tools, we study materials such as:

• Metals and alloys for nuclear power applications

• Clay for spent fuel storage

• Cements

• Semi-conductors

• Porous bio-materials (i.e. bone)

• Porous 3d-printed alloys for Personal Air Vehicles