David Vanderbilt - professional activities

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Position

Professor

Group(s)

Condensed matter theory

Research Activities

In recent years, it has become possible to carry out first-principles calculations of electronic and structural properties of solids with few-percent accuracy, using only the atomic numbers of the atoms and some initial guess at atomic coordinates as input. My interests are in applying such techniques to study a variety of systems, and in developing novel computational techniques and algorithms. Applications are diverse,and include: structural phase transitions and domain boundaries in ferroelectric materials; surfaces of semiconductors and oxides;and dislocations in semiconductors.

Research group

• Students
  • Jorge Padilla
  • Na Sai
  • Xinyuan Zhao
• Post-Docs
  • Bernd Meyer

Teaching activities

• 601/602, Solid State Physics (graduate)
• 406, Solid State Physics (undergraduate)
• 203/204, General Physics

Administrative activities

• Department: Member, Graduate Recruiting Committee and Graduate Studies Committee.
• Rutgers College: member, Rutgers College Scholarship Committee.
• University: member, Physical Sciences Area Committee.

Revised February 12, 1999