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Background
Director of the Department of Computational Materials Design at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials
Focuses on developing and applying multi-scale computational methods bridging quantum mechanics and real-world materials discovery
Addresses sustainability challenges through computational approaches, including CO₂-free material synthesis, extending material lifetimes, improving energy efficiency, and designing recyclable alloys
Integrates quantum mechanical simulations with machine learning, thermodynamics, statistical physics, and continuum mechanics for high-accuracy material property prediction
Research spans structural materials, optoelectronics & photovoltaics, electrochemistry, and advanced functional materials
Collaborates closely with experimentalists to translate theoretical insights into practical innovations