Chris G. Van de Walle

Chris G. Van de Walle
NationalityBelgian
CitizenshipUS, Belgian
Known forFirst-principles calculations for materials
Model solid approximation
AwardsAneesur Rahman Prize (2025)
Medard W. Welch Award (2013)
David Adler Lectureship Award (2002)
Humboldt Research Award (1998)
Scientific career
FieldsCondensed matter physics
Materials science
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,
Doctoral advisorRichard Martin

Chris G. Van de Walle is a professor in the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1986.[1] Prior to joining UCSB in 2004, he was a principal scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). His research interests include first-principles calculations for materials, defects and doping in semiconductors and oxides, surfaces and interfaces, and the physics of hydrogen in materials.[2][3] Van de Walle is a Fellow of the APS, MRS, AAAS, AVS, and IEEE. He is the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientist, the Medard W. Welch Award,[4] and the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics from the APS.

References

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  1. ^ "Van de Walle Computational Materials Group : Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 19 June 2013
  2. ^ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 22 November 2013
  3. ^ "UCSB Faculty profile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 22 November 2013
  4. ^ "Medard W. Welch Award". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 22 November 2013
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