Chris G. Van de Walle

Chris G. Van de Walle
Residence Santa Barbara
Nationality Belgian
Citizenship US, Belgian
Known for First-principles calculations for materials ; Professor in the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara;
Awards Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientist, Medard W. Welch Award, David Adler Award from the APS
Scientific career
Fields First-principles calculations for materials
Institutions University of California, Santa Barbara,
Doctoral advisor Richard Martin

Chris G. Van de Walle is a Professor in the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1986.[1] Prior to joining UCSB in 2004, he was a Principal Scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). His research interests include first-principles calculations for materials, defects and doping in semiconductors and oxides, surfaces and interfaces, and the physics of hydrogen in materials.[2][3] Van de Walle is a Fellow of the APS, MRS, AAAS, AVS, and IEEE. He is the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientist, the Medard W. Welch Award,[4] and the David Adler Award from the APS.

References

  1. ↑ "Van de Walle Computational Materials Group : Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 19 June 2013
  2. ↑ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 22 November 2013
  3. ↑ "UCSB Faculty profile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 22 November 2013
  4. ↑ "Medard W. Welch Award". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 22 November 2013
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.