Dr. Paulo Branicio

Biography

Professor Branicio's background includes high performance computing, applied mathematics, materials physics, and materials science engineering. His graduate research concentrated on atomistic simulations of metallic nanowires and semiconductors. As a postdoctoral researcher at Louisiana State University and the University of Southern California, he mastered state-of-the-art large-scale parallel molecular dynamics algorithms, as well as visualization techniques for the analysis of massive simulation data. His work involved realistic atomistic simulation of hypervelocity impact on high-performance ceramic materials and coatings using parallel molecular dynamics. Professor Branicio's current research interests focus on materials under extreme conditions, including high strength ceramics, phase change materials, metallic glasses, nanoglasses, polymers, and cement.

Research Interests