Scholar
Paul R. C. Kent
Google Scholar ID: trRGa3UAAAAJ
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citations & Impact
Citations
29,800
H-index
50
i10-index
133
Publications
20
Co-authors
105
list available
Contact
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- ORNL Director’s Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology, 2020. APS Fellowship, nominated by the Division of Computational Physics, 2017. ACM Gordon Bell Prize, 2008.
Research Experience
- A distinguished research scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Leads the development of QMCPACK application for exascale computing, a very high-performance Quantum Monte Carlo code. Directs the Center for Predictive Simulation of Functional Materials and is a member of the Nanotheory Institute at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) and the Computational Chemical and Materials Science group in the Computational Science and Engineering Division.
Education
- PhD from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Richard Needs. Worked with Alex Zunger at NREL for three years after completing his PhD.
Background
- Research is focused on predicting and explaining the properties of materials using computer simulation. Specializes in the application and development of so-called 'first principles' methods. Ongoing research projects include: Quantum Monte Carlo for real materials, large length and timescale quantum molecular dynamics calculations, characterization, optimization, and design of nanoscale systems with desired properties, etc.
Miscellany
- Has given several talks and presentations, such as 'The State of Exascale Quantum Monte Carlo' at the APS March Meeting 2024, Minneapolis, MN.
