Prof Shaun Hendy
Deputy Director,
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Phone: 04 463 5809
Email: address
Street Address: Room 503, Laby Building, Gate 7 Kelburn Pde, Kelburn Campus
Nearest Fax: 04 463 9975
Research Interests
Computational Materials Science and Nanotechnology
My group is interested in the theoretical description and modelling of nanostructures at the atomic scale.
Since nanostructures are highly complex and contain from 100 to 100 billion atoms, we need to use either mathematical models or computer simulation methods, and frequently both, to understand and model them.
In general, nanostructures behave quite differently to their macroscale counterparts due to surface, quantum and finite-size effects. We study the interplay between these effects in nanoparticles, nanowires, ultrathin films, nanostructured glasses and nanofluidic flows, with a particular focus on applications of these systems to nanotechnology.
My other interests include granular flows, bionanotechnology and complex systems.
More Information
- Read my blog.
- Visit the Computational Nanotechnology Research Group web pages.
- View my publications.