Projects & Awards
- 2009-2011 Coordinator Finite element analysis of the quantum theory of finite electronic systems. Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland. N N519 402837.
- 2007-2011 Participating Researcher Multiscale materials modelling, computational methods and applications. Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland. R15 012 03.
- 2005-2009 Experienced Researcher Interfacial phenomena at atomic resolution and multiscale properties of novel III-V semiconductors. PARSEM, Marie-Curie Research Training Network supported by the European Communitiy's Sixth Framework Programme, European Commision. MRTN-CT-2004-005583.
- 2005 Independent Researcher Allowance at Physics, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
- 2004 Academic Researcher Scholarship at Physics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK. 900012.
- 1999-2003 Ph.D. Candidate Adiabatic large amplitude collective motion at finite rotational velocity. Standard Research Quota Nomination at Physics. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Manchester, UK. 99313724.
Teaching
- 2009 Online Tutorial Step-36 tutorial program. Toby D. Young (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland) and Wolfgang Bangerth (Texas A&M University, Texas, USA).
- 2001-2003 Part-time Tutor Computing with C and C++, Differential Equations Analysis. Department of Pure and Applied Physics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK.
- 2000-2003 Demonstrator / Seminar Leader Electronics Levels I & II, First Year Laboratory, Introduction to Computing. Department of Pure and Applied Physics, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK.
Activities & Interests
- Adaptive finite element analysis I use and contribute to the outstanding Differential Equations Analysis Library (deal.II) and alot of what follows is solved using wrapper classes that give a handle on the Scalable Library for Eigenvalue Problem Computations (SLEPc). In particular: (i) Following the deal.II "dimension independent" philosophy, some of my quantum problems can be reduced to a union of the (R+K)-space manifold. This is very satisfying. (ii) Exploring alternative error indicators for eigenspectrum problems is relatively easy to implement within this scheme.
- Atomic and nuclear structure I am interested in applying the single-particle mean-field (of the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov type) approximation to the many-body quantum problem of heavy nuclear/atomic systems in spin-space and/or in real-space: (i) The Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov approximation is a simple, though not tenuous, method for computing the structure of isolated atomic and nuclear systems. (ii) Collective and quantum fluctuations far from quilibrium are interesting, though little studied. (iii) Self-consistent solutions to generalized quantum mechanical problems are troublesome, and yet alot of fun to play with.... For this I developed the finite element analysis library for quantum physics (Q).
- Bound chaotic quantum systems This is very much a playground. It is a place where I can jump on the roundabout of imaginary eigenfunctions, or sway on the swings of time-dependent anharmonicity, or bounce on the see-saw of uncertainty. Generally, I walk away feeling a little dizzy :-)
- Elasticity, electrostatics, & quantum electronics Since experimentalists play with growing nanostructures at wierd angles and with suprising shapes, I have been following the path of playing with rotations and seeking symmetries to explain this strangeness. The results are enchanting: (i) Nonlinear elasticity is by itself a computational problem to reckon with. (ii) Higher-order approximations to the system of nonlinear equations are interesting to probe. This is again where Q provides the mathematical toys I need.