My active areas of interest include:

• density functional perturbation theory calculations of vibrational modes
• density functional simulation of thin films
• role of awe in astronomy learning

My past work has included:

• classical modeling of hydrogenic electron in a laser field
• quantum mechanical modeling of silicon self-interstitial point defects
• polynomial representation of periodic single-particle orbitals in continuum quantum Monte Carlo
• approximation effects in continuum diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculations
• electronic structure of complex oxide materials through density functional simulations
• quantum mechanical modeling of electronic effects in atomic and molecular adsorption on metal surfaces