RMIT University, Materials Modelling and Simulation Group
Name of Group Leader:
Prof. Irene YarovskyPhysical Address:
Materials Modelling and Simulation GroupApplied Physics
RMIT University
Building 14, Level 6
414-418 Swanston St.
Melbourne
VIC 3000
Australia
Mailing Address:
Applied PhysicsRMIT University
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne
VIC 3001
Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9925 2571Fax:
+61 3 9925 5290Email:
irene.yarovsky@rmit.edu.auNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
New nanomaterials for hydrogen storagePolymer coatings with special properties
Nanoscale surface modification of polymers
Design of organic/inorganic hybrid materials
Design of reagents for improved minerals extraction
Structure and properties of nanoporous carbonaceous solids
Theoretical Modelling of Protein interactions with modified surfaces
Design and synthesis of transparent conducting metal oxides
Theoretical investigation of adhesion of iron surfaces
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
6 Research Fellows5 PhD Students
2 ongoing ARC Discovery grants
2 ongoing ARC Linkage grants
1 CSIRO Flagship grant
2 industry grants
Nanotechnology research facilities:
High performance computing facilitiesMaterials simulation software:
Electronic structure methods
Classical molecular mechanics and dynamics
Monte Carlo methods
Participants
- Mr Patrick Charchar
- Dr Andrew Christofferson
- Dr Piotr Kowalczyk
- Mr. Kamron Ley
- Mr. Wenxuan Li
- Mr Adam Makarucha
- Mr Nicholas Miller
- Dr Benjamin Noble
- Mr Enxi Peng
- Dr Matthew Penna
- Mr Alireza Seyed-Razavi
- Dr Nevena Todorova
- Professor Irene Yarovsky
