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Our Group
Dr. Zi-Kui Liu
Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Dr. Liu research spans broad range of computational methods and materials systems.
Dr. Adam M. Krajewski
Research Associate since 2024. His research focuses on Machine Learning, AI, and data curation techniques in Materials Science, as well as high-entropy materials.
Ricardo Amaral
5th year PhD student. Ricardo has experience with CALPHAD and DFT methods for developing green fuels conversion, batteries and H2 storage. With us, he works on development of related software and AI/ML tools.
Philip Chamberlin
1st year PhD student.
Dr. Shun-li Shang
Research Professor of Materials Science. He focuses on computational thermodynamics, ab-initio methods, and phonon calculations.
Zhening Yang
5th year PhD student. Co-advised by Dr. Liu and Dr. Beese, his research is in additive manufacturing techniques with focus on Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs)
Luke Myers
3rd year PhD student. Luke is working on ab initio and automated prediction of material properties with Zentropy Theory by combining DFT with statistical thermodynamics.
Dr. Nigel Hew
Postdoctoral Researcher since 2023. He focuses on implementing Zentropy in a Python framework leveraging DFT, statistical mechanics, and ML.
ALEXANDER RICHTER
5th year PhD student co-advised by Dr. Liu and Dr. Beese. He works on computational modeling of Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) and 3rd Gen of Pure Element Modeling.
Leon Hsiao
2nd year PhD student.
