ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE THEORY.
Stephen Fahy
Physics Department
University College Cork
Ireland
phone:+353-21-902452 (direct) or 902468 (secretary)
fax : +353-21-276949
email:s.fahy@ucc.ie
Education
| 1987 | Ph.D. in Physics University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Thesis topic: Electronic properties, structural phase transitions, and bonding of carbon in the solid state Thesis advisor: Prof. Steven G. Louie |
| 1981 | M.Sc. in Mathematics University College Cork , Ireland Topics: Theory of finite groups; complex and subharmonic functions |
| 1979 | B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics University College Cork , Ireland |
Professional Employment
| 1993- | Lecturer (1993-97) and Associate Professor (1998-) University College Cork, Ireland Department of Physics |
| 1990-93 | Assistant Professor of Physics and Applied Physics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Department of Physics and Applied Physics Program |
| 1988-90 | Member of technical staff AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA |
| 1987-88 | Postdoctoral researcher University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Department of Physics Supervisor: Prof. Steven G. Louie |
Research Interests
Electronic structure theory and dynamical properties of condensed systems- Quantum Monte Carlo methods and applications
- Diamond and related materials
- Randomly-driven and coupled non-linear dyamical systems
- Dynamical response of solids to impulsive excitation
- Electron transmission in semiconductor heterostructures
Current Classes
- PY4020 Condensed Matter Physics
- PY2001/2051 Introductory Mechanics
- PY2050 Experimental Methods in Physics
Publications
Presentations
Stephen Fahy (s.fahy@ucc.ie)