Principal Researchers

Eight Principal Researchers are associated with the NANOMESO effort--four in the European Union and four in the United States. Short biographical sketches are provided via the links below.

Peter Anderson, PhD

Ohio State University (US)
Knowledge Base (KB), Peierls Methods (PM), Dislocation Dynamics (DD)

Peter Gumbsch, PhD

University of Karlsruhe (EU)
Dislocation Dynamics (DD), Peierls Method (PM)

Richard Hoagland, PhD

Los Alamos National Laboratory (EU)
Atomisitics (AT)

Oliver Kraft, PhD

University of Karlsruhe (EU)
Experimental Validation (EV)

Ju Li, PhD

Ohio State University (EU)
Ab-Initio (AI), Atomistics (AT)

William D. Nix, PhD

Stanford University (US)
Experimental Validation (EV)

Eric van der Giessen, PhD

University of Groningen (EU)
Dislocation Dynamics (DD), Peierls Method (PM)

Helena van Swygenhoven, PhD

Paul Scherrer Institute (EU)
Knowledge Base (KB), Ab-Initio (AI), Atomistics (AT), Experimental Validation (EV)