Computational Materials Science Center

College of Science

COLLOQUIA of the Computational Materials Science Center

FALL 2012

Coordinator: Estela Blaisten-Barojas


This series of colloquia is related to the research activities of the Computational Materials Science Center. Recent topics of interest in computational approaches in condensed matter, physical chemistry, informatics, and nanoscience are presented weekly by speakers both internal and external to GMU. This activity is part of the Computational Materials and Physical Chemistry Sciences and Computational Physics components of the doctoral program in Computational Sciences and Informatics. Students interested in obtaining one credit for their attendance can register in CSI 898-001.

By inviting colleagues from other institutions to present their research we constibute to tear down walls that isolate us (a strongly locally focused institution) from the broader scientific community. This colloquium series is of tremendous benefit for the students who are exposed to the latest creative ideas in computational sciences, engineering, data, and physics. Any research program needs to be nurtured and constantly stimulated.

Seminars are held on Mondays at 4:30 PM in Room 301 of Research I, except as noted. Coffee and refreshments are served when funds are available. New visitors may find directions to reach our Fairfax campus.


September 10

Materials for LIDAR Applications

Richard Massaro

Remote Sensing and Fluorescence Laboratory, ERDC, US Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA
(Abstract)

September 17

Test-Driven Development of Scientific Software

Thomas A. Clune

Software Systems Support Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
(Abstract)

September 24

Intense ultrashort pulse laser-Xe cluster interaction

Jack Davis

Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC
(Abstract)

October 1

Coupling quantum mechanics and interatomic potentials in solids and liquids

Noam Bernstein

Center for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC
(Abstract)

October 8

No seminar-Columbus Day


October 15

What do noisy datapoints tell us about the true signal?

Charles Hogg III

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Abstract)

October 22

Big Data: The future of research and education is here

Kirk Borne

School of Phsics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 
(Abstract)

October 29 (moved to Dec.10 due to the storm days)

High Pressure: A New Dimension in the 21st Century Physical Sciences

Ho-Kwang (David) Mao

Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington DC
(Abstract)

November 5

Development of Failure Models for Materials Used in Aeronautical Structures

Cing-Dao (Steve) Kan

National Crash Analysis Center, George Washington University, Ashburn campus, VA
(Abstract)

November 12

Revealing the Hidden Structure in Supercooled Metallic Liquids

Howard Sheng

School of Physics, Atronomy & Computational Sciences, and Computational Materials Science Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
(Abstract)

November 26

TOWARDS DATA AND SPECIFICATION DRIVEN INVERSE MULITSCALE DESIGN OF MATERIALS

John G. Michopoulos

Computational Multiphysics System Lab., Center of Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC

(Abstract)

December 10

High Pressure: A New Dimension in the 21st Century Physical Sciences

Ho-Kwang (David) Mao

Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington DC
(Abstract)