Multiple fully-funded Ph.D positions are available in the study of computational quantum materials - and materials more broadly - with a focus on correlated electron materials with the Georgescu Group (https://www.chem.indiana.edu/faculty/alex-georgescu/ ) in the Department of Chemistry, Indiana University - Bloomington. Interested students should apply to the Chemistry Ph.D program (a BA in Chemistry is not required, the department is open to other fields as well - some PIs, including Prof. Georgescu have a Ph.D in Physics). Applications should be submitted to the department website, as decisions are made by the department as a whole: https://www.chem.indiana.edu/graduate/admissions/ . 

Students will learn how to solve practical problems in the field, with a focus on 2D materials, nickelate superconductors, magnetism, heterostructures of different materials, ferroelectricity, and more generally, the interplay of crystal structure and electronic properties. Tools used in the group are a combination of basic physics & chemistry models, electronic structure tools (density functional theory - DFT and dynamical mean field theory - DMFT) and machine learning. 

Students will also collaborate to solve a wide array of problems with experimental groups at Indiana University, across the US, and around the world, and will receive mentorship in networking, public speaking, and other relevant skills.

The Department of Chemistry consists of a well-rounded research community with cutting-edge expertise in a wide variety of disciplines including analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, and biochemistry.

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