The idea of using CO2 as a feedstock and converting it to useful chemicals or fuels is the most appealing among all the CO2 capture, sequestration and utilization strategies. We aim to rationally design photocatalysts and electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction based on first-principles calculations and computational screening.
The fusion of nanotechnology and biology has led to increasing interface of
nanostructured materials with biological molecules. We strive to gain an accurate description and full understanding of the interaction between nanostructures and
biomolecules at the atomic level in their working environment using first-principles approaches.
Graduate from Physics
Ph. D at Carnegie Mellon University
Email: yesukhei.jagvaral@valpo.edu
Graduate from Physics
Ph. D at Purdue University
E-mail: christopher.morrissey (at) valpo.edu
Professor of Physics
Phone: (219) 464-5380
FAX: (219) 464-5489
E-mail: stan.zygmunt (at) valpo.edu
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D.
Major field: Materials science and electronic materials
Teaching specialty: condensed matter physics, physics of atoms, nuclei and solids, introductory physics
Associate Professor of Physics
Phone: (219) 464-6138
FAX: (219) 464-5489
E-mail: haiying.he (at) valpo.edu
Education: Michigan Technological University, Ph.D.
Major field: Materials physics and chemistry and low-dimensional materials
Teaching specialty: computational physics, quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, introductory physics
Welcome to the Computational Materials Research group webpage at Valparaiso University!
Prof. Stan Zygmunt and Prof. Haiying He carry out interdisciplinary research crossing the areas of physics, chemistry, and materials science using computational tools. We believe research is an integrated part of higher education as well.