Professor of Physics and Mechanical Engineering
Brown Building 326/328
Phone: (303) 273-3675
Fax: (303) 273-3602
email: mlusk@mines.edu
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Mark Lusk Professor of Physics and Mechanical Engineering Brown Building 326/328 Phone: (303) 273-3675 Fax: (303) 273-3602 email: mlusk@mines.edu |
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| Professor. BS (Electrical Engineering) US Naval Academy; MS (Electrical Engineering) Colorado State University; PhD (Applied Mechanics) California Institute of Technology. | ||
Research Interests
Electronic structure of surfaces and interfaces; low dimensional carbon structures; nanomechanics; photoelectrochemistry
My research group uses computational quantum mechanics methods to explore molecular
and nanostructured assemblies. This can be driven by a desire to design a configuration
of atoms which performs specific functions, but our atomic-scale explorations
are often curiosity driven as well. We draw on electronic structure theory,
mechanics and chemistry to address fundamental questions in collaboration with
colleagues who emphasize experimental methods of inquiry. The associated calculations
are demanding, so high performance computing is an important component of both
research and instruction in my group.
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June 8, 2007
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