Prof. Dr. Michael W. Finnis

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietWerkstofftechnik,Theoretische Physik der Kondensierten Materie
KeywordsInterfaces, Defects, Atomostic, Thermodynamics, Modelling
Auszeichnungen

2022: Paul Dirac Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics

2020: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

2017: Sir Neville Mott Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics

2014: Von Humboldt Research Award

2012: Van Horn Distinguished Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University

2005: Max Born Medal and Prize of the German Physical Society and the Institute of Physics

1993: Werner Köster Prize of the German Materials Society (DGM)

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandVereinigtes Königreich
OrtLondon
Universität/InstitutionImperial College London
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Materials

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Matthias SchefflerAbteilung Theorie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jörg NeugebauerAbteilung Computergestütztes Materialdesign, Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige Materialien, Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Ralf DrautzInterdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulations, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.1988

Programm(e)

1988Humboldt-Forschungsstipendien-Programm
2014Forschungspreis-Programm auf Gegenseitigkeit für Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem Ausland

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Michael W Finnis is an international leading expert in atomistic modelling and simulation. His many seminal contributions on interatomic interactions and interface properties and thermodynamics have helped to shape the field of materials science as we know it today. During his stay in Germany Professor Finnis will continue his research on first principles modelling of thermodynamic and kinetic properties of materials, with a focus on the coarse graining from a quantum mechanical description to classical atomistic models to continuum simulations.