Professor of Physics
Colorado School of Mines
(303)-273-3675
mlusk@mines.edu
Lead Scientist: Golden Energy Computing Organization (GECO)
Lead Theorist: Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC)
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Education:
California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Applied Mechanics, 1992
Colorado State University
M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1988
Navy Nuclear Power School
U.S. Navy's one-year training program in nuclear engineering, 1984
U.S. Naval Academy
B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1982
Research Overview:
My research group investigates emergent phenomena associated with quantum transport in excited states of nanostructured assemblies. We draw on quantum many-body theory for analysis and employ density functional, density matrix and many-body perturbation computational strategies 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. Our investigations tend to focus on electron/phonon dynamics in response to optical interactions with matter. While there is a strong element of computational inquiry to our research, everything we do relies on a thorough understanding of the theory of condensed matter many-body physics.
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