Physics Graduate Brochure - Physics - North Carolina State University

Lubos Mitas
Prof. Mitas' research includes many-body
computational methods for quantum systems, ab initio
calculations of electronic structure, fundamental
properties of many-body wavefunctions, variational
and quantum Monte Carlo methods, and the
theoretical prediction and analysis of new clusters,
molecules, and solids. Some of his recent work
includes structural properties of transition metal
oxides under pressure, electronic and atomic
structures of transition metal nanoparticles, theory of
pfaffian pairing wavefunctions, structure of fermion
nodes and nodal cells, excitations in silane and
methane molecules, silicon nanoparticles,
ferromagnetism in hexaborides, and electron
correlations in carbon rings.
(lubos_mitas@ncsu.edu)
Christopher Roland
Prof. Roland explores the properties of nanoscale
materials and biomolecules. Recent topics include
methods for multiscale biomolecular simulations,
quantum transport in nanoscale devices; the dynamics
and biological function of certain biomolecules, and
the physics of nanotubes. Several recent studies
include pattern formation and strain-induced
instabilities in modulated systems, first-principles
calculations of capacitance in carbon nanotubes,
Schottky barriers in carbon and boron nitride nanotube
devices, and quantum transport through short
semiconducting nanotubes. (cmroland@ncsu.edu)
Celeste Sagui
Prof. Sagui's research interests include statistical
mechanics, condensed matter theory and complex
systems, phase separation and nucleation processes,
computational biology and biomolecular simulations.
Recent work has focused on the accurate and efficient
treatment of electrostatics and free-energy methods
for large-scale biomolecular simulations. Some
systems under study include structure and transitions
of nucleic aids and proteins, molecular and ion
solvation, modulated condensed matter systems for
nanotechnological applications, antibiotics and
metalloproteins. To explore the properties of these
systems, Prof. Sagui uses a range of computational
methods including quantum chemistry, density
functional theory, classical molecular dynamics, phase
field models, and hydrodynamics.
(celeste_sagui@ncsu.edu)
Carbon nanotube aligned with atoms of a
graphite sheet exhibits good current flow
Three-dimensional slice of the 59-dimensional
node of electronic wavefunction of solid nitrogen
Further Information
Prospective students can contact any faculty member directly (see email addresses above) or the Graduate Program
office at py-grad-program@ncsu.edu.
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