Materials Design through Dynamics at UCLA

Szymanski Research Group

Our team builds computational and experimental tools for engineering the properties of inorganic materials through synthesis design and control of atomic-scale transformations.

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Research Topics

Simuluating Atomic Processes

Using DFT and Monte Carlo methods to understand how atomic rearrangements underpin materials functionality.

In-Situ Characterization

Shedding light on materials synthesis by using high-temperature X-ray diffraction to monitor reactions in real time.

Machine Learning and AI

Developing foundation models to accelerate simulations and automate the analysis of experimental data.

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