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ProfessorMike Finnis, FRS

Chair in Materials Theory and Simulation

Department of Materials - Faculty of Engineering

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  • Chair in Materials Theory and Simulation
    Department of Materials - Faculty of Engineering
  • 020 7594 6812 (Work)
  • 2.27B, Royal School of Mines, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEMBERSHIP OF A PROFESSIONAL BODY
    Fellow (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Apr 2021
    2021-04-01 - The Royal Society
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  • AWARD
    Neville Mott Medal (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2017
    The Institute of Physics
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  • AWARD
    Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2014
    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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  • GUEST LECTURE
    The Van Horn Lectures (series of 3 on consecutive days)
    20 Mar 2012
    Case Western University Cleveland
  • AWARD
    The Born Medal
    1 Jan 2005
    Institute of Physics/Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
  • AWARD
    Werner Köster Prize, shared. (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 1993
    German Materials Society (DGM)
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  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    A theoretical study of the stability of Zr-Al-C and Ti-Al-C MAX phases
    Poulou A
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    A theoretical study of the stability of Zr-Al-C and Ti-Al-C MAX phases
    Poulou A
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Ab initio studies of defect concentrations and diffusion in metal oxides
    Frensch K
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Analysis of atomic-scale phenomena and the rhenium effect in nickel superalloys
    Mottura A
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Development and application of atomistic force fields for ionic materials
    Sarsam JE
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Effects of electronic temperature on the forces between atoms
    Yates T
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Efficient atomistic approaches to thermodynamic quantities in solid-liquid equilibria
    Angioletti-Uberti S
  • MEMBERSHIP OF A PROFESSIONAL BODY
    Fellow
    Institute of Physics
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Martensitic transformation in TiNi based shape memory alloys – A first principles study
    Gandi AN
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Quantum Effects in Hydrogen Diffusion
    Liverani C
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Structures and Processes in a Quantum Rattle
    Fernandez AD
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    The modelling of radiation damage in metals using Ehrenfest dynamics
    Race CP
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    The Thermodynamics of Charged Defects in Ionic Crystals
    Horton RM
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    The transfer of energy between electrons and ions in solids
    Le Page J
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Theory and Simulation of ZrO2/SrTiO3 Multilayer Structures
    Cheah WL
  • RESEARCH STUDENT SUPERVISION
    Thermodynamic assessments of the (Zr,Hf) carbides and borides revisited and informed by the calculation of defect energies in ZrC
    Davey TA