CSUN CENTERS/INSTITUTES ANNUAL REPORT FORM
2013-2014
Deadline for submission to CSBS Dean’s Office: September 15, 2014
Academic Year:
2012-2013
Name of Center/Institute:
Name of Director:
W. M. Keck Computational Materials Theory
Center
Nicholas G. Kioussis
Mail Drop:
8260
Website address:
http://www.csun.edu/~nkioussi/
College/Department:
Science & Mathematics/Physics
Year Chartered:
1997
Charter Expiration Date:
2016
List office or space utilized by
center:
800 square feet
Provide a paragraph on how the center/institute’s reported activities meets or aligns
with the centers stated goals:
The objectives of the Center/Institute, W. M. Keck Computational Materials Theory Center,
hereafter referred to as the Center/Institute, are: (1) Foster multidisciplinary and innovative
research and education in computational materials. (2) Educate and train students in cuttingedge multiscale simulation methods. (3) Stimulate and develop strong industrial-universitynational laboratory partnerships in computational materials research; and (4) Increase
recruitment, retention, and degree attainment by members of groups underrepresented in
materials research.
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CSUN CENTERS/INSTITUTES ANNUAL REPORT FORM
List faculty associated/affiliated with center:
Nicholas G. Kioussis, Director & Founder, W. M. Keck Computational Materials Theory
Center
6 postdoctoral fellows; 4 Ph.D. students; 2 MS students; 1 undergraduate; 1 visitor; 16 external
faculty collaborators in: EPIRSENSORS (3), Princeton (2), Harvard (1); UCLA (5); US Air Force (1);
Caltech (2); George Mason Univ. (1); Dresden (1); Teledyne (2)
List Advisory Board or Community Board Members:
Prof. Dimitrios Papaconstantopoulos (Group Leader Naval Research Laboratory and
George Mason University), Dr. Harry Radousky (Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory), Prof. Nasr Ghoniem, (UCLA), Prof. Ruqian Wu, (UCI); Prof. Jagadeesh
Moodera (MIT, Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory).