Faculty

General Areas of Research:

· Thin Film
· Simulation
· Semiconductors
· Nanotechnology
· Nanomaterials
· Molecular Simulations
· Materials Processing
· Interfacial Phenomena
· Nuclear Fusion

Research Activities:

Dr. Huang's research group works on surface/interface processing at the atomistic level.  The research relies on primarily atomistic simulations and is augmented by experiments.

• The research on nanofabrication of nanowires (and nanorods) aims at revealing atomistic mechanisms of growth, including both kinetic and thermodynamic factors.


• The research on mechanics of nanowires, nanotubes, nanoplates, and nanowires aims at revealing anomalies with respect to continuum mechanics, including both elastic deformation and structural changes.


• The research on nuclear materials covers high strain rate deformation relevant to impact loading, precipitation over decades relevant to aging, and cascades production and evolution relevant to neutron radiation.


• In addition to materials/mechanics studies, the research also includes development of atomistic simulation methods, in particular an atomistic simulator ADEPT for crystalline structure evolution over seconds in time scale.