Dr. Khiem Nguyen

Biography

Khiem Nguyen is a Lecturer in Multiscale Materials at the University of Glasgow, specializing in thermal energy and multiscale materials within the Systems Power & Energy sector. He obtained his Bachelor’s in Mathematics from the Vietnam National University, followed by a Master’s in Computational Engineering from Ruhr University of Bochum (RUB), and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from RUB. Before joining Glasgow in January 2022, he accumulated over five years of experience in civil and mechanical engineering at institutions such as the University of Stuttgart, Helmholtz Research Center for Materials Science, and ETH Zurich. His research focuses on analytical and computational methods for materials that demonstrate multiscale characterization, particularly in areas like ferroelectric materials, piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting, and metamaterials with unusual mechanical properties. He is also interested in data-driven approaches for designing materials using techniques such as topology optimization, inverse design, and artificial neural networks. His teaching experience includes coursework in continuum mechanics, material modeling, energy methods, and dynamical systems. He actively mentors students interested in physics-based methods to study material behaviors across various scales, encouraging collaboration with experimentalists in areas like 3D printing and mechanical testing.

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