Luis Zepeda-Ruiz
Materials Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Will present a talk titled:
Computational Materials Engineering – Applications at a National Laboratory
Abstract: The development of computational models for the simulation and prediction of the structure, properties, and behavior of heterogeneous materials is advancing our understanding of materials engineering at an increasing rate. In most cases, it requires the use of a variety of computational methods that span from an atomistic description of interactions to continuum numerical modeling. This is particularly true at a National Laboratory, where extensive research is performed with applications in future energy production, engineering innovations, materials strength, and national security. In this presentation I will show examples of my research at LLNL that combine theoretical and computational modeling techniques in support of the laboratory’s mission, focusing on the modelling of non-equilibrium phenomena through Molecular Dynamics simulations
Date: September 13, 2024
Location: Snell 212
Time: 11:00 am
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Bio: Luis Zepeda-Ruiz is a staff scientist in the Material Sciences Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). He earned his B.S. in Physics at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM and received a scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in the US. He received a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC, Santa Barbara where he worked on the study of strain effects in III-V semiconductor epitaxy. After his postdoctoral studies in materials sciences at Princeton University, he joined LLNL in 2002. Since then, he has performed research in a wide range of materials – including metals, ceramics, organic and inorganic crystals, and explosives – using first-principles, Molecular Dynamics, and Monte Carlo computational techniques. His current research focuses on the study of material properties, defects and interfaces during growth and evolution. He is actively involved in a variety of professional societies, planning and organizing conferences and symposia, various government panels and working groups. He has authored or coauthored 70+ publications and technical reports 90+ invited and contributed talks.