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

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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