Professor David O. Scanlon has been recognised by peers for influential contributions to the fields of Physics and Chemical Physics.
Professor David O. Scanlon FRSC, Chair in Computational Chemistry in the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), as announced by the APS on Friday 9 October.
The fellowship program recognises scientists who have made exceptional contributions in physics and chemical physics research; important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics; or significant contributions to physics education.
Selected by the Topical Group on Energy Research and Applications, APS cited Professor Scanlon's "seminal contributions to first-principles defect physics and the computational design of energy materials, and for distinguished service to the physics community as inaugural Lead Editor of PRX Energy."
Professor David O. Scanlon is a computational chemist and materials scientist whose research focuses on using first-principles quantum mechanical calculations to understand, design and optimise functional materials for energy and electronic technologies. His group focuses on computational methods to identify promising materials and then works with experimental researchers worldwide to validate and improve them.
He is the third fellow from Birmingham to be elected, following Gerald E Brown in 1958 and John Derek Dowell in 2003.
Professor David O. Scanlon, said: "It is a real honour to be recognised by the APS. Defects govern how energy materials perform, and this fellowship reflects the work of a brilliant group of students, postdocs and collaborators over many years. I am also proud that it acknowledges our efforts to build PRX Energy into a home for the energy physics community."
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