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Research in Computational Methods

Hans is a Professor of Computational Modelling in the School of Engineering Sciences at the University of Southampton. He received his undergraduate degree "Diplomphysiker" in physics from the University of Hamburg (Germany) and completed his PhD studies in the department of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Southampton.

He is currently head of the Computational Modelling Group, co-director of the Institute and Doctoral Training Centre for Complex Systems Simulations, and co-chair of the University Strategic Research Group Complexity in Real World Contexts.

His research interests are computer simulations of physical processes and materials, visualisation of data, algorithm development and the infrastructure for massive numerical computations. Within these areas, he is working with particle simulations - such as Molecular Dynamics and Monte-Carlo methods - and finite difference and finite element schemes. He is also interested in multi-scale and multi-physics simulations, with emphasis on nanoscale systems and devices.

Current projects include micromagnetic modelling, distributed data archives, astrophysical simulations, the simulation of the vortex state in layered superconductors and adatom dynamics on surfaces. Several projects are being performed in close collaboration with experimental groups characterising and fabricating materials that Hans' group is investigating numerically. The group has developed the nmag simulation package and a number of other open source tools, which are used by researchers in academia and industry across the globe.

Hans is teaching computational modelling to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the School of Engineering Sciences and the Doctoral Training Centre for Complex Systems Simulations, which includes numerical analysis and simulations methods, as well as programming on different levels. He researches learning and teaching methods appropriate to education in computational science, and has been awarded the Deputy Vice Chancellor's Teaching Award in 2006 and 2010 for his innovative redesign of the engineering computing curriculum, and other contributions to improve the student experience

Hans's team members

Richard Boardman Research Fellow, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Matteo Franchin Research Fellow, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Dan Mason Postgraduate Research Student, Chemistry (FNES)

Weiwei Wang Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Aleksander Dubas Postgraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Andreas Knittel Postgraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Ben Schumann Postgraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Dmitri Chernyshenko Postgraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Marijan Beg Postgraduate Research Student, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

James Snowdon Postgraduate Research Student, Civil Engineering & the Environment (FEE)

Vince Coleman Undergraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Stuart Curtis Undergraduate Research Student, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Elena Vataga Technical Staff, iSolutions

Petrina Butler Administrative Staff, Research and Innovation Services

Massoud Najafi Alumnus, Arbeitsbereich Technische Informatik Systeme, University of Hamburg, Germany

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Atul Bhaskar Senior Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Neil Bressloff Senior Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Seth Bullock Professor, Electronics and Computer Science (FPAS)

Jonathan Essex Professor, Chemistry (FNES)

Thomas Fischbacher Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

James Scanlan Professor, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Suleiman Sharkh Senior Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Kenji Takeda Senior Lecturer, Engineering Sciences (FEE)

Ben Waterson Lecturer, Civil Engineering & the Environment (FEE)

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