David Tomanek Research Interests in Bio-Sciences

I am a Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at Michigan State University. My main research interests are to understand fundamental properties of complex systems - such as atomic and molecular aggregates - using advanced numerical techniques.

Contact Information:

David Tomanek, Professor of Physics	tomanek@pa.msu.edu (email)
Department of Physics and Astronomy	+1-517-355-9702 (phone-office)
Michigan State University	+1-517-332-6389 (phone-home)
East Lansing, MI 48824-1116, USA	+1-517-353-4500 (fax)
	http://www.pa.msu.edu/~tomanek/   (web URL)

Systems Relevant to Bio-Sciences:

• Atomic and molecular clusters (e.g. fullerenes, nanotubes)
• Magnetic aggregates/ferrofluids

  Projects Relevant to Bio-Sciences:

• Equilibrium structure
• Electronic structure
• Optical properties
• Self-assembly/aggregation and fragmentation dynamics
• MSU Cluster Science Collaboration

  Computational Techniques Relevant to Bio-Sciences:

• Ab initio and parametrized total energy calculations
• Ab initio and parametrized electronic structure calculations
• Calculation of (collective) optical excitations
• Structure optimization using Genetic Algorithms or Monte Carlo simulations
• Molecular dynamics simulations in viscous and non-viscous media
• Massively parallel computer algorithms
• Scientific visualization/Computer animation

  Aplications Relevant to Bio-Sciences:

• Release mechanism for drugs (patent pending)
• Nanometer-scale attachment mechanism (patent pending)
• Nano-technology (electronic, mechanical devices)

  Web Links to Other Information of Interest to Bio-Sciences:

  List of Publications	List of Presentations
  Patents	Research Highlights
  Research Experience and Projects

  Web Links to Computer Animated Results for:
  Fullerenes: collisions, melting; nanotubes; ferrofluids.

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