Ph.D. Thesis Defense

September 19, 2023

10:00 a.m. ET

Wean Hall, Mehl Room

"(Co-)Crystal Structure Prediction with Machine Learned Potentials"
CANDIDATE: Dana O’Connor

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://cmu.zoom.us/j/92650862309?pwd=bXBjODZCVW5RQWtVQ0EyTEUzMEd5UT09

COMMITTEE:
Professor Noa Marom, CMU MSE (Advisor)
Professor Tony Rollett, CMU MSE
Professor Thomas O’Connor, CMU MSE
Professor Alan McGaughey, CMU MechE

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