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Dissertation Proposal Defense – James Chapman

Event Type: 
MSE Grad Presentation
Event Date: 
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 12:00pm
Talk Title: 
"Accelerating Quantum-Accurate Atomic-level Materials Simulations with Machine Learning"
Location: 
Love Building, Room 295

Committee Members:

Prof. Rampi Ramprasad, Advisor, MSE

Prof. Seung Soon Jang, MSE

Prof. Andrew Medford, ChBE

Prof. Chaitanya Deo, MSE/NRE

Prof. Le Song, CSE

 

"Accelerating Quantum-Accurate Atomic-level Materials Simulations with Machine Learning"

 

Abstract:

 

Materials properties such as defect diffusion along surfaces, mechanical breakdown under dynamic conditions, and phase transformations under extreme temperatures and pressures, are governed by the subtle interactions at the atomic level under a plethora of unique environments. Computational tools have been instrumental in understanding the atomistic properties at these length scales. Over the past few decades, these tools have been dominated by two levels of theory: quantum mechanics (QM) based methods and semi-empirical/classical methods. The former are time-intensive, but accurate and versatile, while the latter methods are fast but are significantly limited in veracity, versatility and transferability. ML algorithms, in tandem with quantum mechanical methods such as density functional theory, have the potential to bridge the gap between these two chasms due to their (i) low cost, (ii) accuracy, (iii) transferability, and (iv) ability to be iteratively improved. In this work, we prescribe a new workflow for an emulation platform in which atomic forces, potential energy, stresses, and subsequently electronic structure, are rapidly predicted by independent machine learning models, all while retaining the accuracy of quantum mechanics. This platform has been used to study thermal, vibrational, and diffusive properties of a variety of elemental metals, highlighting the framework's ability to reliably predict materials properties under dynamic conditions. Further work is proposed to explore the capability of the ML framework to accurately model more complex phenomena such as crystal growth, mechanical failure, and the prediction of phase transformations under extreme conditions.

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