Computational Core-Level Spectroscopic Imaging

Electronic structures are sensitive to their local environment and it is possible to predict that sensitivity with computational methods.

Developing for Advanced Resources

The Computational Physics Group develops software for computing the electronic and atomic structure of complex solids that is intended for use on high performance computing infrastructure.

Complex Materials Modeling

The Computational Physics Group endeavors to establish new methods for creating a Materials-by-Design paradigm with primary applicability to complex amorphous materials.

The Computational Physics Group

The Computational Physics Group (CPG) at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) was formed by Prof. Paul Rulis in the spring of 2011 as an independent spin-off from the highly successful Electronic Structure Group at UMKC.  The CPG is composed of student-researchers who are dedicated to the use of computer simulations to help discover, clarify, and disseminate fundamental knowledge about the physical laws that govern our universe.  The primary focus of the group is the realm of theoretical condensed matter physics, but expansion into other areas of physics research and education is never far from our sights.

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First-principles calculation of lattice distortion, electronic structure, and bonding properties of GeTe-based and PbSebased high-entropy chalcogenides

S. Hasan, P. Adhikari, S. San, P. Rulis, W.Y. Ching
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Elemental and layer based analysis of optical properties: A new technique applied to four MAX-phases

Alysse Weigand and Paul Rulis
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First-Principles Calculations of the Structural, Electronic, Optical, and Mechanical Properties of 21 Pyrophosphate Crystals

S Hasan, P Rulis, WY Ching
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