Burkhard Militzer

Professor

Website:
militzer.berkeley.edu

Office Room Number:
407 McCone Hall

Phone #:
(510) 643-7414

Email:
militzer@berkeley.edu

Fax:
(510) 643-9980

Research Interests:
Computer simulations of materials in interiors of the earth and giant planets, first-principle simulation techniques, equation of state calculations.


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New course:EPS 109 "Computer Simulations in Earth and Planetary Sciences"
Research interests:Computer simulations of planetary interiors
Mineral physics
Modeling of interiors of giant planets
Simulation of hydrogen-helium mixtures at high pressure
Equation of state calculation of crystalline and fluid materials
First-principles simulation methods:
Quantum Monte Carlo simulations
Density functional calculations
Path integral Monte Carlo
Understanding planetary formation processes.
Link to the home page of my research group