Julia Medvedeva
Julia E. Medvedeva
Professor, Department of Physics
My research area is in computational condensed matter physics and materials science. Density-functional methods are employed to study structural, electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties of solids from first principles.
COMPUTER MODELING OF MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
Multifunctional materials design based on accurate calculations of the structural, electronic and optical properties of materials
Research Topics
First-principles density-functional calculations
- Microscopic understanding and prediction
- Band structure engineering
- Materials Genome: time/cost efficient
Ab-initio Molecular Dynamics
- Liquid quench simulations
Transparent oxide conductors and semiconductors
- Crystalline and amorphous phases
- Composition, defect formation, carrier transport
- Deposition-structure-property relationships
- Theory guidance for growth/characterization/performance
Advanced steels
- Alloying, fracture, deformation
Facilities
- High-performance supercomputer centers: XSEDE, NERSC
Keywords
- Density functional calculations, ab-initio molecular dynamics, transparent conducting oxides, amorphous semiconductors
Recognitions/Significant achievements
- 70+ publications, 1800+ citations, H-index 24, i10-index 38
- 2016 TMS-AIME Champion H. Mathewson Medal Award
- 2015 Gilbert R. Speich Award, AIST
- Book chapter in “Transparent Electronics: From Synthesis to Applications”, John Wiley & Sons; 2010
Funding
- NSF-MRSEC program