"Exploring Properties of Surfaces and Epitaxial Interfaces Through Combined First-Principle and Empirical Simulations and Advanced Software"

CANDIDATE: Derek Dardzinski

COMMITTEE:
Professor Noa Marom, Advisor, MSE
Professor Rachel Kurchin, MSE
Professor Vincent Sokalski, MSE
Professor Michael Widom, Physics

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Upcoming Events

  • January 23 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    Retractions: On The Rise, But Not Enough, presented by Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • January 30 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    Fountain of Youth: metals that resist fatigue and heal themselves, presented by Brad Boyce, Sandia National Laboratories

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • February 4 2026

    8:30 AM - 2:00 PM ET

    Rivers Casino Event Center

  • February 6 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    presented by Kaushik Bhattacharya, Caltech

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • February 13 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    Interfacial Fracture in Soft Polymer Networks: Revisiting Gent's Picture, presented by Gabriel Sanoja Lopez, University of Texas, Austin

    CUC McConomy Auditorium

  • February 20 2026

    10:00 AM ET

    Materials Science and Engineering

    Graduate Student Seminar

    High-Fidelity Atomistic Simulations of Chemistry-Microstructure Interactions in Metals, presented by Rodrigo Freitas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  

    CUC McConomy Auditorium