Alejandro Strachan Explained

Alejandro Strachan
Alma Mater:University of Buenos Aires
Nationality:American, Argentinian
Field:Computational materials science
Atomistic and molecular simulation
Workplaces:Purdue University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Known For:NNSA PRISM
nanoHUB

Alejandro Strachan is a scientist in the field of computational materials and the Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. Before joining Purdue University, he was a staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory.[1]

Education

Strachan studied physics at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He received his master's of science there in 1995, followed by his PhD in 1998. He then moved to Caltech, first as a postdoctoral scholar and then as a research scientist until 2002.

Research and career

Strachan became a staff scientist in the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2002, staying until becoming a faculty member at Purdue in 2005. He became a full professor in 2013 and was named the Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering in 2023.[2]

Strachan's research focuses on the development of predictive atomistic and molecular simulation methodologies to describe materials, primarily density functional theory and molecular dynamics. With these methods he studies problems of technological importance including coupled electronic, thermal, and mechanical processes in nano-electronics, MEMS and energy conversion devices; thermo-mechanical response and chemistry of polymers, polymer composites, and molecular solids; as well as active materials including shape-memory alloys and high-energy density materials. He also actively focuses on uncertainty quantification across the field of materials modelling.

He previously served as the deputy director of the NNSA Center for the Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems (PRISM). He is currently co-principal investigator for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) and nanoHUB (with principal investigator Gerhard Klimeck) and co-leads the Center for Predictive Material and Devices (c-PRIMED), also with Klimeck.[3] [4]

Strachan is also active in education, particularly through nanoHUB, including the fully open and online course "From Atoms to Materials: Predictive Theories and Simulations".[5]

Awards

Selected publications and editorials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alejandro Strachan — Purdue University - School of Materials Engineering. engineering.purdue.edu. 2020-04-12.
  2. Web site: Service . Purdue News . Purdue trustees ratify faculty and staff positions, approve resolutions of appreciation and namings . 2023-06-10 . www.purdue.edu . en.
  3. Web site: New center to lead Purdue efforts in computational nanotechnology, materials and devices development. 2020-04-12.
  4. Web site: Purdue Opens New Center for Materials Development. 16 October 2013. 2020-04-12.
  5. Web site: nanoHUB-U: From Atoms to Materials: Predictive Theory and Simulations. 2020-04-12.
  6. Web site: Purdue Marketing & Media, Purdue University . Purdue University Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award Recipients . https://web.archive.org/web/20121202221743/http://www.purdue.edu/provost/faculty/awards/T4T-Recipients.html . dead . 2012-12-02 . Purdue University . 2013-04-20 .
  7. Web site: TMS Professional Honors and Awards: Early Career Faculty Fellow Award . The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society . 2013-04-20.
  8. Web site: 2009 Faculty Awards of Excellence Recipients . Purdue University College of Engineering . 2009-04-25 . 2013-04-20.
  9. Web site: University Faculty Scholars - Active Appointments . Purdue University College of Engineering . 2013-04-20.
  10. Web site: nanoHUB: Making simulation and data pervasive . 2023-06-10 . Research & Development World . en-US.
  11. Strachan. A.. van Duin. A.C.. Chakraborty. D.. Dasgupta. S.. Goddard III. W.A.. 2003. Shock waves in high-energy materials: the initial chemical events in nitramine RDX. Physical Review Letters. 91. 9. 098301. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.098301. 14525217. 2003PhRvL..91i8301S .
  12. Li. C.. Strachan. A.. 2011. Molecular dynamics predictions of thermal and mechanical properties of thermoset polymer EPON862/DETDA. Polymer. 52. 13. 2920–2928. 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.04.041.
  13. Onofrio. N.. Guzman. D.. Strachan. A.. 2015. Atomic origin of ultrafast resistance switching in nanoscale electrometallization cells. Nature Materials. 14. 4. 440–446. 10.1038/nmat4221. 25730392. 2015NatMa..14..440O.
  14. Web site: Simulations provide new insight into emerging nanoelectronic device. 2020-04-12.
  15. Strachan. A.. Klimeck. K.. Lundstrom. M.. Cyber-enabled simulations in nanoscale science and engineering. Computing in Science & Engineering. 12. 2. 12–17. 2010. 10.1109/MCSE.2010.38. 2010CSE....12b..12S . 36617268 .
  16. Foiles. S.. McDowell. D.. Strachan. A.. Preface for focus issue on uncertainty quantification in materials modeling. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27. 080301. 2019. 8. 10.1088/1361-651X/ab46d6. 2019MSMSE..27h0301F . 1574709 . 210802694 .

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