Computational Materials

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Imagine inventing the materials of tomorrow at the atomic level, or testing and analyzing the properties of materials that don't yet exist. Computational materials science is one of the most rapidly developing and exciting fields in materials science, made possible by the revolutionary advances that have been made in computer processing speed and memory capacity. This emerging field has far reaching implications and the potential to revolutionize virtually every aspect of materials science and engineering.

Computational Materials Design at Penn State

Penn State in cooperation with the National Science Foundation and Georgia Tech have developed the Center for Computational Materials Design (CCMD). The CCMD develops long-term partnerships with industry and government in the emerging technology of materials design. The CCMD is exploring methods for development of materials property databases and extend systems engineering design methods to design materials with the optimal functionality for each application.

Research Experts

	Allison Beese Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 327 Steidle Building 814-865-1523 beese@matse.psu.edu
	Long-Qing Chen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering N-229 Millennium Science Complex 814-863-8101 lqc3@psu.edu
	Tarasankar DebRoy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 204 Steidle 814-865-1974 debroy@matse.psu.edu
	Zi-Kui Liu Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 326 Steidle (814) 865-1934 liu@matse.psu.edu
	Evangelos Manias Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 428 Steidle (814) 863-2980 manias@matse.psu.edu
	John Mauro Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 307 Steidle Building 814-865-2130 jcm426@psu.edu
	Wesley Reinhart Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering 303 Steidle Building reinhart@psu.edu
	Susan Sinnott Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering 221A Steidle Building 814-863-3117 sinnott@matse.psu.edu