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Richard Hennig

Professor, Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering
Work 164 Rhines Hall Work Phone: (352) 392-7327 Website: Hennig Materials Theory Lab

Biography

Ph.D., 2000, Washington University in St. Louis

Research interests: Machine Learning and AI, Computational Modeling and Simulation, Energy Materials, Electronic Materials, Engineering Education, Nanomaterials; AI-driven and ab initio materials science; deep learning and generative models for materials prediction and inverse design; interpretable machine-learning force fields; quantum and superconducting materials; molecular magnetic qubits and spin coherence; electronic-structure and phonon-based modeling of electron–phonon coupling; electrochemical and solid–liquid interfaces; and open computational frameworks linking predictive AI, first-principles simulation, and experiment.

Lab Website: Hennig Materials Theory Lab