MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering

Education

  • PhD in Materials Science, Massachussets Institute of Technology, 2003
  • MS - Physics, Penn State University, 1999
  • Laurea in Physics, University of Padova, 1998
  • Laurea in Electrical Engineering, University of Padova, 1995
Stefano Curtarolo

<span style="font-weight: bold;">RESEARCH FIELDS</span>

• Nanoscale Science of Energy
• Computational materials science
• Nanotube growth characterization
• Alloy theory
• Superlubricity on quasicrystals
• Superconductivity in Metal borides
• Genetic Approaches to QM Predictions of Materials Structures
• Materials for Nuclear Detection

The research is multidisciplinary abd makes use of state of the art techniques from fields like materials science, chemistry, physics, quantum mechanics, mathematics and computer science.

Contact via or (919) 660-5310 (office phone)
Visit via http://materials.pratt.duke.edu or 144 Hudson Hall (office location)

Specialties
Nanoscale/microscale computing systems
Computational Materials
Quantum Information
Materials

Recent Publications More Publications

  1. Curtarolo, Stefano and Ceder, Gerbrand, Dynamics of an inhomogeneously coarse grained multiscale system, Physical Review Letters, vol. 88 no. 25 I (2002), ppt. 255504 - 1 , [PhysRevLett.88.255504] [abs]
  2. Curtarolo, Stefano and Morgan, Dane and Ceder, Gerbrand, Accuracy of ab initio methods in predicting the crystal structures of metals: A review of 80 binary alloys, Calphad: Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, vol. 29 no. 3 (2005), ppt. 163 - 211 , [002] [abs]
  3. Curtarolo, Stefano and Setyawan, Wahyu and Ferralis, Nicola and Diehl, Renee D. and Cole, Milton W., Evolution of topological order in Xe films on a quasicrystal surface, Physical Review Letters, vol. 95 no. 13 (2005), ppt. 1 - 4 , [PhysRevLett.95.136104] [abs]
  4. Kolmogorov, A.N. and Curtarolo, S., Prediction of different crystal structure phases in metal borides: a lithium monoboride analog to MgB<sub>2</sub>, Phys. Rev., B, Condens, Matter Mater. Phys. (USA), vol. 73 no. 18 (2006), ppt. 180501 - 1 , [PhysRevB.73.180501] [abs]
  5. Stan, G. and Bojan, M.J. and Curtarolo, S. and Gatica, S.M. and Cole, M.W., Uptake of gases in bundles of carbon nanotubes, Phys. Rev. B, Condens. Matter (USA), vol. 62 no. 3 (2000), ppt. 2173 - 80 , [2173] [abs]

The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.