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Efthimios Kaxiras
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics
Contact Information
| Nickname: | Tim |
| Office: | Lyman 339 |
| Email: | kaxiras [ AT ] physics [ DOT ] harvard [ DOT ] edu |
| Office Phone: | (617) 495-7977 |
| Office Fax: | (617) 496-2545 |
| Lab Name: | Computational Physics and Materials Theory Group |
Education
- B.S., 1981, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ph.D., 1987, Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
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- Applied Mathematics & Computational Science
- High Performance Computing
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- Modeling Physical/Biological Phenonema and Systems
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- Materials & Devices
- Electromagnetics and Nanoelectronics
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- Materials Science
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- Surface and Interface Science
Primary Teaching Area
Profile
The modern theory of materials, based on the quantum theory of solids and powerful computational methods, makes it possible to apply the theoretical concepts to realistic situations. This allows researchers to explain experimental findings in great detail, as well as to make predictions about possible new structures and materials with interesting behavior.
Our group explores these possibilities for applications to important scientific questions, like the microscopic origin of complex phenomena in materials, for example, the brittle-to-ductile transition in solids. We are also interested in using these theoretical tools to address societal needs, such as the development of novel materials for efficient solar energy conversion or for better energy storage devices, as well as problems related to biomolecules, like DNA, and their interaction with materials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene. All these research topics can lead to better understanding of fundamental issues in the behavior of materials, or to solutions for practical problems in energy and biomedical applications.
Positions & Employment
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences/Harvard Department of Physics
- 2010-Present: John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics
- 2010-Present: Director, Institute for Applied Computational Science
- 1998-2009: Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Physics
Laboratory for Multiscale Modeling of Materials, Institute of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)
- 2009-2010: Professor of Materials Science
Initiative in Innovative Computing at Harvard University
- 2008-2009: Director
Biomedical Research Institute, FORTH Ioannina, Greece
- 2002-2004: Director
Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Ioannina
- 2002-04: Acting Department Chair and Visiting Professor
- 2001-2002: Associate Director
- 1995-1998: Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
- 1991-1995: Assistant Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
Complex Systems Theory Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington
- 1989-1991: Consulting Research Physicist
IBM Research Division, T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights
- 1987-1989: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Other Experience
- Member, American Physical Society
- Member, Materials Research Society
- Member, American Chemical Society
- Member, Sigma Xi - Scientific Research Society
- Member, Institute of Physics
- Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Editorial Board Member of: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering, SIAM Book Series, Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, Surface Review and Letters, International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Computing in Science and Engineering
Honors
- IBM Research Division Award, 1991
- IBM Predoctoral Fellowship, 1985-87
- Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics (London), since 1999
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, since 2003
Faculty CV
Kaxiras short CV.pdf
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