I am Professor of Computational Physics at the University of Birmingham (UoB) where I am Director of the UKRI Heterogeneous Supercomputer “Baskerville“.
I hold an M.Phys, in theoretical physics from the University of York and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge. My research involves computational structure prediction to discover then understand the properties of new materials using DFT and increasingly artificial intelligent / machine learning techniques. My recent interest has been in batteries, porous-framework and amorphous materials. I write the Open Source OptaDOS scientific software program which has been used to aid fundamental characterization of materials at >9 universities and national labs in the UK, and worldwide in US, Canada, China and Israel.
I am external examiner for the MPhil in Scientific Computing at the University of Cambridge and Chair of UoB’s Research Computing Management committee. In my spare time, I am a member of the Radio Society of Great Britain’s Technical Committee, and enjoy building short-wave and microwave radios.
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