Dr. Monojoy Goswami
Computer Science & Engineering Division / Joint Institute for Computational Sciences
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Polymeric Materials Design using HPC

ABSTRACT: Designing advanced polymeric materials for novel applications is challenging due to the experimental complexity associated with each and every of these materials. Achieving success in polymeric materials design consequently relies on trial-and-error experimental techniques that often fail to achieve the predetermined goal. Computational modeling along with different experimental techniques, therefore, has become the forefront of research in predictive materials design for future applications. Recent developments in HPC are quickly shaping the precise design principles of polymeric materials. In this talk, I will highlight the importance of HPC computing in advanced manufacturing, polyelectrolyte complexation and phase change materials using large scale molecular dynamics simulations that can help loosen up the experimentalists’ burden of designing materials with precise functionality.

BIOGRAPHY: Monojoy Goswami is a Research Scientist at CSED through JICS and affiliated with Nanotech Theory Institute at CNMS. He joined ORNL in 2007 at the Computational Chemical and Materials Sciences (CSED) group after successfully completing a research position at Columbia University in Prof. Sanat Kumar’s group.  He did his PhD studies at the Institute for Plasma Research, India. His major interest is in large-scale simulations of polymeric and energy harvesting materials for future applications. He is particularly interested in applying neutron scattering technique to understand the fundamental physics of soft materials.